diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 53d5d3a..80fa486 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -154,6 +154,18 @@ class DB:
             "create index request_number_idx2 on requests(number)",
             "UPDATE scheme SET version=12",
         )
+        schemes[13] = (
+            """
+            CREATE TABLE users (
+                id              SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+                userid          VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+                login           VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+                email           VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
+                realname        VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
+            )
+            """,
+            "UPDATE scheme SET version=13",
+        )
 
         schema_version = self.schema_version()
         if (schema_version + 1) not in schemes:
diff --git a/lib/obs.py b/lib/obs.py
index 77c7c7a..750ac87 100644
--- a/lib/obs.py
+++ b/lib/obs.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from urllib.error import HTTPError
 import osc.core
 
 from lib.request import Request
+from lib.users import Users
 
 
 # Add a retry wrapper for some of the HTTP actions.
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ class OBS:
             return None
         return root
 
+    def _users(self, userid, **params):
+        try:
+            root = self._xml(f"/person/{userid}", **params)
+        except HTTPError:
+            logging.error(f"UserID {userid} not found")
+            return None
+        return root
+
     def _link(self, project, package, rev):
         try:
             root = self._xml(f"source/{project}/{package}/_link", rev=rev)
@@ -122,6 +131,11 @@ class OBS:
         if root is not None:
             return Request().parse(root)
 
+    def users(self, userid):
+        root = self._users(userid)
+        if root is not None:
+            return Users().parse(root, userid)
+
     def files(self, project, package, revision):
         root = self._xml(f"source/{project}/{package}", rev=revision, expand=1)
         return [
diff --git a/lib/users.py b/lib/users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3573fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+class Users:
+    def parse(self, xml, userid):
+        self.userid = userid
+        self.login = xml.get("login")
+        self.realname = xml.find("login").get("realname")
+        self.email = xml.find("login").get("email")
+
+        return self
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"User {self.userid} {self.login}: {self.realname} {self.email}"
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"[{self.__str__()}]"
+
+    def import_into_db(self, db):
+        cur = db.cursor()
+        cur.execute(
+            """INSERT INTO users (userid, login, realname, email) 
+                VALUES (%s,%s,%s,%s) RETURNING id""",
+            (
+                self.userid,
+                self.login,
+                self.realname,
+                self.email,
+            ),
+        )
+        cur.close()
+
+    def user_lookup(self, db, userid):
+        cur= db.cursor()
+        cur.execute("SELECT * FROM users where userid=%s", (userid,))
+        row = cur.fetchone()
+        if not row:
+            cur.close()
+            return None
+        return row
+    
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