Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeUser

Returns information about a user, given the user name.

Request Syntax


GET /accounts/AwsAccountId/namespaces/Namespace/users/UserName HTTP/1.1

URI Request Parameters

The request uses the following URI parameters.

AwsAccountId

The ID for the AWS account that the user is in. Currently, you use the ID for the AWS account that contains your Amazon QuickSight account.

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 12.

Pattern: ^[0-9]{12}$

Required: Yes

Namespace

The namespace. Currently, you should set this to default.

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]*$

Required: Yes

UserName

The name of the user that you want to describe.

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

Pattern: [\u0020-\u00FF]+

Required: Yes

Request Body

The request does not have a request body.

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 Status
Content-type: application/json

{
   "RequestId": "string",
   "User": { 
      "Active": boolean,
      "Arn": "string",
      "CustomPermissionsName": "string",
      "Email": "string",
      "ExternalLoginFederationProviderType": "string",
      "ExternalLoginFederationProviderUrl": "string",
      "ExternalLoginId": "string",
      "IdentityType": "string",
      "PrincipalId": "string",
      "Role": "string",
      "UserName": "string"
   }
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back the following HTTP response.

Status: The HTTP status of the request.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

RequestId

The AWS request ID for this operation.

Type: String

User

The user name.

Type: User object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

You don't have access to this item. The provided credentials couldn't be validated. You might not be authorized to carry out the request. Make sure that your account is authorized to use the Amazon QuickSight service, that your policies have the correct permissions, and that you are using the correct credentials.

HTTP Status Code: 401

InternalFailureException

An internal failure occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidParameterValueException

One or more parameters has a value that isn't valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

PreconditionNotMetException

One or more preconditions aren't met.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

One or more resources can't be found.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ResourceUnavailableException

This resource is currently unavailable.

HTTP Status Code: 503

ThrottlingException

Access is throttled.

HTTP Status Code: 429