diff --git a/api/src/app/controllers/github/index.ts b/api/src/app/controllers/github/index.ts
index cb1baa8fb..fcaac53e4 100644
--- a/api/src/app/controllers/github/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/app/controllers/github/index.ts
@@ -128,21 +128,3 @@ export const listWatchersByRepository = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
-
-export const getGithubUserByUsername = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
-  try {
-    const githubUser = await Github.getUser({
-      username: req.params.username,
-    });
-    const { name, avatar_url, login, html_url } = githubUser;
-    return res.status(200).json({
-      name: name,
-      avatar_url: avatar_url,
-      login: login,
-      html_url: html_url,
-    });
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.log(e);
-    return res.sendStatus(400);
-  }
-};
diff --git a/api/src/app/index.ts b/api/src/app/index.ts
index 0d182be81..b811c702f 100644
--- a/api/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/app/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Container from "typedi";
 import { ContributorController } from "../contributor/controller";
 import { DocsMiddleware } from "./middlewares/docs";
 import { ErrorMiddleware } from "./middlewares/error";
+import { GithubUserController } from "../github-user/controller";
 import { LoggerMiddleware } from "./middlewares/logger";
 import { LoggerService } from "../logger/service";
 import { SecurityMiddleware } from "./middlewares/security";
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ useContainer(Container);
 
 // Create the app:
 export const routingControllersOptions = {
-  controllers: [ContributorController],
+  controllers: [ContributorController, GithubUserController],
   middlewares: [
     // middlewares:
     SecurityMiddleware,
diff --git a/api/src/app/routes/api/github/index.ts b/api/src/app/routes/api/github/index.ts
index e9d17e032..c71ca0f75 100644
--- a/api/src/app/routes/api/github/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/app/routes/api/github/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import express, { Router } from "express";
 import {
-  getGithubUserByUsername,
   listBranchesByRepository,
   listCommitsByRepository,
   listForksByRepository,
@@ -23,6 +22,5 @@ router.get("/issues/:repo", listIssuesByRepository);
 router.get("/count-starts/:repo", listStarsByRepository);
 router.get("/stargazers/:repo/:page", listStargazersByRepository);
 router.get("/watchers/:repo", listWatchersByRepository);
-router.get("/user/:username", getGithubUserByUsername);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/api/src/app/services/github/index.ts b/api/src/app/services/github/index.ts
index 2546024b3..19c6131fd 100644
--- a/api/src/app/services/github/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/app/services/github/index.ts
@@ -212,15 +212,3 @@ export const listWatchers = async ({
     return null;
   }
 };
-
-export const getUser = async ({ username }: { username: string }) => {
-  try {
-    const response = await axios.get(
-      `https://api.github.com/users/${username}`,
-    );
-    return response.data;
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log("getUser =>", error.response.data);
-    return null;
-  }
-};
diff --git a/api/src/github-user/controller.ts b/api/src/github-user/controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec059088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/github-user/controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Controller, Get, Param } from "routing-controllers";
+import { OpenAPI, ResponseSchema } from "routing-controllers-openapi";
+import { GetUserResponseDto } from "./types";
+import { GithubService } from "../github/service";
+import { Service } from "typedi";
+
+@Service()
+@Controller("/GithubUsers")
+export class GithubUserController {
+  constructor(private readonly githubService: GithubService) {}
+
+  @Get("/:username")
+  @OpenAPI({
+    summary: "Return a github user with publicly available information",
+  })
+  @ResponseSchema(GetUserResponseDto)
+  public async getUserByUsername(
+    @Param("username") username: string,
+  ): Promise<GetUserResponseDto> {
+    const user = await this.githubService.getUser({
+      username,
+    });
+
+    return {
+      user,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/github-user/types.ts b/api/src/github-user/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..380a56d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/github-user/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { GeneralResponseDto } from "../app/types";
+import { GithubUserDto } from "../github/dto";
+import { ValidateNested } from "class-validator";
+
+export class GetUserResponseDto extends GeneralResponseDto {
+  @ValidateNested()
+  user?: GithubUserDto;
+}
diff --git a/api/src/github/dto.ts b/api/src/github/dto.ts
index a6aee61ce..9197ac18b 100644
--- a/api/src/github/dto.ts
+++ b/api/src/github/dto.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
+import { IsNumber, IsString } from "class-validator";
 import { GithubUser } from "@dzcode.io/common/dist/types";
-import { IsString } from "class-validator";
 
 export class GithubUserDto implements GithubUser {
   @IsString()
   avatar_url!: string; // eslint-disable-line camelcase
   @IsString()
   html_url!: string; // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  @IsString()
-  id!: string;
+  @IsNumber()
+  id!: number;
   @IsString()
   login!: string;
   @IsString()
diff --git a/api/src/github/service.ts b/api/src/github/service.ts
index 63d493776..75413d838 100644
--- a/api/src/github/service.ts
+++ b/api/src/github/service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { GeneralGithubQuery, ListContributorsResponse } from "./types";
+import {
+  GeneralGithubQuery,
+  GetUserInput,
+  GitHubUserApiResponse,
+  ListContributorsResponse,
+} from "./types";
 
 import { Service } from "typedi";
 import axios from "axios";
@@ -28,5 +33,14 @@ export class GithubService {
     return contributors;
   };
 
+  public getUser = async ({
+    username,
+  }: GetUserInput): Promise<GitHubUserApiResponse> => {
+    const response = await axios.get<GitHubUserApiResponse>(
+      `${this.apiURL}/users/${username}`,
+    );
+    return response.data;
+  };
+
   private apiURL = "https://api.github.com";
 }
diff --git a/api/src/github/types.ts b/api/src/github/types.ts
index 864d5deb0..0f15f0ee8 100644
--- a/api/src/github/types.ts
+++ b/api/src/github/types.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,43 @@ export interface GeneralGithubQuery {
   repo: string;
   path: string;
 }
+
+export interface GetUserInput {
+  username: string;
+}
+
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+export interface GitHubUserApiResponse {
+  login: string;
+  id: number;
+  node_id: string;
+  avatar_url: string;
+  gravatar_id: string;
+  url: string;
+  html_url: string;
+  followers_url: string;
+  following_url: string;
+  gists_url: string;
+  starred_url: string;
+  subscriptions_url: string;
+  organizations_url: string;
+  repos_url: string;
+  events_url: string;
+  received_events_url: string;
+  type: string;
+  site_admin: boolean;
+  name: string;
+  company: string;
+  blog: string;
+  location: string;
+  email: string;
+  hireable: boolean;
+  bio: string;
+  twitter_username: string;
+  public_repos: number;
+  public_gists: number;
+  followers: number;
+  following: number;
+  created_at: string;
+  updated_at: string;
+}
diff --git a/api/test/mocks.ts b/api/test/mocks.ts
index e313dbf59..f3cc7b63b 100644
--- a/api/test/mocks.ts
+++ b/api/test/mocks.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { GithubUser } from "@dzcode.io/common/dist/types";
 export const githubUserMock: GithubUser = {
   avatar_url: "avatar_url", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
   html_url: "html_url", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  id: "id",
+  id: 1,
   login: "login",
   type: "type",
 };
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const githubUserMock: GithubUser = {
 export const githubUserMock2: GithubUser = {
   avatar_url: "avatar_url2", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
   html_url: "html_url2", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  id: "id2",
+  id: 2,
   login: "login2",
   type: "type2",
 };
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const githubUserMock2: GithubUser = {
 export const githubUserMock3: GithubUser = {
   avatar_url: "avatar_url3", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
   html_url: "html_url3", // eslint-disable-line camelcase
-  id: "id3",
+  id: 3,
   login: "login3",
   type: "type3",
 };
diff --git a/common/src/types/index.ts b/common/src/types/index.ts
index b91d8b61b..b0da700b5 100644
--- a/common/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/common/src/types/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export type Environment = "development" | "staging" | "production";
 
 export interface GithubUser {
   login: string;
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
   avatar_url: string;
   // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
diff --git a/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/articles-page/index.ts b/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/articles-page/index.ts
index eacbe9e18..5f65e019a 100644
--- a/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/articles-page/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/articles-page/index.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const fetchCurrentArticleAuthors = (): ThunkResult<
   const githubAuthors = (
     await Promise.all(
       currentArticle.authors?.map((author) => {
-        return Axios.get<GithubUser>(apiURL + `/github/user/${author}`);
+        return Axios.get<GithubUser>(apiURL + `/v2/GithubUsers/${author}`);
       }) || [],
     )
   ).map((response) => {
diff --git a/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/documentation-page/index.ts b/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/documentation-page/index.ts
index d0db6859e..01d9541f8 100644
--- a/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/documentation-page/index.ts
+++ b/web/src/apps/main/redux/actions/documentation-page/index.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const fetchCurrentDocumentAuthors = (): ThunkResult<
   const githubAuthors = (
     await Promise.all(
       currentDocument.authors?.map((author) => {
-        return Axios.get<GithubUser>(apiURL + `/github/user/${author}`);
+        return Axios.get<GithubUser>(apiURL + `/v2/GithubUsers/${author}`);
       }) || [],
     )
   ).map((response) => {