User cards

In the web and desktop apps, user cards contain basic information about a user or bot. User cards are also a handy starting point for actions such as a viewing a user’s profile or viewing the messages they’ve sent.

Information in a user’s card

User

• Their profile picture.
• Their name.
• Their role in the organization.
• Their status and availability, and whether the account has been deactivated.
• Their current local time.
• Their email address, if you have permission to view it.
• The custom profile fields selected by administrators to be featured on user cards.

Bot

• Its profile picture.
• Its name.
• Its owner’s name.
• Its email address, if you have permission to view it.
• Whether the bot has been deactivated.

View someone’s user card

User

1. Hover over a user’s name in the right sidebar.
2. Click on their avatar or the ellipsis () to the right of their name to open their user card.

Tip: You can also click on a user’s profile picture or name on a message they sent.

Keyboard tip: Alternatively, open someone’s user card by selecting a message they sent, and using the U shortcut.

Bot

1. Navigate to the Bots tab of the Organization settings menu.
2. Click on the name of a bot in the Name column to open its user card.

Related articles

• Introduction to users
• View someone’s profile
• Message actions