---
title: REST API - Get User Request
slug: rm/rest-api-get-user-request
docTags: 
createdAt: 2026-06-09T13:38:46.621Z
---

```bash
/api/v1/users/{userId}
```

# Description

Retrieves the user with the specified user ID.

# URL Structure

```bash
[Blueprint_URI]/api/v1/users/{UserId}
```

- `UserId`: Defines the Id of the user.

# Supported Methods

- [HEAD](docId\:EQND3ZpTD6DwF3go3ufox)
- [GET](docId:7HM2r-Py7e84XK2mSf11b)

# HTTP Status Codes

- 200: OK
- 201: Successfully Created
- 206: Partial Content
- 400: Bad Request
  This error can occur for a variety of reasons:
  - At least one URI or request body parameter is invalid, such as one of the [Filter](docId\:Sv9GjVErxCZcgqdn28J7U), Traces, Offset or Limit parameters.
  - A required value has not been provided.
  - If you are submitting a [POST](docId\:Hsi_LzXS8g_RX_ydUdZKg) or [PATCH](docId\:RcjvHRLbY6de-zGKeHxuI) request and have not added the `X-HTTP-Method-Override` parameter to your request header.
- 401: Unauthorized
  - The Blueprint token is missing, invalid or expired.
- 403: Forbidden
  - The applicable permissions are needed. For example, this error can occur when:
    - An Author or Collaborate license is needed for access.
    - Comment permissions are needed on the artifact.
    - Edit permissions are needed on the change summary job.
- 404: NotFound
  - Item is not found in the project. For example, this error can occur when:
    - Artifact not found.
    - Artifact type not found.
    - Project not found.
    - ALM target not found.
    - Change summary job not found.
    - User does not have edit permissions for this artifact, project or ALM target.
- 409: Conflict
  - Reason for failure can be found in the response body. Additional information may also be found in the log.
- 411: Length Required
  - If the Content-Length header is missing in the request.
- 413: Request Entity Too Large
  - If the provided file size is larger than allowed.
- 415: Unsupported Media Type
  - If the provided media type is not of MIME Multipart Content "form-data."
- 416: Request Range Not Satisfiable
  - If `offset `points to a part of a collection that is not available.
- 500: Internal Server Error
- 501: Not Implemented

# Examples

## XML Example

**Request URI**

```bash
https://production.blueprintcloud.com/api/v1/users/125?
```

**Response Header**

```rust
{'content-length': '332', 'pragma': 'no-cache', 'cache-control': 'no-cache', 'date': 'Sat, 04 May 2013 14:59:22 GMT', 'expires': '-1', 'content-type': 'application/xml; charset=utf-8', 'server': 'Blueprint'}
```

**Response Body**

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" ?><User xmlns="http://www.blueprintsys.com/blueprint/api/v1" xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  <DisplayName>API Documentation User</DisplayName>  <Firstname>API</Firstname>  <Groups>    <Group>      <Id>75</Id>      <Name>API Authors</Name>    </Group>  </Groups>  <Id>125</Id>  <Lastname>Documentation</Lastname>  <Name>api_docs_user</Name></User>
```

## JSON Example

**Request URI**

```bash
https://production.blueprintcloud.com/api/v1/users/125?
```

**Response Header**

```rust
{'content-length': '205', 'pragma': 'no-cache', 'cache-control': 'no-cache', 'date': 'Sat, 04 May 2013 11:49:50 GMT', 'expires': '-1', 'content-type': 'application/json; charset=utf-8', 'server': 'Blueprint'}
```

**Response Body**

```json
{  "DisplayName": "API Documentation User",   "Name": "api_docs_user",   "Firstname": "API",   "Lastname": "Documentation",   "Groups": [    {      "ProjectId": null,       "Type": "Group",       "Id": 75,       "Name": "API Authors"    }  ],   "Type": "User",   "Id": 125}
```