Resource: Users ( /api/users )
Allows the search and retrieval of users.
Root Relation: Users
This resource supports the following methods: GET, POST
Methods
GET
Retrieves all (or a subset) of users.
This method supports the OData parameters $filter, $top, $take, $orderby and $inlinecount. See OData Topic for more details.
Supported Expansions
- Groups
- DisplayName
For more details on expansions, please see the Expand help topic.
Status Codes
These are the expected status codes returned by the service. In addition, some other status codes may be returned if either an internal error occurs or there is an authentication issue (such as an expired OAuth token).
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 - OK | Returned if the request was completed successfully. |
Example - Get All Users
An example of fetching all users.
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | application/json |
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
[
{
"Id": "3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5",
"UserName": "joeb",
"Email": "joeb@unknown.net",
"FirstName": "Joe",
"LastName": "Bloggs",
"Phone": "(09)-555-999",
"LastLogIn": null,
"Enabled": true,
"IsExternal": false,
"Self": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5",
"Links": [
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/password",
"Rel": "ChangePassword"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/permissions/global",
"Rel": "GlobalPermissions"
},
{
"Title": "Group Memberships",
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/groups",
"Rel": "Groups"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/notifications",
"Rel": "Notifications"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/permissions/projects",
"Rel": "ProjectPermissions"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/3464e9da-f1b7-49aa-87db-7e1eebfd17a5/mailmessages",
"Rel": "MailMessages"
}
]
},
{
"Id": "4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net",
"FirstName": "Jane",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Phone": "(09)-555-999",
"LastLogIn": null,
"Enabled": true,
"IsExternal": false,
"Self": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"Links": [
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/password",
"Rel": "ChangePassword"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/global",
"Rel": "GlobalPermissions"
},
{
"Title": "Group Memberships",
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/groups",
"Rel": "Groups"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/notifications",
"Rel": "Notifications"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/projects",
"Rel": "ProjectPermissions"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/mailmessages",
"Rel": "MailMessages"
}
]
}
]
Status Code
200 - OK
Example - Get Users filtered by first name
An example of fetching a set of users by first name, by using the ODATA $filter query parameter.
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | application/json |
Request Parameters
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| $filter | FirstName eq 'Jane' | The ODATA $filter parameter, this query parameter should be url encoded i.e. $filter=FirstName%20eq%20'Jane'. |
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
[
{
"Id": "4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net",
"FirstName": "Jane",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Phone": "(09)-555-999",
"LastLogIn": null,
"Enabled": true,
"IsExternal": false,
"Self": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"Links": [
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/password",
"Rel": "ChangePassword"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/global",
"Rel": "GlobalPermissions"
},
{
"Title": "Group Memberships",
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/groups",
"Rel": "Groups"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/notifications",
"Rel": "Notifications"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/projects",
"Rel": "ProjectPermissions"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/mailmessages",
"Rel": "MailMessages"
}
]
}
]
Status Code
200 - OK
POST
Create a new user
Required Permissions
- Administration/Organisation/ManageUserAndGroupSecurity
Status Codes
These are the expected status codes returned by the service. In addition, some other status codes may be returned if either an internal error occurs or there is an authentication issue (such as an expired OAuth token).
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 - OK | Returned if the request was completed successfully. |
| 403 - Forbidden | Returned if request contained invalid data or would cause a conflict with an existing user record. |
| 404 - NotFound | Returned if user does not exists. |
Example - Create new User (minimum values populated)
An example of creating a new user.
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | application/json |
Request Body
{
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net"
}
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 | |
| Location | http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610 |
Response Body
[
{
"Id": "4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net",
"FirstName": null,
"LastName": null,
"Phone": null,
"LastLogIn": null,
"Enabled": true,
"IsExternal": false,
"Self": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"Links": [
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/password",
"Rel": "ChangePassword"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/global",
"Rel": "GlobalPermissions"
},
{
"Title": "Group Memberships",
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/groups",
"Rel": "Groups"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/notifications",
"Rel": "Notifications"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/projects",
"Rel": "ProjectPermissions"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/mailmessages",
"Rel": "MailMessages"
}
]
}
]
Status Code
201 - Created
Example - Create new User (all values populated)
An example of creating a new user.
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Accept | application/json |
Request Body
{
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net",
"FirstName": "Jane",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Phone": "(09)-555-999",
"Password": "Password123",
"IsExternal": true
}
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 | |
| Location | http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610 |
Response Body
[
{
"Id": "4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"UserName": "janed",
"Email": "janed@unknown.net",
"FirstName": "Jane",
"LastName": "Doe",
"Phone": "(09)-555-999",
"LastLogIn": null,
"Enabled": true,
"IsExternal": false,
"Self": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610",
"Links": [
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/password",
"Rel": "ChangePassword"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/global",
"Rel": "GlobalPermissions"
},
{
"Title": "Group Memberships",
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/groups",
"Rel": "Groups"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/notifications",
"Rel": "Notifications"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/permissions/projects",
"Rel": "ProjectPermissions"
},
{
"Href": "http://localhost/api/user/4bb709c2-e0e7-4af3-9f60-a045016a9610/mailmessages",
"Rel": "MailMessages"
}
]
}
]
Status Code
201 - Created