Get a user

Page last updated 17 June 2022

GET/api/security/users/{userIdentifier}

Parameter

Name	Parameter type	Type	Format	Description
UserIdentifier(required)	path	string	user identifier	For convenience, User resources can be referenced by using one of several identifiers - username, email address or Id.

Responses

HTTP status code	Reason	Model
200	Success	User
401	Unauthorized	Error
403	Forbidden	Error
404	User not found	Error
500	Internal server error	Error

Examples

Get a user resource by their UUID

HTTP

GET: /api/security/users/82f73a9b-2a13-4d63-bcc1-e8ee5047b01c

Get a user resource by their username

HTTP

GET: /api/security/users/t.durden

Get a user resource by their email

HTTP

GET: /api/security/users/t.durden@fightclub.com

Remarks

Permissions

Members of System Administrators are permitted to get any user.

Authenticated standard user accounts are permitted to get their own user.

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