Users

These are users (also known as sub-users); additional users who are authorized to use the same account, but are subject to the RBAC system. See the RBAC section for more details.

ListUsers (GET /:account/users)

Returns a list of an account's user objects. These have the same format as the main account object.

Inputs

• None

Returns

Array of user objects. Each user object has the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique id for this user
login	String	Sub-user login name
email	String	Email address
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...
created	ISO8601 date	When this user was created
updated	ISO8601 date	When this user's details was last updated

Errors

Error Code	Description
ResourceNotFound	If :account does not exist

CLI Command:

sdc-user list

Example Request

GET /my/users HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: api.example.com
Api-Version: ~8
Authorization: Signature keyId...

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 503
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, HEAD
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Content-MD5: 6csVzj9aNZWB5/ZW9JsD8w==
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 06:42:20 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: 50182970-a940-11e5-af28-0b661ec813b9
Response-Time: 1051

[
  {
    "id": "4fc13ac6-1e7d-cd79-f3d2-96276af0d638",
    "login": "barbar",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "companyName": "Example",
    "firstName": "BarBar",
    "lastName": "Jinks",
    "phone": "[phone]",
    "updated": "2015-12-23T06:41:11.032Z",
    "created": "2015-12-23T06:41:11.032Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "332ce629-fcc5-45c3-e34f-e7cfbeab1327",
    "login": "san",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "companyName": "Example Inc",
    "firstName": "San",
    "lastName": "Holo",
    "phone": "[phone]",
    "updated": "2015-12-23T06:41:56.102Z",
    "created": "2015-12-23T06:41:56.102Z"
  }
]

GetUser (GET /:account/users/:user)

Get one user for an account.

Inputs

Field	Type	Description
membership	Boolean	When given, the user roles will also be returned

Returns

An array of user objects. Each user object has the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique id for this user
login	String	Sub-user login name
email	String	Email address
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...
roles	Array	User role names (only when membership option is present in request)
default_roles	Array	User active role names (only when membership option is present in request)
created	ISO8601 date	When this user was created
updated	ISO8601 date	When this user's details was last updated

Errors

Error Code	Description
ResourceNotFound	When :account or :user do not exist

CLI Command:

sdc-user get 4fc13ac6-1e7d-cd79-f3d2-96276af0d638

Example Request

GET /my/users/4fc13ac6-1e7d-cd79-f3d2-96276af0d638 HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Host: api.example.com
Api-Version: ~8
Authorization: Signature keyId...

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 253
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, HEAD, POST, DELETE
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Content-MD5: p4/N2pQwLkNuvKTjaKJPOw==
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 07:07:44 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: dc761fa0-a943-11e5-842f-87950f2a2edd
Response-Time: 961

{
  "id": "4fc13ac6-1e7d-cd79-f3d2-96276af0d638",
  "login": "barbar",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "companyName": "Example",
  "firstName": "BarBar",
  "lastName": "Jinks",
  "phone": "[phone]",
  "updated": "2015-12-23T06:41:11.032Z",
  "created": "2015-12-23T06:41:11.032Z"
}

CreateUser (POST /:account/users)

Creates a new user under an account.

Inputs

Field	Type	Description
email	String	(Required) Email address
login	String	(Required) Login
password	String	(Required) Password
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...

Returns

User object:

Field	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique id for this user
login	String	Sub-user login name
email	String	Email address
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...
created	ISO8601 date	When this user was created
updated	ISO8601 date	When this user's details was last updated

Errors

For all possible errors, see CloudAPI HTTP Responses.

Error Code	Description
InvalidArgument	If any of the parameters are invalid, e.g. you try to add a login name already taken by another user of your account
MissingParameter	If you didn't send a login, email or password
ResourceNotFound	If :account does not exist

CLI Command:

sdc-user create --login=bob --email=[e-mail] --password=123secret

Request:

POST /my/users HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
accept: application/json
content-type: application/json
user-agent: restify/2.6.1 (x64-darwin; v8/3.14.5.9; OpenSSL/1.0.1e) node/0.10.26
accept-version: *
date: Thu, 01 May 2014 15:35:21 GMT
content-length: 79
content-md5: E9EmDJjKXMfIsi2mKbwoZA==

{
  "login": "varth",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "password": "123secret"
}

Response:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: /my/users/varth
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 163
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST, GET, HEAD
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Content-MD5: qC9LnijSqZ1I+zea5GQXvQ==
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 09:42:36 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: 7f1193b0-a959-11e5-9cdd-eb0b10bce309
Response-Time: 1229

{
  "id": "b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8",
  "login": "varth",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "updated": "2015-12-23T09:42:36.517Z",
  "created": "2015-12-23T09:42:36.517Z"
}

UpdateUser (POST /:account/users/:id)

Update a user's modifiable properties.

Note: Password changes are not allowed using this endpoint; there is an additional endpoint (ChangeUserPassword) for password changes so it can be selectively allowed/disallowed for users using policies.

Inputs

Field	Type	Description
login	String
email	String
companyName	String
firstName	String
lastName	String
address	String
postalCode	String
city	String
state	String
country	String
phone	String

Returns

User object:

Field	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique id for this user
login	String	User login name
email	String	Email address
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...
created	ISO8601 date	When this user was created
updated	ISO8601 date	When this user's details was last updated

Errors

For all possible errors, see CloudAPI HTTP Responses.

Error Code	Description
InvalidArgument	If any of the parameters are invalid, e.g. you try to add a login name already taken by another user of your account
MissingParameter	If you didn't send a login or email
ResourceNotFound	If :account or :user do not exist

CLI Command:

sdc-user update b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8 --login=joe

Request:

POST /my/users/b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
Api-Version: ~8
accept: application/json
content-type: application/json
user-agent: restify/2.6.1 (x64-darwin; v8/3.14.5.9; OpenSSL/1.0.1e) node/0.10.26
date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:30:44 GMT
content-length: 79
content-md5: E9EmDJjKXMfIsi2mKbwoZA==

{
  "login": "joe",
}

Response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 161
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, HEAD, POST, DELETE
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Content-MD5: 4Sn7xQHfoc1+LvLkA2KbNA==
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:30:45 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: 63a27380-aa29-11e5-ace8-d79496f2469d
Response-Time: 1148

{
  "id": "b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8",
  "login": "joe",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "updated": "2015-12-24T10:28:59.634Z",
  "created": "2015-12-23T09:42:36.517Z"
}

ChangeUserPassword (POST /:account/users/:user/change_password)

This is a separate rule for password changes, so different policies can be used for an user trying to modify other data, or only their own password.

Inputs

Field	Type	Description
password	String	...
password_confirmation	String	string must match password

Returns

User object:

Field	Type	Description
id	UUID	Unique id for the user
login	String	User login name
email	String	Email address
companyName	String	...
firstName	String	...
lastName	String	...
address	String	...
postalCode	String	...
city	String	...
state	String	...
country	String	...
phone	String	...
created	Date (ISO8601)	When this user was created
updated	Date (ISO8601)	When this user's details was last updated

Errors

For all possible errors, see CloudAPI HTTP Responses.

Error Code	Description
InvalidArgument	The provided password and password\_confirmation didn't match
MissingParameter	Either password or password\_confirmation parameters are missing
ResourceNotFound	If :account or :user do not exist

CLI Command:

sdc-user change-password b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8 --password=foo123bar --password-confirmation=foo123bar

Example Request

POST /my/users/b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8/change_password HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Host: api.example.com
Api-Version: ~8
Content-Length: 40
Authorization: Signature keyId...

{
    "password": "foo123bar",
    "password_confirmation": "foo123bar"
}

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 161
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: POST
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Content-MD5: qU6CaBlWpuehWaj0IdtPCw==
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:34:51 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: f6338220-aa29-11e5-8484-a9b10ef4e687
Response-Time: 1297

{
  "id": "b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8",
  "login": "joe",
  "email": "[e-mail]",
  "updated": "2015-12-24T10:34:51.790Z",
  "created": "2015-12-23T09:42:36.517Z"
}

DeleteUser (DELETE /:account/users/:user)

Remove a user. They will no longer be able to use this API.

Inputs

• None

Returns

• None

Errors

For all possible errors, see CloudAPI HTTP Responses.

Error Code	Description
ResourceNotFound	If :account does not exist or there isn't a user with either the login or id given as :user value

CLI Command:

sdc-user delete b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8

Example Request

DELETE /my/users/b5c9cf06-b7de-4c11-9b66-8ace6cb92ee8 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
Accept: application/json
Api-Version: ~8
Content-Length: 0

Example Response

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Accept, Accept-Version, Content-Length, Content-MD5, Content-Type, Date, Api-Version, Response-Time
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, HEAD, POST, DELETE
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Api-Version, Request-Id, Response-Time
Connection: Keep-Alive
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 10:36:18 GMT
Server: Joyent Triton 8.0.0
Api-Version: 8.0.0
Request-Id: 29bcb710-aa2a-11e5-b9f6-05ee86f81e61
Response-Time: 997