[OSM-dev] get user id on api

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

> Etienne Chové a écrit :
>> How to get user id when we have the username ? (GET changesets needs 
>> userid and do not accept username).

Then fix the API ;-)

http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/XXX/edits works with the username. If 
you are desperate, then retrieve the first changeset from that list, 
load the changeset XML and there you will find the user id.

Bye
Frederik