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Get users API
editGet users API
editRetrieves information about users in the native realm and built-in users.
Prerequisites
edit-
To use this API, you must have at least the
manage_security
cluster privilege.
Description
editFor more information about the native realm, see Realms and Native user authentication.
Path parameters
edit-
username
- (Optional, string) An identifier for the user. You can specify multiple usernames as a comma-separated list. If you omit this parameter, the API retrieves information about all users.
Response body
editA successful call returns an array of users with the JSON representation of the users. Note that user passwords are not included.
Response codes
editIf the user is not defined in the native
realm, the request 404s.
Examples
editTo retrieve a native user, submit a GET request to the /_security/user/<username>
endpoint:
GET /_security/user/jacknich
{ "jacknich": { "username": "jacknich", "roles": [ "admin", "other_role1" ], "full_name": "Jack Nicholson", "email": "jacknich@example.com", "metadata": { "intelligence" : 7 }, "enabled": true } }
Omit the username to retrieve all users:
GET /_security/user