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diff --git a/api/src/util/User.ts b/api/src/util/User.ts
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+import { toObject, UserModel, PublicUserProjection } from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
+
+export { PublicUserProjection };
+
+export async function getPublicUser(user_id: string, additional_fields?: any) {
+	const user = await UserModel.findOne(
+		{ id: user_id },
+		{
+			...PublicUserProjection,
+			...additional_fields
+		}
+	).exec();
+	if (!user) throw new HTTPError("User not found", 404);
+	return toObject(user);
+}