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Fetch a user by id, login, or login shortname if the short name is unambiguous.
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Parameters

ParameterDescription
DepartmentName of the user’s department.
Display NameName of the user, suitable for display to end users.
DivisionName of the user’s division.
EmailPrimary email address of user.
Employee NumberOrganization or company assigned unique identifier for the user.
First NameGiven name of the user.
Last NameFamily name of the user.
Login EmailUnique identifier for the user (email).
Manager IDID of the user’s manager.
Middle NameMiddle name(s) of the user.
Mobile PhoneMobile phone number of the user.
OrganizationName of the user’s organization.
PasswordNew password for the user.
Primary PhonePrimary phone number of the user such as home number.
Recovery QuestionThe user’s recovery question.
Recovery Question AnswerThe user’s recovery question’s answer.
Second EmailSecondary email address of user typically used for account recovery.
StrictIf true, validates against minimum age and history password policy.
TitleUser’s title, such as “Vice President”.
User IDID of the user to update.
User TypeUsed to describe the organization to user relationship such as “Employee” or “Contractor”.

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Example Output

{
	"_embedded": {},
	"_links": {},
	"activated": "date-time",
	"created": "date-time",
	"credentials": {
		"password": {
			"hash": {
				"algorithm": "string",
				"salt": "string",
				"saltOrder": "string",
				"value": "string",
				"workFactor": 0
			},
			"hook": {
				"type": "string"
			},
			"value": "password"
		},
		"provider": {
			"name": "string",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"recovery_question": {
			"answer": "string",
			"question": "string"
		}
	},
	"id": "string",
	"lastLogin": "date-time",
	"lastUpdated": "date-time",
	"passwordChanged": "date-time",
	"profile": {
		"city": "string",
		"costCenter": "string",
		"countryCode": "string",
		"department": "string",
		"displayName": "string",
		"division": "string",
		"email": "string",
		"employeeNumber": "string",
		"firstName": "string",
		"honorificPrefix": "string",
		"honorificSuffix": "string",
		"lastName": "string",
		"locale": "string",
		"login": "string",
		"manager": "string",
		"managerId": "string",
		"middleName": "string",
		"mobilePhone": "string",
		"nickName": "string",
		"organization": "string",
		"postalAddress": "string",
		"preferredLanguage": "string",
		"primaryPhone": "string",
		"profileUrl": "string",
		"secondEmail": "string",
		"state": "string",
		"streetAddress": "string",
		"timezone": "string",
		"title": "string",
		"userType": "string",
		"zipCode": "string"
	},
	"status": "string",
	"statusChanged": "date-time",
	"transitioningToStatus": "string",
	"type": {
		"_links": {},
		"created": "date-time",
		"createdBy": "string",
		"default": false,
		"description": "string",
		"displayName": "string",
		"id": "string",
		"lastUpdated": "date-time",
		"lastUpdatedBy": "string",
		"name": "string"
	}
}

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Workflow Library Example

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