Get User by Login Name - Help | YouTrack Standalone

GET /user/{user}

Get user by login name

GET /rest/user/{user}

Request parameters:

Name	Type	Description
user	userByLogin	Login name of a user to get info about.

Response parameters:

Name	Description
fullName	User's full name.
email	User's email.
lastCreatedProject	Short name of the project, in which the user created the most recent issue.
filterProject	Short name of the project that is set as filter project on Issues list.

Sample

Sample 1

Request

GET https://example.com/youtrack/rest/user/root
    Connection: keep-alive
    Cookie: $Version=0; JSESSIONID=342efpzevk821sa2fh6oszm07; $Path=/;
    jetbrains.charisma.main.security.PRINCIPAL=MTVhMjY2OGUxMTUxMTI5MGMzNjhlZWM5NTJiNGJkNmIyNzc3NjdjZmM3YWU4MTVjYzQwYWE1MWZlYTkwNTcxNzphcHBfZXhjZXB0aW9u;
    $Path=/

Response

HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
    Content-Type: text/plain
    Transfer-Encoding: chunked
    <error>You have no rights to read user.</error>

Sample 2

Request

GET https://example.com/youtrack/rest/user/app_exception
    Connection: keep-alive
    Cookie: $Version=0; JSESSIONID=342efpzevk821sa2fh6oszm07; $Path=/;
    jetbrains.charisma.main.security.PRINCIPAL=MTVhMjY2OGUxMTUxMTI5MGMzNjhlZWM5NTJiNGJkNmIyNzc3NjdjZmM3YWU4MTVjYzQwYWE1MWZlYTkwNTcxNzphcHBfZXhjZXB0aW9u;
    $Path=/

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    Content-Type: application/xml;charset=UTF-8
    Content-Length: 150
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
    <user lastCreatedProject="HBR" email="vadim.gurov@gmail.com" fullName="Application Exception"/>

Last modified: 8 July 2019