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# get\_\_user\_{userId}

`GET /user/{userId}`

*Get User by ID*

Retrieve role information for a specific user within the same organization. This endpoint allows organization members to view each other's roles and permissions.

#### TypeScript Client Library

```typescript
public getUserById = async (userId: string): Promise<UserRoleResponse> => {
  return this.makeRequest<UserRoleResponse>(`user/${userId}`, 'GET', null);
};
```

#### Code Samples

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}

```shell
# You can also use wget
curl -X GET https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId} \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access-token}'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```http
GET https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId} HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:3000
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {access-token}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JavaScript" %}

```javascript
const headers = {
  'Accept':'application/json',
  'Authorization':'Bearer {access-token}'
};

fetch('https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}',
{
  method: 'GET',
  headers: headers
})
.then(function(res) {
    return res.json();
}).then(function(body) {
    console.log(body);
});
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Ruby" %}

```ruby
require 'rest-client'
require 'json'

headers = {
  'Accept' => 'application/json',
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

result = RestClient.get 'https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}',
  params: {
  }, headers: headers

p JSON.parse(result)
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
headers = {
  'Accept': 'application/json',
  'Authorization': 'Bearer {access-token}'
}

r = requests.get('https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}', headers = headers)

print(r.json())
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$headers = array(
    'Accept' => 'application/json',
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access-token}',
);

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

try {
    $response = $client->request('GET','https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}', array(
        'headers' => $headers,
       )
    );
    print_r($response->getBody()->getContents());
 }
 catch (\GuzzleHttp\Exception\BadResponseException $e) {
    // handle exception or api errors.
    print_r($e->getMessage());
 }

 // ...
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
URL obj = new URL("https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}");
HttpURLConnection con = (HttpURLConnection) obj.openConnection();
con.setRequestMethod("GET");
con.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json");
con.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer {access-token}");
int responseCode = con.getResponseCode();
BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
    new InputStreamReader(con.getInputStream()));
String inputLine;
StringBuffer response = new StringBuffer();
while ((inputLine = in.readLine()) != null) {
    response.append(inputLine);
}
in.close();
System.out.println(response.toString());
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Go" %}

```go
package main

import (
       "bytes"
       "net/http"
)

func main() {

    headers := map[string][]string{
        "Accept": []string{"application/json"},
        "Authorization": []string{"Bearer {access-token}"},
    }

    data := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
    req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://backend.flashback.tech/user/{userId}", data)
    req.Header = headers

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    // ...
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Parameters <a href="#get__user_-userid-parameters" id="get__user_-userid-parameters"></a>

| Name   | In   | Type   | Required | Description                          |
| ------ | ---- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| userId | path | string | true     | Unique identifier of the target user |

> Example responses

> 200 Response

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "userId": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    "orgRole": 2,
    "orgRoleDescription": "WORKSPACES",
    "orgRoles": [0, 1, 2]
  }
}
```

> 403 Response

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "message": "User not associated with any organization"
}
```

> 404 Response

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "message": "User not found"
}
```

> 500 Response

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Internal server error",
  "error": "Database connection failed"
}
```

#### Responses <a href="#get__user_-userid-responses" id="get__user_-userid-responses"></a>

| Status | Meaning                                                                    | Description                      | Schema |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ |
| 200    | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1)                    | User role retrieved successfully | Inline |
| 403    | [Forbidden](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.3)             | Access denied                    | Inline |
| 404    | [Not Found](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.5.4)             | User not found                   | Inline |
| 500    | [Internal Server Error](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.6.1) | Internal server error            | Inline |

#### Response Schema <a href="#get__user_-userid-responseschema" id="get__user_-userid-responseschema"></a>

Status Code **200**

| Name                  | Type       | Required | Restrictions | Description                             |
| --------------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| » success             | boolean    | false    | none         | Indicates if the request was successful |
| » data                | object     | false    | none         | User role data                          |
| »» userId             | string     | false    | none         | Unique identifier for the target user   |
| »» orgRole            | integer    | false    | none         | User's organization role (0x00-0xff)    |
| »» orgRoleDescription | string     | false    | none         | Human-readable role description         |
| »» orgRoles           | \[integer] | false    | none         | Array of available roles for the user   |

Status Code **403**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description                                     |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | Indicates if the request was successful         |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message describing the access restriction |

Status Code **404**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description                             |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | Indicates if the request was successful |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message describing the issue      |

Status Code **500**

| Name      | Type    | Required | Restrictions | Description                             |
| --------- | ------- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| » success | boolean | false    | none         | Indicates if the request was successful |
| » message | string  | false    | none         | Error message describing the issue      |
| » error   | string  | false    | none         | Detailed error information              |

**Enumerated Values**

| Parameter | Value | Description                                         |
| --------- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| » orgRole | 0x00  | USER - Default role with basic access               |
| » orgRole | 0x01  | BILLING - Can manage billing and subscriptions      |
| » orgRole | 0x02  | WORKSPACES - Can manage workspaces and team members |
| » orgRole | 0xfe  | ADMINISTRATORS - Administrative access              |
| » orgRole | 0xff  | OWNER - Full organization access                    |


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