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get

Returns all users

Authorizations
Responses
curl -L \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
{
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "groups": [
        {
          "name": "text",
          "display_name": "text",
          "lrn": "text",
          "id": "text",
          "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
          "description": "text",
          "user_count": 1,
          "sa_count": 1,
          "role_count": 1,
          "metadata": {
            "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
          }
        }
      ],
      "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "profile": {
        "full_name": "text",
        "email_address": "text"
      },
      "is_admin": true,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Happy response.

post

Creates a new user.

Authorizations
Body
namestring · min: 1 · max: 100required

Sets the unique name of the new user. It must be a valid HQ resource name: it can only contain lowercase alphanumeric characters or hyphens; hyphens cannot appear at the end or start; the length is 63 characters at most.

display_namestring · min: 1 · max: 150optional

Sets the display name of the new user. If not provided, the value of "name" will be used.

metadataobjectoptional

Allows attaching custom string key/values to resources. The following maxima apply:

  • 50 keys/values;
  • 40 bytes key length;
  • 500 bytes value length.

Responses
curl -L \
  --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "name": "text",
    "display_name": "text",
    "metadata": {
      "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
    }
  }'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

Happy response.

get

Returns a specific user

Authorizations
Path parameters
namestringrequired
Responses
curl -L \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/{name}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

Happy response.

patch

Updates a user.

Authorizations
Path parameters
namestringrequired
Body
display_namestring · min: 1 · max: 150optional

Updates the display name of the user.

metadataobjectoptional

Patches metadata. It has the following semantics:

  • Absent keys are left untouched;
  • Null values are deleted;
  • Non-null values are replaced.

Responses
curl -L \
  --request PATCH \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/{name}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "display_name": "text",
    "metadata": {
      "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
    }
  }'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

Happy response.

delete

Deletes a user.

Authorizations
Path parameters
namestringrequired
Responses
curl -L \
  --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/{name}' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
No body

Successful deletion.

patch

Allows updating fields of the user profile.

Authorizations
Path parameters
namestringrequired
Body
full_namestring · max: 100optional

Contains the users' full name, e.g. Mary Jane Doe.

email_addressstring · max: 100optional

Contains the users' email address, e.g. mary.jane@doe.net. Note that this is not necessarily the same as the user's name, which often looks like an email address, but is not per se.

Responses
curl -L \
  --request PATCH \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/{name}/profile' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  }'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

Happy response.

put

Assigns the given user exactly to the provided groups, ensuring they are not part of any other groups.

Authorizations
Path parameters
namestringrequired

The name of the user.

Body
add_to_groupsstring[]optional

Adds the user or service account to the groups (specified by their names).

remove_from_groupsstring[]optional

Removes the user or service account from the groups (specified by their names). If a group is specified in both add_to_groups as well in here, removal wins.

set_groupsstring[]optional

Sets the user or service account memberships to those groups (specified by their names) in an absolute fashion (ensures user/sa will be exactly a member of those), if provided. Cannot be combined with the add_to_groups or remove_from_groups.

Responses
curl -L \
  --request PUT \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/{name}/groups' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "add_to_groups": [
      "text"
    ],
    "remove_from_groups": [
      "text"
    ],
    "set_groups": [
      "text"
    ]
  }'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

User groups membership updated successfully.

get

Returns the currently authenticated user

Authorizations
Responses
curl -L \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/me' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
{
  "name": "text",
  "display_name": "text",
  "lrn": "text",
  "id": "text",
  "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "groups": [
    {
      "name": "text",
      "display_name": "text",
      "lrn": "text",
      "id": "text",
      "created_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
      "description": "text",
      "user_count": 1,
      "sa_count": 1,
      "role_count": 1,
      "metadata": {
        "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
      }
    }
  ],
  "last_seen_at": "2025-03-26T06:40:54.425Z",
  "profile": {
    "full_name": "text",
    "email_address": "text"
  },
  "is_admin": true,
  "metadata": {
    "ANY_ADDITIONAL_PROPERTY": "text"
  }
}

Happy response.

post

Starts a session given a username/password and puts it into a cookie.

Authorizations
Body
usernamestringrequired
passwordstringrequired
Responses
curl -L \
  --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/login' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "username": "text",
    "password": "text"
  }'
No body

Happy response. A set-cookie header will be present.

delete

Deletes all sessions associated with the current user.

Authorizations
Responses
curl -L \
  --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.example.com/api/v1/users/me/sessions' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN'
No body

Happy response.

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