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GET
/
v1
/
users
/
{id}
GET /v1/users/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Users

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Get by ID
user = Users.retrieve("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd")
print(f"{user.fullyQualifiedName}: {user.email}")

# Get by ID with fields
user = Users.retrieve(
    "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
    fields=["teams", "roles", "domains"]
)

# Get by fully qualified name
user = Users.retrieve_by_name("aaron_johnson0")

# Get by name with fields
user = Users.retrieve_by_name(
    "aaron_johnson0",
    fields=["teams", "roles", "domains"]
)

{
  "id": "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
  "name": "aaron_johnson0",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "aaron_johnson0",
  "displayName": "Aaron Johnson",
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982624214,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "email": "aaron_johnson0@gmail.com",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/users/77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
  "isBot": false,
  "isAdmin": false,
  "allowImpersonation": false,
  "teams": [
    {
      "id": "7a2b921b-f623-4eb5-9736-649788ad842c",
      "type": "team",
      "name": "Sales",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "Sales",
      "displayName": "Sales",
      "deleted": false
    }
  ],
  "personas": [],
  "deleted": false,
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "761c2bb2-0b77-4bc5-9af9-cf89536d6a12",
      "type": "role",
      "name": "DataSteward",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "DataSteward",
      "displayName": "Data Steward",
      "deleted": false
    }
  ],
  "domains": []
}

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Retrieve a User

Get a single user by its unique ID or fully qualified name.

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Get by ID

​
id
string
required
UUID of the user to retrieve.
​
fields
string
Comma-separated list of fields to include (e.g., teams,roles,personas,domains,follows,owns).
​
include
string
default:"non-deleted"
Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.

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Get by Fully Qualified Name

Use GET /v1/users/name/{fqn} to retrieve by fully qualified name.
​
fqn
string
required
Fully qualified name of the user (e.g., aaron_johnson0).
​
fields
string
Comma-separated list of fields to include: teams, roles, personas, domains, follows, owns.
​
include
string
default:"non-deleted"
Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.
GET /v1/users/{id}
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Users

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

# Get by ID
user = Users.retrieve("77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd")
print(f"{user.fullyQualifiedName}: {user.email}")

# Get by ID with fields
user = Users.retrieve(
    "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
    fields=["teams", "roles", "domains"]
)

# Get by fully qualified name
user = Users.retrieve_by_name("aaron_johnson0")

# Get by name with fields
user = Users.retrieve_by_name(
    "aaron_johnson0",
    fields=["teams", "roles", "domains"]
)

{
  "id": "77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
  "name": "aaron_johnson0",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "aaron_johnson0",
  "displayName": "Aaron Johnson",
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982624214,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "email": "aaron_johnson0@gmail.com",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/users/77655e6e-ad33-49da-bbca-db4ba4d4e2cd",
  "isBot": false,
  "isAdmin": false,
  "allowImpersonation": false,
  "teams": [
    {
      "id": "7a2b921b-f623-4eb5-9736-649788ad842c",
      "type": "team",
      "name": "Sales",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "Sales",
      "displayName": "Sales",
      "deleted": false
    }
  ],
  "personas": [],
  "deleted": false,
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "761c2bb2-0b77-4bc5-9af9-cf89536d6a12",
      "type": "role",
      "name": "DataSteward",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "DataSteward",
      "displayName": "Data Steward",
      "deleted": false
    }
  ],
  "domains": []
}

​
Returns

Returns a user object with all requested fields populated.

​
Response

​
id
string
Unique identifier for the user (UUID format).
​
name
string
Username.
​
fullyQualifiedName
string
Fully qualified name (same as name for users).
​
displayName
string
Human-readable display name.
​
email
string
Email address of the user.
​
isBot
boolean
Whether this user is a bot account.
​
isAdmin
boolean
Whether this user has admin privileges.
​
teams
array
Teams the user belongs to. Only included when fields contains teams.
​
roles
array
Roles assigned to the user. Only included when fields contains roles.
​
personas
array
Personas assigned. Only included when fields contains personas.
​
domains
array
Domain assignments. Only included when fields contains domains.
​
follows
array
Entities the user follows. Only included when fields contains follows.
​
owns
array
Entities owned by the user. Only included when fields contains owns.
​
version
number
Version number for the entity.

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to view this user
404NOT_FOUNDUser with given ID or FQN does not exist