REST API: delegation Resource
Performs actions related to delegating your own profile and those of your direct reports to a proxy user. A proxy user should be able to perform the same activities as his or her supervisor depending on the role(s) delegated to him or her.
Access Permissions
Add a User for Delegation
Allows you to add users to the Delegated users list.
- Method
- POST
- URI
- https://{yourDomain}/networking/rest/delegation/
- Request
- <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict" enclose="div">
<platform> <delegation> <active>false</active> <applicationId>08455b174ee14b26859c44c60f2ceb7b</applicationId> <createdId> <content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content> <displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue> <type>USER</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri> </createdId> <dateCreated>2018-07-26T00:46:41.000Z</dateCreated> <dateModified>2018-07-26T06:09:09.000Z</dateModified> <delegateAccessProfile>false</delegateAccessProfile> <delegatee> <content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content> <displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue> <type>USER</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri> </delegatee> <id>ee35804e4c2942b999d8b5521e786fd7</id> <modifiedId> <content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content> <displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue> <type>USER</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri> </modifiedId> <prinicpalUser> <content>792a8e8725104cb58e5d337ea730f59b</content> <displayValue>Fit fit</displayValue> <type>USER</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/792a8e8725104cb58e5d337ea730f59b</uri> </prinicpalUser> <roleId> <content>18d2099643e64deab4a174dc113a5174</content> <displayValue>Agent</displayValue> <type>ROLE</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/role/18d2099643e64deab4a174dc113a5174</uri> </roleId> <roleId> <content>c7b03526a90c44cdbbfdaa4e5564c6a9</content> <displayValue>Manager</displayValue> <type>ROLE</type> <uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/role/c7b03526a90c44cdbbfdaa4e5564c6a9</uri> </roleId> </delegation> </platform> </syntaxhighlight>
- Response
- <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict" enclose="div">
<platform>
<message>
0
<description>Success</description>
<id><delegationId></id>
</message>
</platform>
</syntaxhighlight>
- See also: REST API:Error Codes
Retrieve the Delegated Users list
Retrieves the list of delegated users.
- Method
- GET
- URI
- https://{yourDomain}/networking/rest/delegation/<delegationId>
- Response
- <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict" enclose="div">
<platform>
<delegation>
<active>false</active>
<applicationId>08455b174ee14b26859c44c60f2ceb7b</applicationId>
<createdId>
<content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content>
<displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue>
<type>USER</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri>
</createdId>
<dateCreated>2018-07-26T00:46:41.000Z</dateCreated>
<dateModified>2018-07-26T06:09:09.000Z</dateModified>
<delegateAccessProfile>false</delegateAccessProfile>
<delegatee>
<content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content>
<displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue>
<type>USER</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri>
</delegatee>
<id>ee35804e4c2942b999d8b5521e786fd7</id>
<modifiedId>
<content>b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</content>
<displayValue>Fix Fix2</displayValue>
<type>USER</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/b2c6fb3b59ba4f9a9c212f20be284df5</uri>
</modifiedId>
<prinicpalUser>
<content>792a8e8725104cb58e5d337ea730f59b</content>
<displayValue>Fit fit</displayValue>
<type>USER</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/user/792a8e8725104cb58e5d337ea730f59b</uri>
</prinicpalUser>
<roleId>
<content>18d2099643e64deab4a174dc113a5174</content>
<displayValue>Agent</displayValue>
<type>ROLE</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/role/18d2099643e64deab4a174dc113a5174</uri>
</roleId>
<roleId>
<content>c7b03526a90c44cdbbfdaa4e5564c6a9</content>
<displayValue>Manager</displayValue>
<type>ROLE</type>
<uri>https://localhost/networking/rest/role/c7b03526a90c44cdbbfdaa4e5564c6a9</uri>
</roleId>
</delegation>
<message>
0
<description>Success</description>
</message>
</platform>
</syntaxhighlight>
- See also: REST API:Error Codes
Update the List of Delegated Users
Allows you to update the list of delegated users.
- Method
- PUT
- URI
- https://{yourDomain}/networking/rest/delegation/<delegationId>
- Response
- <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict" enclose="div">
<platform>
<message>
0
<description>Success</description>
<id><delegationId></id>
</message>
</platform>
</syntaxhighlight>
- See also: REST API:Error Codes
Delete a Delegated User
Allows you to delete a delegated user.
- Method
- DELETE
- URI
- https://{yourDomain}/networking/rest/delegation/<delegationId>
- Response
- <syntaxhighlight lang="html4strict" enclose="div">
<platform>
<message>
0
<description>Success</description>
</message>
</platform>
</syntaxhighlight>
- See also: REST API:Error Codes
Fields
- Notes:
- In this object, Boolean fields accept either 1/0 or TRUE/FALSE
- Because there are so many fields, and so many of them can be empty, empty fields generally are not returned as part of user data. However, they can still be specified for an update.
Name Type Attribute Required During Add Description Additional Information id String Read Only Record Id first_name String Editable on Add/Update last_name String Editable on Add/Update company String Editable on Add/Update title String Editable on Add/Update accessibility mode Boolean Editable on Add/Update Options:
1 - Enable accessibility mode
0 - Disable accessibility mode
act as delegate Boolean Editable on Add/Update Options:
1 - Delegated
0 - Not delegated
When delegation is enabled, logged in user can act on behalf of another user html signature String Editable on Update You are not allowed to edit signatures of other users. You are authorized to edit only your signature. You cannot fetch html_signature through Dynamic search API time_zone Integer Editable on Add/Update See: Time Zone Codes date_format String Editable on Add/Update See: Date/Time Formats reports_to String Editable on Add/Update User's manager/supervisor employee_number Editable on Add/Update language String Editable on Add/Update Two letter language code that is available to tenant (ex: 'en', 'es', 'hi') email String Editable on Add/Update username String Editable on Add/Update site_name String Editable on Add/Update Optional. When the name of a Site is specified, it designates the user as a site user, rather than a platform user. password String Writable on Add Only Password used to login - Password is optional when creating a new user
- If not provided, a temporary password is generated and sent to the user/tenant via email
- Learn more: Manage Email Templates - Forgot Reset Password Email
- Password is not used when retrieving or updating user info
- Password is not returned as part of user data
security_question String Editable on Add/Update This question confirms the identity of the user who has forgotten the password. security_question parameter values are: - 1. In what city were you born? >> 1
- 2. What is your first pet's name? >> 2
- 3. What was your first teacher's name? >> 3
- 4. Write my own security question >> 4
custom_security_question String Editable on Add/Update This question confirms the identity of the user who has forgotten the password. If the custom_security_question and security_answer parameters are provided while creating a user through REST API call, then the value for security_question must be '4'. security_answer String Editable on Add/Update The expected answer. If the custom_security_question and security_answer parameters are provided while creating a user through REST API call, then the value for security_question must be '4'. active Boolean Editable on Add/Update single_sign_on Boolean Editable on Add/Update sso_type Integer Read Only Type of single sign on:
1 - Delegated
Authentication
2 - SAML
See: Single Sign On federation_id String Read Only Used in SAML authentication, if SAML is enabled user_id_type Number Editable on Add/Update 1: User ID
2:Federated IDUsed in SAML authentication, if SAML is enabled enable_mobile Boolean Editable on Add/Update Allow mobile access to the platform
team_id Integer Editable on Add/Update accessProfileId Integer Editable on Add/Update phone String Editable on Add/Update mobile String Editable on Add/Update fax String Editable on Add/Update street String Editable on Add/Update city String Editable on Add/Update state String Editable on Add/Update zip String Editable on Add/Update country String Editable on Add/Update notify_info Boolean Editable on Add/Update Send the Welcome email message When enabled, a notification email is sent (containing the username, welcome and login information) when a new user is added. Default is 1 (email is sent automatically on new user creation)
This value is not stored in the database, and is not returned by a GET.
base_currency String Editable on Add/Update The currency format displayed to the user, and used for data entry force_password_change_on_login Boolean Editable on Add/Update Force a password change action on first-time login When enabled, the User is prompted to change the password when logging in for the first time Default is 1 (new user is forced to change password on first login)
force_security_question_change_on_login Boolean Editable on Add/Update Force the user to change their security question the next time they login. Default value is 1 when a user a new user record is created. last_login Date Read Only Date and time of last login UTC Format date_last_password_change date Read Only Date and time of last password change UTC Format customer_language String Read Only Default Language, specified in My Information full_name String Read Only Full name of the user date_created Date Read Only UTC Format created_id Lookup Read Only date_modified Date Read Only UTC Format modified_id Lookup Read Only community_user_id String Read Only User's ID in the community auto_generated_community_user_record Boolean Read Only <true> for the initial admin user and any other user IDs automatically generated for the community user_type String Read Only User type: Platform user (P) or Site User (S) alias String Editable on Add/Update User's alias in the community description String Editable on Add/Update User's self-description photo_id image Editable on Add/Update ID of the User's picture.
Access: REST document Resource.thumbnail_photo_id image Editable on Add/Update ID of the thumbnail image.
Access: REST document Resource.status String Editable on Add/Update User's status date_status_updated date Editable on Add/Update Last date and time user's status was changed tenant_id String Read Only - Blank when logged in as normal user in a non-community tenant.
- The ID of the host tenant, when logged in as a community user.
tenant_user_id String Read Only customerId String Read Only Customer ID The ID of the tenant where the user is logged in: - The host tenant ID, when logged in as a user for a normal (non-community) tenant.
- The ID of the community tenant, when logged in as a community user.
flag_logged_in Boolean Read only True if the user is logged in custom field(s) User Fields User can add fields of various type, including text, date, time, etc. emailNotificationOptions - userWallPost
Boolean True to send a notification when someone writes on the user's wall. - recordWallPost
Boolean True to send a notification when someone writes on the record's wall, if the user is following that record. - documentWallPost
Boolean True to send a notification when someone writes on a document wall, if the user is following that document. - groupWallPost
Boolean True to send a notification when someone writes on a group wall, if the user is following that group. - commentOnMyPost
Boolean True to send a notification when someone comments on one of the user's posts. - commentOnComment
Boolean True to send a notification when someone comments on one of the user's comments. - like
Boolean True to send a notification when someone votes "like" on one of the user's posts.