Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

GetUser

Gets the user attributes and metadata for a user.

Request Syntax


{
   "AccessToken": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

AccessToken

A non-expired access token for the user whose information you want to query.

Type: String

Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9-_=.]+

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "MFAOptions": [ 
      { 
         "AttributeName": "string",
         "DeliveryMedium": "string"
      }
   ],
   "PreferredMfaSetting": "string",
   "UserAttributes": [ 
      { 
         "Name": "string",
         "Value": "string"
      }
   ],
   "UserMFASettingList": [ "string" ],
   "Username": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

MFAOptions

This response parameter is no longer supported. It provides information only about SMS MFA configurations. It doesn't provide information about time-based one-time password (TOTP) software token MFA configurations. To look up information about either type of MFA configuration, use UserMFASettingList instead.

Type: Array of MFAOptionType objects

PreferredMfaSetting

The user's preferred MFA setting.

Type: String

UserAttributes

An array of name-value pairs representing user attributes.

For custom attributes, you must prepend the custom: prefix to the attribute name.

Type: Array of AttributeType objects

UserMFASettingList

The MFA options that are activated for the user. The possible values in this list are SMS_MFA and SOFTWARE_TOKEN_MFA.

Type: Array of strings

Username

The user name of the user you want to retrieve from the get user request.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: [\p{L}\p{M}\p{S}\p{N}\p{P}]+

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

InternalErrorException

This exception is thrown when Amazon Cognito encounters an internal error.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidParameterException

This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service encounters an invalid parameter.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NotAuthorizedException

This exception is thrown when a user isn't authorized.

HTTP Status Code: 400

PasswordResetRequiredException

This exception is thrown when a password reset is required.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service can't find the requested resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

TooManyRequestsException

This exception is thrown when the user has made too many requests for a given operation.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UserNotConfirmedException

This exception is thrown when a user isn't confirmed successfully.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UserNotFoundException

This exception is thrown when a user isn't found.

HTTP Status Code: 400