Retrieve a user

GET/users/{userId}

Returns a single staff member of the user’s organization.

Credentials: Org admin’s OAuth token only
Scope: messages.read

Path parameters

userIdUUIDRequired

ID of the user.

Returns

Returns 200 OK with the User object.

Errors

Failed requests return application/problem+json problem details. The errors specific to this endpoint:

Status	Code	Meaning
400	`invalid_request`	The request is malformed, such as invalid JSON.
401	`invalid_token`	The API key or access token is missing, expired, or revoked.
403	`insufficient_scope`	The credential doesn’t have the scope this endpoint needs.
403	`oauth_required`	API keys can’t use this endpoint. It needs an org admin’s OAuth token.
404	`not_found`	The resource doesn’t exist, or isn’t visible to this credential.
429	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Retry after `Retry-After` seconds.

cURL

Request


curl "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/users/8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BLOOMTEXT_ACCESS_TOKEN"

JavaScript

Request


const response = await fetch('https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/users/8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BLOOMTEXT_ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
})
 
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`BloomText API error: ${response.status}`)
const data = await response.json()

Python

Request


import os
 
import requests
 
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/users/8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BLOOMTEXT_ACCESS_TOKEN']}",
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

Go

Request


package main
 
import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)
 
func main() {
	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/users/8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55", nil)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("BLOOMTEXT_ACCESS_TOKEN"))
 
	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()
 
	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(res.Status, string(out))
}

Ruby

Request


require "net/http"
require "json"
 
uri = URI("https://api.bloomtext.com/v1/users/8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55")
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch("BLOOMTEXT_ACCESS_TOKEN")}"
 
response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end
data = JSON.parse(response.body)

Response · 200 OK


{
  "id": "8b9c2d2f-6b1a-44f4-a7b1-0d6d3f2d6f55",
  "name": "Alex Example",
  "role": "member"
}