Gainsight Users API

Manage Gainsight users

Operations 7

GET /users Gainsight List users #
POST /users Gainsight Create or update a user #
GET /users/{userId} Gainsight Get a user #
PUT /users/{userId} Gainsight Update a user #
PATCH /users/{userId} Gainsight Update a user #
DELETE /users/{userId} Gainsight Delete a user #
POST /users/{userId}/deactivate Gainsight Deactivate a user #

Documentation

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https://support.gainsight.com/PX/API_for_Developers
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Authentication
https://support.gainsight.com/PX/API_for_Developers/02About/Authentication
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https://support.gainsight.com/PX/API_for_Developers/APIs_for_Developers/PX_API
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Documentation
https://gainsightpx.docs.apiary.io/
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Company_and_Relationship_API/Company_API_Documentation
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Authentication
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Generate_REST_API/Generate_REST_API_Key
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Person_API/People_API_Documentation
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Custom_Object_API/Gainsight_Custom_Object_API_Documentation
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Cockpit_API/Call_To_Action_(CTA)_API_Documentation
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Timeline_API/Timeline_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Success_Plan_APIs/Success_Plan_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Data_Management_APIs/Data_Management_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Bulk_API/Gainsight_Bulk_REST_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Bulk_API/Gainsight_Bulk_API
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Events_API/Events_API
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/User_Management_APIs/User_Management_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/User_Management_APIs/SCIM_API
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/User_Management_APIs/API_for_Company_Team_Record
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Customer_Goals_API/Customer_Goals_APIs
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Renewal_Center_API/Renewal_Center_API
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Documentation
https://support.gainsight.com/gainsight_nxt/API_and_Developer_Docs/Cockpit_API/Task_APIs

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OpenAPI Specification

gainsight-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Gainsight Users API
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Gainsight Support
    url: https://support.gainsight.com
    email: support@gainsight.com
  termsOfService: https://www.gainsight.com/terms-of-service/
  description: 'Operations tagged Users across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: gainsight-cs-user-management-api-openapi.yml, gainsight-px-api-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://{domain}.gainsightcloud.com/v1
  description: Gainsight CS Production
  variables:
    domain:
      default: customer
      description: Customer-specific domain prefix
- url: https://api.aptrinsic.com/v1
  description: Gainsight PX Production API
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Users
  description: Manage Gainsight users
paths:
  /users:
    get:
      operationId: listUsers
      summary: Gainsight List users
      description: Retrieve a list of Gainsight users.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - name: pageNumber
        in: query
        description: Page number
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        description: Records per page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 25
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Users returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: boolean
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      records:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GainsightUser'
                      totalCount:
                        type: integer
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createUser
      summary: Gainsight Create or update a user
      description: Create a new user or update an existing user in Gainsight PX.
      tags:
      - Users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User created or updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_2'
    servers:
    - url: https://{domain}.gainsightcloud.com/v1
      description: Gainsight CS Production
      variables:
        domain:
          default: customer
          description: Customer-specific domain prefix
  /users/{userId}:
    get:
      operationId: getUser
      summary: Gainsight Get a user
      description: Retrieve a specific Gainsight user by ID.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: boolean
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/GainsightUser'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateUser
      summary: Gainsight Update a user
      description: Update a Gainsight user record.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GainsightUserInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    patch:
      operationId: updateUser
      summary: Gainsight Update a user
      description: Update specific attributes of a user.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId_2'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_2'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteUser
      summary: Gainsight Delete a user
      description: Delete a user from Gainsight PX.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId_2'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: User deleted successfully
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized_2'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://{domain}.gainsightcloud.com/v1
      description: Gainsight CS Production
      variables:
        domain:
          default: customer
          description: Customer-specific domain prefix
  /users/{userId}/deactivate:
    post:
      operationId: deactivateUser
      summary: Gainsight Deactivate a user
      description: Deactivate a Gainsight user account.
      tags:
      - Users
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User deactivated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://{domain}.gainsightcloud.com/v1
      description: Gainsight CS Production
      variables:
        domain:
          default: customer
          description: Customer-specific domain prefix
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request body or parameters
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or access key is missing
    Unauthorized_2:
      description: Authentication failed or API key is missing
  schemas:
    GainsightUserInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        FirstName:
          type: string
        LastName:
          type: string
        Email:
          type: string
          format: email
        UserType:
          type: string
        LicenseType:
          type: string
        Role:
          type: string
    GainsightUser:
      type: object
      properties:
        Gsid:
          type: string
          description: User unique identifier
        FirstName:
          type: string
          description: First name
        LastName:
          type: string
          description: Last name
        Email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: Email address
        UserType:
          type: string
          description: User type
        IsActive:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the user is active
        LicenseType:
          type: string
          description: License type assigned
        Role:
          type: string
          description: User role
        SfdcUserId:
          type: string
          description: Salesforce user ID
        CreatedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        ModifiedDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ApiResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        result:
          type: boolean
        errorCode:
          type: string
        errorDesc:
          type: string
        requestId:
          type: string
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        aptrinsicId:
          type: string
          description: Gainsight PX internal identifier
        identifyId:
          type: string
          description: User identification string
        type:
          type: string
          description: User type
        gender:
          type: string
          description: User gender
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: User email address
        firstName:
          type: string
          description: First name
        lastName:
          type: string
          description: Last name
        title:
          type: string
          description: Job title
        phone:
          type: string
          description: Phone number
        score:
          type: integer
          description: User engagement score
        role:
          type: string
          description: User role
        accountId:
          type: string
          description: Associated account ID
        numberOfVisits:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of visits
        lastSeenDate:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Last seen timestamp in milliseconds
        firstVisitDate:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: First visit timestamp in milliseconds
        signUpDate:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Sign-up timestamp in milliseconds
        customAttributes:
          type: object
          description: Custom user attributes
    UserInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - identifyId
      properties:
        identifyId:
          type: string
          description: Unique user identification string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: User email address
        firstName:
          type: string
          description: First name
        lastName:
          type: string
          description: Last name
        title:
          type: string
          description: Job title
        phone:
          type: string
          description: Phone number
        role:
          type: string
          description: User role
        accountId:
          type: string
          description: Associated account ID
        signUpDate:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Sign-up timestamp in milliseconds
        customAttributes:
          type: object
          description: Custom user attributes
  parameters:
    userId:
      name: userId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Gainsight user ID
      schema:
        type: string
    filter:
      name: filter
      in: query
      description: Filter expression for results
      schema:
        type: string
    scrollId:
      name: scrollId
      in: query
      description: Scroll ID for cursor-based pagination
      schema:
        type: string
    pageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      description: Number of results per page
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 20
        maximum: 500
    sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      description: Sort field and direction (e.g., lastSeenDate:desc)
      schema:
        type: string
    userId_2:
      name: userId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique user identifier
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      name: accessKey
      in: header
      description: Gainsight CS REST API access key
x-refined-from:
- gainsight-cs-user-management-api-openapi.yml
- gainsight-px-api-openapi.yml