diff --git a/actions/apiusershow.php b/actions/apiusershow.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e2ceab41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/apiusershow.php
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * StatusNet, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * Show a user's profile information
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @category  API
+ * @package   StatusNet
+ * @author    Zach Copley <zach@status.net>
+ * @copyright 2009 StatusNet, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://status.net/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('STATUSNET')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php';
+
+/**
+ * Ouputs information for a user, specified by ID or screen name.
+ * The user's most recent status will be returned inline.
+ *
+ * @category API
+ * @package  StatusNet
+ * @author   Zach Copley <zach@status.net>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link     http://status.net/
+ */
+
+class ApiUserShowAction extends TwitterApiAction
+{
+
+    var $format = null;
+    var $user   = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Take arguments for running
+     *
+     * @param array $args $_REQUEST args
+     *
+     * @return boolean success flag
+     *
+     */
+
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+
+        $this->format = $this->arg('format');
+
+        $email = $this->arg('email');
+
+        // XXX: email field deprecated in Twitter's API
+
+        if (!empty($email)) {
+            $this->user = User::staticGet('email', $email);
+        } else {
+            $this->user = $this->getTargetUser($this->arg('id'));
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle the request
+     *
+     * Check the format and show the user info
+     *
+     * @param array $args $_REQUEST data (unused)
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+
+    function handle($args)
+    {
+        parent::handle($args);
+
+        if (empty($this->user)) {
+            $this->clientError(_('Not found.'), 404, $this->format);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!in_array($this->format, array('xml', 'json'))) {
+            $this->clientError(_('API method not found!'), $code = 404);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $profile = $this->user->getProfile();
+
+        if (empty($profile)) {
+            $this->clientError(_('User has no profile.'));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $twitter_user = $this->twitter_user_array($this->user->getProfile(), true);
+
+        if ($this->format == 'xml') {
+            $this->init_document('xml');
+            $this->show_twitter_xml_user($twitter_user);
+            $this->end_document('xml');
+        } elseif ($this->format == 'json') {
+            $this->init_document('json');
+            $this->show_json_objects($twitter_user);
+            $this->end_document('json');
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/actions/twitapiusers.php b/actions/twitapiusers.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 703fa6754f..0000000000
--- a/actions/twitapiusers.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/*
- * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
- * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.     See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.     If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-if (!defined('STATUSNET') && !defined('LACONICA')) {
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-require_once(INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php');
-
-class TwitapiusersAction extends TwitterapiAction
-{
-
-    function show($args, $apidata)
-    {
-        parent::handle($args);
-
-        if (!in_array($apidata['content-type'], array('xml', 'json'))) {
-            $this->clientError(_('API method not found!'), $code = 404);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $user = null;
-        $email = $this->arg('email');
-
-        // XXX: email field deprecated in Twitter's API
-
-        if ($email) {
-            $user = User::staticGet('email', $email);
-        } else {
-            $user = $this->get_user($apidata['api_arg'], $apidata);
-        }
-
-        if (empty($user)) {
-            $this->clientError(_('Not found.'), 404, $apidata['content-type']);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $profile = $user->getProfile();
-
-        if (!$profile) {
-            common_server_error(_('User has no profile.'));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $twitter_user = $this->twitter_user_array($user->getProfile(), true);
-
-        if ($apidata['content-type'] == 'xml') {
-            $this->init_document('xml');
-            $this->show_twitter_xml_user($twitter_user);
-            $this->end_document('xml');
-        } elseif ($apidata['content-type'] == 'json') {
-            $this->init_document('json');
-            $this->show_json_objects($twitter_user);
-            $this->end_document('json');
-        } else {
-
-            // This is in case 'show' was called via /account/verify_credentials
-            // without a format (xml or json).
-            header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
-            print 'Authorized';
-        }
-
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index 357c702247..57f9864bc5 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ class Router
 
         // users
 
-        $m->connect('api/users/:method/:argument',
-                    array('action' => 'api',
-                          'apiaction' => 'users'),
-                    array('method' => 'show(\.(xml|json))?'));
+        $m->connect('api/users/show/:id.:format',
+                    array('action' => 'ApiUserShow',
+                          'id' => '[a-zA-Z0-9]+',
+                          'format' => '(xml|json)'));
 
         $m->connect('api/users/:method',
                     array('action' => 'api',