Mattermost Users API

The Users API from Mattermost — 8 operation(s) for users.

Operations 11

POST /users/login Login to Mattermost
POST /users/logout End the user session
GET /users List users
POST /users Create a user
GET /users/{user_id} Get a user
PUT /users/{user_id} Update a user
DELETE /users/{user_id} Deactivate a user
PUT /users/{user_id}/patch Partially update a user
POST /users/search Search users
GET /users/autocomplete Autocomplete users
GET /users/{user_id}/sessions List active sessions for a user

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OpenAPI Specification

mattermost-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Mattermost REST Channels Users API
  version: '4'
  description: 'Mattermost REST API v4 for managing users, teams, channels, posts, threads,

    files, integrations, plugins, webhooks, slash commands, and OAuth

    applications on a self-hosted or cloud Mattermost server. Authentication

    uses Personal Access Tokens or session tokens carried as a Bearer token.

    '
  contact:
    name: Mattermost API Documentation
    url: https://developers.mattermost.com/api-documentation
servers:
- url: https://{your-mattermost-server}/api/v4
  description: Self-hosted Mattermost server
  variables:
    your-mattermost-server:
      default: your-mattermost-server.com
      description: Hostname of your Mattermost server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Users
paths:
  /users/login:
    post:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Login to Mattermost
      security: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                login_id:
                  type: string
                password:
                  type: string
                token:
                  type: string
                device_id:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful login. Session token returned in Token header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  /users/logout:
    post:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: End the user session
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Logged out
  /users:
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: List users
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      - in: query
        name: per_page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 60
      - in: query
        name: in_team
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: in_channel
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of users
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    post:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Create a user
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: User created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  /users/{user_id}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: user_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Get a user
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    put:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Update a user
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated user
    delete:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Deactivate a user
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Deactivated
  /users/{user_id}/patch:
    put:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Partially update a user
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Patched user
  /users/search:
    post:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Search users
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                term:
                  type: string
                team_id:
                  type: string
                in_channel_id:
                  type: string
                not_in_channel_id:
                  type: string
                allow_inactive:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  /users/autocomplete:
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: Autocomplete users
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: name
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: team_id
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: channel_id
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Autocomplete results
  /users/{user_id}/sessions:
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      summary: List active sessions for a user
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: user_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sessions
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        username:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        first_name:
          type: string
        last_name:
          type: string
        roles:
          type: string
        create_at:
          type: integer
        update_at:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Personal Access Token or session token issued by /users/login.