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titleBase URL for User REST API

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/administration/security/user

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Each function returns a JSON user object. The user object has these attributes:

AttributesTypeDescription
userIdLongThe id of the user
attributesList<Attribute>The list of attributes associated with the user
userNameStringThe user name of the user
passwordStringThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUserBooleanWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy or imported from outside
isActiveBooleanWhether or not the user is active
emailStringThe user's email
firstNameStringThe first name of the user
lastNameStringThe last name of the user

Additionally, each attribute in the list of attributes contains these attributes

AttributesTypeDescription
descriptionStringThe description of the attribute
attributeNameStringThe name of the attribute
attributeValueStringThe value of the attribute
attributeGroupStringThe group that the attribute is associated with
attributeDataTypeStringThe type of data that the value is


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GET

There are two implementations of GET. One will find a user with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the user . The other will find a list of users matching the parameters supplied to it.

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GET (Using Query Parameters)

This GET service will return a list of users in the form of JSON objects based on the query parameters user name, first name, last name and group id. Users are only returned if they match all of the specified query parameters. If no query parameters are given this request will return the entire list of users.

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titleAPI URLs

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/administration/security/user?

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.
Use '&' between successive query parameters: 

userName={userName}

firstName={firstName} *

lastName={lastName} *

groupId={groupId}

Examples:
To search by user name only:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/user?userName=fdadmin

To search by first name and last name:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/user?firstName=John&lastName=Smith

To search by group id

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/user?groupId=11101

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This POST service will create a new user with the same attributes as the given JSON object.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/administration/security/user

Parameters

AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
userIdLongNoThe id of the user. This id is set when creating and returned in the JSON.
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userNameStringYesThe user name of the user
passwordStringYesThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Set to true upon creation.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
emailStringYesThe user's email
firstNameStringYesThe first name of the user
lastNameStringYesThe last name of the user

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This PUT service will update all attributes of a user with the given Id based on the attributes of a JSON object parameters. Attributes that are not provided will become their default values.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/administration/security/user/{Id}

Parameters

AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
IdURLYesThe PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.
userIdLongNoThe id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id.
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userNameStringYesThe user name of the user
passwordStringYesThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Cannot be changed.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
emailStringYesThe user's email
firstNameStringYesThe first name of the user
lastNameStringYesThe last name of the user

Example

If we had a user in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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PATCH

This PATCH service will update an existing user with the information passed through a JSON object. If an attribute of the JSON is null it will not be updated in the user. Groups that are included in a PATCH will be added, but existing groups will still remain.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/administration/security/user/{Id}

Parameters

AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
IdURLYesThe PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.
userIdLongNoThe id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id.
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. Only provided attributes will be changed.
userNameStringNoThe user name of the user
passwordStringNoThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active.
emailStringNoThe user's email
firstNameStringNoThe first name of the user
lastNameStringNoThe last name of the user

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