Amazon Cognito #X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser API

The #X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser API from Amazon Cognito — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=awscognitoidentityproviderservice.getuser.

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Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

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POST /#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser Amazon Cognito Get User #

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amazon-cognito-x-amz-target-awscognitoidentityproviderservice-getuser-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '2016-04-18'
  x-release: v4
  title: 'Amazon Cognito Identity Provider #X Amz…'
  description: With the Amazon Cognito user pools API, you can set up user pools and app clients, and authenticate users.
  x-logo:
    url: https://twitter.com/awscloud/profile_image?size=original
    backgroundColor: '#FFFFFF'
  termsOfService: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  contact:
    name: Mike Ralphson
    email: mike.ralphson@gmail.com
    url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
    x-twitter: PermittedSoc
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0 License
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/
  x-providerName: amazonaws.com
  x-serviceName: cognito-idp
  x-origin:
  - contentType: application/json
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/aws-sdk-js/master/apis/cognito-idp-2016-04-18.normal.json
    converter:
      url: https://github.com/mermade/aws2openapi
      version: 1.0.0
    x-apisguru-driver: external
  x-apiClientRegistration:
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html?nc2=h_ct
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - cloud
  x-preferred: true
servers:
- url: http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider multi-region endpoint
- url: https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - us-east-1
      - us-east-2
      - us-west-1
      - us-west-2
      - us-gov-west-1
      - us-gov-east-1
      - ca-central-1
      - eu-north-1
      - eu-west-1
      - eu-west-2
      - eu-west-3
      - eu-central-1
      - eu-south-1
      - af-south-1
      - ap-northeast-1
      - ap-northeast-2
      - ap-northeast-3
      - ap-southeast-1
      - ap-southeast-2
      - ap-east-1
      - ap-south-1
      - sa-east-1
      - me-south-1
      default: us-east-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider multi-region endpoint
- url: http://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
- url: https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn
  variables:
    region:
      description: The AWS region
      enum:
      - cn-north-1
      - cn-northwest-1
      default: cn-north-1
  description: The Amazon Cognito Identity Provider endpoint for China (Beijing) and China (Ningxia)
security:
- hmac: []
tags:
- name: '#X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser'
paths:
  /#X-Amz-Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Content-Sha256'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Date'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Algorithm'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Credential'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Security-Token'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-Signature'
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/X-Amz-SignedHeaders'
    post:
      operationId: GetUser
      description: 'Gets the user attributes and metadata for a user.


        Amazon Cognito doesn''t evaluate Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in requests for this API operation. For this operation, you can''t use IAM credentials to authorize requests, and you can''t grant IAM permissions in policies. For more information about authorization models in Amazon Cognito, see Using the Amazon Cognito native and OIDC APIs.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetUserResponse'
              examples:
                GetUser200Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Username: example
                    UserAttributes: example
                    MFAOptions: example
                    PreferredMfaSetting: example
                    UserMFASettingList: example
        '480':
          description: ResourceNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceNotFoundException'
              examples:
                GetUser480Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 480 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '481':
          description: InvalidParameterException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InvalidParameterException'
              examples:
                GetUser481Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 481 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '482':
          description: NotAuthorizedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NotAuthorizedException'
              examples:
                GetUser482Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 482 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '483':
          description: TooManyRequestsException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TooManyRequestsException'
              examples:
                GetUser483Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 483 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '484':
          description: PasswordResetRequiredException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PasswordResetRequiredException'
              examples:
                GetUser484Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 484 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '485':
          description: UserNotFoundException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserNotFoundException'
              examples:
                GetUser485Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 485 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '486':
          description: UserNotConfirmedException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserNotConfirmedException'
              examples:
                GetUser486Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 486 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '487':
          description: InternalErrorException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalErrorException'
              examples:
                GetUser487Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 487 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
        '488':
          description: ForbiddenException
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenException'
              examples:
                GetUser488Example:
                  summary: Default GetUser 488 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: example
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetUserRequest'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser
      summary: Amazon Cognito Get User
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
      tags:
      - '#X Amz Target=AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.GetUser'
components:
  parameters:
    X-Amz-Signature:
      name: X-Amz-Signature
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Security-Token:
      name: X-Amz-Security-Token
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Algorithm:
      name: X-Amz-Algorithm
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-SignedHeaders:
      name: X-Amz-SignedHeaders
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Content-Sha256:
      name: X-Amz-Content-Sha256
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Date:
      name: X-Amz-Date
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
    X-Amz-Credential:
      name: X-Amz-Credential
      in: header
      schema:
        type: string
      required: false
  schemas:
    AttributeType:
      type: object
      required:
      - Name
      properties:
        Name:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeNameType'
          - description: The name of the attribute.
        Value:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeValueType'
          - description: The value of the attribute.
      description: Specifies whether the attribute is standard or custom.
    AttributeValueType:
      type: string
      maxLength: 2048
      format: password
    PasswordResetRequiredException: {}
    MFAOptionType:
      type: object
      properties:
        DeliveryMedium:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeliveryMediumType'
          - description: The delivery medium to send the MFA code. You can use this parameter to set only the <code>SMS</code> delivery medium value.
        AttributeName:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeNameType'
          - description: The attribute name of the MFA option type. The only valid value is <code>phone_number</code>.
      description: ' <i>This data type is no longer supported.</i> Applies only to SMS multi-factor authentication (MFA) configurations. Does not apply to time-based one-time password (TOTP) software token MFA configurations.'
    DeliveryMediumType:
      type: string
      enum:
      - SMS
      - EMAIL
    UserNotFoundException: {}
    UserNotConfirmedException: {}
    UserMFASettingListType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/StringType'
    ResourceNotFoundException: {}
    GetUserRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - AccessToken
      title: GetUserRequest
      properties:
        AccessToken:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenModelType'
          - description: A non-expired access token for the user whose information you want to query.
      description: Represents the request to get information about the user.
    NotAuthorizedException: {}
    TokenModelType:
      type: string
      pattern: '[A-Za-z0-9-_=.]+'
      format: password
    AttributeListType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeType'
    AttributeNameType:
      type: string
      pattern: '[\p{L}\p{M}\p{S}\p{N}\p{P}]+'
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 32
    GetUserResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - Username
      - UserAttributes
      properties:
        Username:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UsernameType'
          - description: The username of the user that you requested.
        UserAttributes:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/AttributeListType'
          - description: <p>An array of name-value pairs representing user attributes.</p> <p>For custom attributes, you must prepend the <code>custom:</code> prefix to the attribute name.</p>
        MFAOptions:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/MFAOptionListType'
          - description: ' <i>This response parameter is no longer supported.</i> It provides information only about SMS MFA configurations. It doesn''t provide information about time-based one-time password (TOTP) software token MFA configurations. To look up information about either type of MFA configuration, use UserMFASettingList instead.'
        PreferredMfaSetting:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/StringType'
          - description: The user's preferred MFA setting.
        UserMFASettingList:
          allOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserMFASettingListType'
          - description: The MFA options that are activated for the user. The possible values in this list are <code>SMS_MFA</code> and <code>SOFTWARE_TOKEN_MFA</code>.
      description: Represents the response from the server from the request to get information about the user.
    ForbiddenException: {}
    TooManyRequestsException: {}
    InternalErrorException: {}
    UsernameType:
      type: string
      pattern: '[\p{L}\p{M}\p{S}\p{N}\p{P}]+'
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 128
      format: password
    InvalidParameterException: {}
    StringType:
      type: string
      minLength: 0
      maxLength: 131072
    MFAOptionListType:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MFAOptionType'
  securitySchemes:
    hmac:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: Amazon Signature authorization v4
      x-amazon-apigateway-authtype: awsSigv4
externalDocs:
  description: Amazon Web Services documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito-idp/
x-hasEquivalentPaths: true