API to get User information

Mario Noronha

• July 27, 2018 13:31

Hi Team

I am using the User API to get  information on the User.

projectinsight.net/api/user/

When i pass the ID of the user e.g.

projectinsight.net/api/user/57cb6d4e-0b51-485d-a064-887581076dd6 it returns just a few fields of data

{"FirstName":"Mario","LastName":"Noronha","PhotoThumbnailUrl":"","PhotoMediumUrl":"","Initials":null,"CustomFieldValue_Id":null,"Id":"57cb6d4e-0b51-485d-a064-887581076dd6","IdExternal":null}

As per the user guide 

https://www.projectinsight.net/api-docs/help/get-user-id It should return a list of values

I basically need the Group that the user is associated to. Is there a way to get that information?

Thanks

Mario

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  Wes Kliewer

  • July 27, 2018 14:52

  Most of the items will not return every data field because there are so many data fields and usually only a few of those data fields needed for any single purpose. Use the User Model Properties to specify which data fields you like to get. This gives you access to data you need and helps optimize bandwidth by not downloading the data you don't need.

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  Mario Noronha

  • July 27, 2018 16:20

  Thanks Wes

  I was trying that by passing the param name= city or appending modelproperties after the Id eg ?modelproperties=all or modelproperties=firstname. But it doesn't give the right result.
  I have tried this for getting project info and it works.
  Would you be kind enough to share the exact syntax or URL to get value of city or group user belongs to.

  Appreciate your help

  Thanks
  Mario

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  Robert Aronovici

  • July 27, 2018 16:53

  Hello Mario,

  You will be able to "select" the properties on the model to be returned with a modelProperies query param. An example can be found below or in the documentation below.

  projectinsight.net/api/user/57cb6d4e-0b51-485d-a064-887581076dd6?modelProperties=FirstName,Address1,Company,IsActive,City  

  https://www.projectinsight.net/api/custom-properties-output

  Let us know if you have any further questions.

   

  Thank you,

   

   

  Robert

   

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  Wes Kliewer

  • July 27, 2018 16:55

  In your example, you can get the city as follows:
  projectinsight.net/api/user/57cb6d4e-0b51-485d-a064-887581076dd6?modelproperties=city

  I tested that and it did return the correct city for my user.

  For further syntax assistance when retrieving multiple modelproperties, I tested first name, last name and city:
  projectinsight.net/api/user/57cb6d4e-0b51-485d-a064-887581076dd6?modelproperties=firstname,lastname,city

  As for getting the list of groups for the user, I am still testing that and either I or somebody else will respond soon.

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  Wes Kliewer

  • July 27, 2018 19:14

  Sorry Mario, but groups are not available by user through the API right now.The good news is that thanks to your post we will make it available in the next build!

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