systemd Users API

The Users API from systemd — 3 operation(s) for users.

Operations 3

GET /users List Logged-In Users #
GET /users/{uid} Get A User By UID #
POST /users/{uid}/terminate Terminate A User's Sessions #

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OpenAPI Specification

systemd-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: systemd-hostnamed (org.freedesktop.hostname1) Boot Users API
  version: '1.0'
  summary: D-Bus API of systemd-hostnamed modeled as REST operations.
  description: 'Documentation/contract artifact for the `org.freedesktop.hostname1` D-Bus interface on the

    system bus. Manages the system hostname (static, transient, pretty), chassis type, deployment,

    location, icon name, and other machine info.

    '
  license:
    name: LGPL-2.1-or-later
    url: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt
servers:
- url: dbus://system/org.freedesktop.hostname1
tags:
- name: Users
paths:
  /users:
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: ListUsers
      summary: List Logged-In Users
      description: Mirrors `ListUsers()`.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of (uid
          name: null
          object path).: null
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
  /users/{uid}:
    parameters:
    - name: uid
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    get:
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: GetUser
      summary: Get A User By UID
      description: Mirrors `GetUser(uid)`.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User object path.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  path:
                    type: string
  /users/{uid}/terminate:
    parameters:
    - name: uid
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    post:
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: TerminateUser
      summary: Terminate A User's Sessions
      description: Mirrors `TerminateUser(uid)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Terminated.
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        uid:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        object_path:
          type: string