Get User Attributes

Returns the attributes of a user –

  • You can use this API to post data, in which case you’ll get only the attributes you’ve passed in the ‘LookupValue’ parameter.
  • If you don’t post any data, you’ll get all the attributes of the user.

API URL

POST
https://{host}/v2/UserManagement.svc/User/Attribute/Retrieve?accessKey=AccessKey&secretKey=SecretKey
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Request

JSON Body/Payload

Content-Type: application/json

{
  "Parameter": {
      "LookupName": "SchemaName",
      "LookupValue": "mx_Custom_1, mx_Custom_2"
                }
}

JSON Properties

Parameter Description
LookupName

This should always be “SchemaName”.
LookupValue

Here you can pass the schema names of the attributes you want to retrieve.

For example, the schema names of system fields are “EmailAddress”,  “FirstName”, “Address”, “CreatedBy”, “CreatedOn” etc.

To view the schema names of all custom fields, navigate to My Account>Settings>Customizations>Users>Custom fields.

Response

200 OK

Content-Type: application/json

{
    "TotalUserAttributes": 2,
    "UserAttributes": [
        {
            "CanUserEdit": false,
            "CreatedBy": "abc1d2ef-3g0h-45i6-j0kl-07m89o1pq2r3",
            "CreatedByName": "System",
            "CreatedOn": "2017-08-17 17:48:11",
            "DataType": 8,
            "DisplayName": "Relationship Status",
            "Id": "3ca30e62-8374-11e7-ab78-02de49b06427",
            "InternalSchemaName": "mx_Custom_1",
            "ModifiedBy": "abc1d2ef-3g0h-45i6-j0kl-07m89o1pq2r3",
            "ModifiedByName": "System",
            "ModifiedOn": "2017-08-17 17:48:11",
            "Options": "[{"IsDefault":true,"Text":null,"Value":"Unmarried","Order":1,"CanEdit":1,"CanDelete":1,"IsLastOption":0},{"IsDefault":false,"Text":null,"Value":"Married","Order":2,"CanEdit":1,"CanDelete":1,"IsLastOption":0}]",
            "RangeMax": 250,
            "RenderType": 22,
            "SchemaName": "mx_Custom_1",
            "Sequence": 31,
            "SortOrder": 1,
            "StatusCode": 0,
            "StatusReason": 0,
            "Type": 2
        },
        {
            "CanUserEdit": false,
            "CreatedBy": "abc1d2ef-3g0h-45i6-j0kl-07m89o1pq2r3",
            "CreatedByName": "System",
            "CreatedOn": "2017-08-17 17:48:11",
            "DataType": 8,
            "DisplayName": "Sex",
            "Id": "3ca30f98-8374-11e7-ab78-02de49b06427",
            "InternalSchemaName": "mx_Custom_2",
            "ModifiedBy": "abc1d2ef-3g0h-45i6-j0kl-07m89o1pq2r3",
            "ModifiedByName": "System",
            "ModifiedOn": "2017-08-17 17:48:11",
            "Options": "[{"IsDefault":true,"Text":null,"Value":"Male","Order":1,"CanEdit":1,"CanDelete":1,"IsLastOption":0},{"IsDefault":false,"Text":null,"Value":"Female","Order":2,"CanEdit":1,"CanDelete":1,"IsLastOption":0}]",
            "RangeMax": 250,
            "RenderType": 22,
            "SchemaName": "mx_Custom_2",
            "Sequence": 31,
            "SortOrder": 2,
            "StatusCode": 0,
            "StatusReason": 0,
            "Type": 2
        }
    ]
}

HTTP Response Code

Code Description
200 OK

This is the status code for successful API call.
401 Unauthorized

The API call was made with invalid access credentials. Check your AccessKey and SecretKey.
400 Bad Request

The message body on the request is not as per API specification. Make sure that content type is set to “application/json” and the JSON body has correct attribute names and structure.

404 Not Found

The API could not be found. Please check the API signature.
429 Too Many Requests

API calls exceeded the limit of 25 in 5 second(s)

500 Internal Server Error

The API called failed. There could be many reasons for it. Check the exception message to get more details.