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# Fetch user

> Fetch a user's public profile by their Sublay user ID

## Overview

`useFetchUser` returns a function that fetches a user's public profile by their Sublay user ID. Use this when you have the user's `id` and need to load their profile on demand.

## Usage Example

```tsx theme={null}
import { useFetchUser } from "@sublay/react-js";
import { useState } from "react";

function UserCard({ userId }: { userId: string }) {
  const fetchUser = useFetchUser();
  const [user, setUser] = useState(null);

  const load = async () => {
    const result = await fetchUser({ userId });
    setUser(result);
  };

  return <button onClick={load}>Load Profile</button>;
}
```

## Parameters

The hook returns a function. That function accepts:

<ParamField path="userId" type="string" required>
  The Sublay user ID to fetch.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="include" type="string | string[]">
  Optional. Pass `"files"` to populate `avatarFile` and `bannerFile` with full `File` objects.
</ParamField>

<SpaceReputationParams variant="user" field="path" />

## Returns

<ResponseField name="User" type="User">
  The user's public profile. When `spaceReputation` is requested, it carries an added `spaceReputation` number. See [User data model](/data-models/user) and [Reputation](/data-models/reputation).
</ResponseField>