REST API Version 2: Currently Logged-In User
REST API Endpoints Summary
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Action
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Method
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Input
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Output
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Parameters
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Read logged-in user record
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GET
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/v2/user
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JSON representation of the record.
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fields
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Read Currently Logged-In User Record
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Method
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GET
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URL
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/v2/user
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Parameters
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fields
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Response Content Type
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application/json
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Parameters
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Parameter
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Description
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Data Type
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Example
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fields
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The fields of the object to retrieve. Eager loading is supported in depth, and fields in related records can be eager-loaded if there is a relationship between records.
If not specified, all fields are retrieved. This has the same effect as specifying a wildcard (*) character.
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String
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Retrieve only the Username and Email field values from a User record:
/v2/user?fields=io_username,io_email
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Response Example
The response is a JSON representation of the currently logged-in User record. Following is an example Status Code 200 response that shows the system administrator is the currently logged-in user:
{
"__object_identifier": "io_user",
"io_updated_by": "764f0869-8b2a-4e43-8f23-88f593863eff",
"io_active": true,
"io_tags": null,
"io_description": null,
"io_last_name": "Administrator",
"io_username": "system",
"io_overrides": null,
"io_first_name": "System",
"io_deleted": false,
"io_private": false,
"io_full_name": "System Administrator",
"io_last_login_on": "2017-03-03T11:22:41.071-03:00",
"io_platform_changes_permitted": [
"57ca1b3d-fdcb-4339-a7ab-02e66b45c970"
],
"io_created_on": "2012-06-28T01:48:55.187-03:00",
"io_custodian": "c9d336e0-824c-4be1-9bf2-feff5261b69e",
"io_short_description": null,
"io_primary_role_or_group": [
"c930a100-ef14-4c02-8148-c436caa35631",
"cb590533-0dbe-3a79-b818-6da3989dc465"
],
"io_user_parameters": "4d765f27-8971-4a38-b635-580cace083c1",
"io_updated_on": "2016-07-30T13:18:31.189-03:00",
"io_owner": "764f0869-8b2a-4e43-8f23-88f593863eff",
"io_documentation": [
[
"en",
"The System Administrator User is the default System Administrator for the Instance. This User must not be modified nor removed."
]
],
"io_folder": null,
"io_package": "d949dc70-cb55-11e0-9572-0800200c9a66",
"io_release_status": [
"a3b8456c-2250-4b1b-9e7b-ef7449265e61"
],
"io_notes": null,
"io_release": "a594a8fe-ea82-443f-afe7-dcd42abf6183",
"io_uuid": "764f0869-8b2a-4e43-8f23-88f593863eff",
"io_external_id": null,
"io_created_by": "764f0869-8b2a-4e43-8f23-88f593863eff",
"io_authenticated": true,
"io_password": "********************",
"io_email": "[email protected]",
"io_path": null,
"io_related_contact": "db6f97d1-1ef5-11e1-8bc2-0800200c9a66",
"io_application": "6c0f1c54-71dd-4271-8865-d17f14cea59f",
"io_require_password_change_upon_next_login": false
}
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Each returned record includes the __object_identifier pseudo-field, which contains the full identifier for the object to which the record belongs.
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Response Messages
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HTTP Status Code
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Error Message
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400
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SMQL query error
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400
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Serialization error
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404
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Entity not found
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500
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Internal Server error
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Access Control
This REST API endpoint respects access control and permissions for each record. Data that users lack permissions to read is not returned. All authenticated users (for example, with the Standard User role) can execute this REST endpoint.
Input Examples
• Retrieve the currently logged-in User record:
GET https:///v2/user
• Retrieve the currently logged-in User record, load only a subset of its fields, and eager-load the first name of the related contact:
GET https:///v2/user?fields=io_username,io_email,io_related_contact.io_first_name
For more information: