diff --git a/pagure/__init__.py b/pagure/__init__.py
index 76bd675..7fa2934 100644
--- a/pagure/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/__init__.py
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ import pagure.ui.repo
 from pagure.api import API
 from pagure.api import issue
 from pagure.api import fork
+from pagure.api import user
 APP.register_blueprint(API)
 
 import pagure.internal
diff --git a/pagure/api/user.py b/pagure/api/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e658ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pagure/api/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+ (c) 2015 - Copyright Red Hat Inc
+
+ Authors:
+   Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr>
+
+"""
+
+import flask
+
+from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+
+import pagure
+import pagure.exceptions
+import pagure.lib
+from pagure import APP, SESSION, is_repo_admin, authenticated
+from pagure.api import (
+    API, api_method, api_login_required, api_login_optional, APIERROR
+)
+
+
+
+@API.route('/user/<username>')
+@api_method
+def api_view_user(username):
+    """
+    User information
+    ================
+    Use this endpoint to retrieve information about a specific user.
+
+    ::
+
+        /api/0/user/<username>
+        /api/0/user/ralph
+
+    Accepts GET queries only.
+
+    Sample response:
+
+    ::
+
+        {
+          "forks": [],
+          "repos": [
+            {
+              "date_created": "1426595173",
+              "description": "",
+              "id": 5,
+              "name": "progit",
+              "parent": null,
+              "settings": {
+                "Minimum_score_to_merge_pull-request": -1,
+                "Only_assignee_can_merge_pull-request": false,
+                "Web-hooks": null,
+                "issue_tracker": true,
+                "project_documentation": true,
+                "pull_requests": true
+              },
+              "user": {
+                "fullname": "ralph",
+                "name": "ralph"
+              }
+            }
+          ],
+          "user": {
+            "fullname": "ralph",
+            "name": "ralph"
+          }
+        }
+
+    """
+    httpcode = 200
+    output = {}
+
+    user = pagure.lib.search_user(SESSION, username=username)
+    if not user:
+        raise pagure.exceptions.APIError(404, error_code=APIERROR.ENOUSER)
+
+    repopage = flask.request.args.get('repopage', 1)
+    try:
+        repopage = int(repopage)
+    except ValueError:
+        repopage = 1
+
+    forkpage = flask.request.args.get('forkpage', 1)
+    try:
+        forkpage = int(forkpage)
+    except ValueError:
+        forkpage = 1
+
+    limit = APP.config['ITEM_PER_PAGE']
+    repo_start = limit * (repopage - 1)
+    fork_start = limit * (forkpage - 1)
+
+    repos = pagure.lib.search_projects(
+        SESSION,
+        username=username,
+        fork=False)
+
+    forks = pagure.lib.search_projects(
+        SESSION,
+        username=username,
+        fork=True)
+
+    output['user'] = user.to_json(public=True)
+    output['repos'] = [repo.to_json(public=True) for repo in repos]
+    output['forks'] = [repo.to_json(public=True) for repo in forks]
+
+    jsonout = flask.jsonify(output)
+    jsonout.status_code = httpcode
+    return jsonout