Querying User Details

Function

This API is used to query detailed information about a specified user.

URI

  • URI format

    GET /v3/users/{user_id}

  • URI parameters

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    user_id

    Yes

    String

    User ID.

Request Parameters

  • Parameters in the request header

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    Content-Type

    Yes

    String

    Fill application/json;charset=utf8 in this field.

    X-Auth-Token

    Yes

    String

    Authenticated token with Security Administrator permissions or a user token.

  • Example request

    curl -i -k -H 'Accept:application/json' -H 'Content-Type:application/json;charset=utf8' -H "X-Auth-Token:$token" -X GET https://sample.domain.com/v3/users/43cbe5e77aaf4665bbb962062dc1fxxx
    

Response Parameters

  • Parameters in the response body

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    user

    Yes

    JSON object

    User details.

  • Description for the user format

    Parameter

    Mandatory

    Type

    Description

    description

    Yes

    String

    Description for a user.

    domain_id

    Yes

    String

    ID of the tenant that the user belongs to.

    enabled

    Yes

    Boolean

    Indicates whether the user is enabled. The value can be true or false. The default value is true.

    id

    Yes

    String

    ID of a user.

    links

    Yes

    JSON object

    Links of a user resource.

    name

    Yes

    String

    Username.

    password_expires_at

    Yes

    String

    UTC time when the password will expire. null indicates that the password has unlimited validity.

    pwd_status

    No

    Boolean

    Password status. true means that the password needs to be changed, and false means that the password is normal.

    pwd_strength

    No

    String

    Password strength. The value can be high, mid, or low.

    default_project_id

    No

    String

    ID of the project that is displayed by default when the user logs in to the console.

    last_project_id

    No

    String

    ID of the project that the user lastly accessed before exiting the system.

  • Example response

    {
        "users": [{
            "name": "username",
            "links": {
                "self": "https://sample.domain.com/v3/users/6d8b04e3bf99445b8f76300xxx"
            },
            "description": "1234",
            "domain_id": "88b16b6440684467b8825d7xxx",
            "enabled": false,
            "id": "6d8b04e3bf99445b8f763009xxx",
            "password_expires_at": "2016-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z",
            "pwd_status": true,
            "pwd_strength": "high",
            "last_project_id": ""
        }],
        "links": {
            "self": "https://sample.domain.com/v3/users?domain_id=88b16b6440684467b882xxx154d8&enabled=false",
            "previous": null,
            "next": null
        }
    }
    

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

The request is successful.

400

The server failed to process the request.

401

Authentication failed.

403

Access denied.

404

The requested resource cannot be found.

405

The method specified in the request is not allowed for the requested resource.

413

The request entity is too large.

500

Internal server error.

503

Service unavailable.