diff --git a/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js b/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
--- a/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         if (farcasterUsername) {
           cachedResult = farcasterUsername;
         } else if (fid && fcCache) {
-          cachedResult = fcCache.getCachedFarcasterUsernameForFID(fid);
+          cachedResult = fcCache.getCachedFarcasterUserForFID(fid);
         }
         return {
           input: user,
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@
 
     for (const fid of needFetchFIDs) {
       void (async () => {
-        const [result] = await fcCache.getFarcasterUsernamesForFIDs([fid]);
+        const [result] = await fcCache.getFarcasterUsersForFIDs([fid]);
         if (!result) {
           return;
         }
         setFarcasterUsernames(oldFarcasterUsernames => {
           const newFarcasterUsernames = new Map(oldFarcasterUsernames);
-          newFarcasterUsernames.set(fid, result);
+          newFarcasterUsernames.set(fid, result.username);
           return newFarcasterUsernames;
         });
       })();
diff --git a/lib/utils/farcaster-helpers.js b/lib/utils/farcaster-helpers.js
--- a/lib/utils/farcaster-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/utils/farcaster-helpers.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     if (farcasterUsername) {
       cachedResult = farcasterUsername;
     } else if (fid) {
-      cachedResult = fcCache.getCachedFarcasterUsernameForFID(fid);
+      cachedResult = fcCache.getCachedFarcasterUserForFID(fid)?.username;
     }
     return {
       input: user,
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
 
   const farcasterUsernames = new Map<string, string>();
   if (needFetch.length > 0) {
-    const results = await fcCache.getFarcasterUsernamesForFIDs(needFetch);
+    const results = await fcCache.getFarcasterUsersForFIDs(needFetch);
     for (let i = 0; i < needFetch.length; i++) {
       const fid = needFetch[i];
       const result = results[i];
       if (result) {
-        farcasterUsernames.set(fid, result);
+        farcasterUsernames.set(fid, result.username);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/utils/fc-cache.js b/lib/utils/fc-cache.js
--- a/lib/utils/fc-cache.js
+++ b/lib/utils/fc-cache.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { NeynarClient } from './neynar-client.js';
+import { NeynarClient, type FarcasterUser } from './neynar-client.js';
 import sleep from './sleep.js';
 
 const cacheTimeout = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000; // one day
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 type FarcasterUsernameQueryCacheEntry = {
   +fid: string,
   +expirationTime: number,
-  +farcasterUsername: ?string | Promise<?string>,
+  +farcasterUser: ?FarcasterUser | Promise<?FarcasterUser>,
 };
 
 class FCCache {
   client: NeynarClient;
 
-  // Maps from FIDs to a cache entry for its Farcaster username
+  // Maps from FIDs to a cache entry for its Farcaster user
   farcasterUsernameQueryCache: Map<string, FarcasterUsernameQueryCacheEntry> =
     new Map();
 
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
     this.client = client;
   }
 
-  getFarcasterUsernamesForFIDs(
+  getFarcasterUsersForFIDs(
     fids: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
-  ): Promise<Array<?string>> {
+  ): Promise<Array<?FarcasterUser>> {
     const cacheMatches = fids.map(fid =>
-      this.getCachedFarcasterUsernameEntryForFID(fid),
+      this.getCachedFarcasterUserEntryForFID(fid),
     );
     const cacheResultsPromise = Promise.all(
       cacheMatches.map(match =>
-        Promise.resolve(match ? match.farcasterUsername : match),
+        Promise.resolve(match ? match.farcasterUser : match),
       ),
     );
     if (cacheMatches.every(Boolean)) {
@@ -53,57 +53,54 @@
       }
     }
 
-    const fetchFarcasterUsernamesPromise = (async () => {
-      let farcasterUsernames: $ReadOnlyArray<?string>;
+    const fetchFarcasterUsersPromise = (async () => {
+      let farcasterUsers: $ReadOnlyArray<?FarcasterUser>;
       try {
-        const farcasterUsers = await Promise.race([
+        farcasterUsers = await Promise.race([
           this.client.getFarcasterUsers(needFetch),
-          throwOnTimeout(`usernames for ${JSON.stringify(needFetch)}`),
+          throwOnTimeout(`users for ${JSON.stringify(needFetch)}`),
         ]);
-        farcasterUsernames = farcasterUsers.map(
-          farcasterUser => farcasterUser?.username,
-        );
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(e);
-        farcasterUsernames = new Array<?string>(needFetch.length).fill(null);
+        farcasterUsers = new Array<?FarcasterUser>(needFetch.length).fill(null);
       }
 
-      const resultMap = new Map<string, ?string>();
+      const resultMap = new Map<string, ?FarcasterUser>();
       for (let i = 0; i < needFetch.length; i++) {
         const fid = needFetch[i];
-        const farcasterUsername = farcasterUsernames[i];
-        resultMap.set(fid, farcasterUsername);
+        const farcasterUser = farcasterUsers[i];
+        resultMap.set(fid, farcasterUser);
       }
       return resultMap;
     })();
 
     for (let i = 0; i < needFetch.length; i++) {
       const fid = needFetch[i];
-      const fetchFarcasterUsernamePromise = (async () => {
-        const resultMap = await fetchFarcasterUsernamesPromise;
+      const fetchFarcasterUserPromise = (async () => {
+        const resultMap = await fetchFarcasterUsersPromise;
         return resultMap.get(fid) ?? null;
       })();
       this.farcasterUsernameQueryCache.set(fid, {
         fid,
         expirationTime: Date.now() + queryTimeout * 2,
-        farcasterUsername: fetchFarcasterUsernamePromise,
+        farcasterUser: fetchFarcasterUserPromise,
       });
     }
 
     return (async () => {
       const [resultMap, cacheResults] = await Promise.all([
-        fetchFarcasterUsernamesPromise,
+        fetchFarcasterUsersPromise,
         cacheResultsPromise,
       ]);
       for (let i = 0; i < needFetch.length; i++) {
         const fid = needFetch[i];
-        const farcasterUsername = resultMap.get(fid);
+        const farcasterUser = resultMap.get(fid);
         const timeout =
-          farcasterUsername === null ? failedQueryCacheTimeout : cacheTimeout;
+          farcasterUser === null ? failedQueryCacheTimeout : cacheTimeout;
         this.farcasterUsernameQueryCache.set(fid, {
           fid,
           expirationTime: Date.now() + timeout,
-          farcasterUsername,
+          farcasterUser,
         });
       }
 
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@
     })();
   }
 
-  getCachedFarcasterUsernameEntryForFID(
+  getCachedFarcasterUserEntryForFID(
     fid: string,
   ): ?FarcasterUsernameQueryCacheEntry {
     const cacheResult = this.farcasterUsernameQueryCache.get(fid);
@@ -137,18 +134,18 @@
     return cacheResult;
   }
 
-  getCachedFarcasterUsernameForFID(fid: string): ?string {
-    const cacheResult = this.getCachedFarcasterUsernameEntryForFID(fid);
+  getCachedFarcasterUserForFID(fid: string): ?FarcasterUser {
+    const cacheResult = this.getCachedFarcasterUserEntryForFID(fid);
     if (!cacheResult) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const { farcasterUsername } = cacheResult;
-    if (typeof farcasterUsername !== 'string') {
+    const { farcasterUser } = cacheResult;
+    if (typeof farcasterUser !== 'object' || farcasterUser instanceof Promise) {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    return farcasterUsername;
+    return farcasterUser;
   }
 }