Users API
HCP Terraform's user objects do not contain any identifying information about a user, other than their HCP Terraform username and avatar image; they are intended for displaying names and avatars in contexts that refer to a user by ID, like lists of team members or the details of a run. Most of these contexts can already include user objects via an ?include parameter, so you shouldn't usually need to make a separate call to this endpoint.
Show a User
Shows details for a given user.
GET /users/:user_id
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
:user_id | The ID of the desired user. |
To find the ID that corresponds to a given username, you can request a team object for a team that user belongs to, specify ?include=users in the request, and look for the user's name in the included list of user objects.
| Status | Response | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | JSON API document (type: "users") | The request was successful |
| 401 | JSON API error object | Unauthorized |
| 404 | JSON API error object | User not found, or unauthorized to view the user |
Sample Request
curl \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \ --request GET \ https://app.terraform.io/api/v2/users/user-MA4GL63FmYRpSFxaSample Response
{ "data": { "id": "user-MA4GL63FmYRpSFxa", "type": "users", "attributes": { "username": "admin", "is-service-account": false, "avatar-url": "https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fa1f0c9364253d351bf1c7f5c534cd40?s=100&d=mm", "v2-only": true, "permissions": { "can-create-organizations": false, "can-change-email": true, "can-change-username": true } }, "relationships": { "authentication-tokens": { "links": { "related": "/api/v2/users/user-MA4GL63FmYRpSFxa/authentication-tokens" } } }, "links": { "self": "/api/v2/users/user-MA4GL63FmYRpSFxa" } }}