| description | API Reference for the User Export API |
|---|
The User Export API allows developers to bulk export users into a CSV or ndjson file.
The export process is asynchronous. That is, the process runs in the background. Hence, you will need to initiate an export task in one endpoint call and then, make an additional call to another endpoint to get the status of the export task.
To use the Export User API, your application must be authenticated using an Admin API JWT token.
Once you obtain a valid Admin API JWT, you can set it as a Bearer Authorization header to access the Export User API Endpoints. The API will return a "403 Forbidden" error if an invalid JWT is used.
The following are the two endpoints for the User Export API:
POST /_api/admin/users/export
Use this endpoint to create a new user export task.
Headers
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json |
| Authorization | Bearer <Admin API JWT Token> |
| Host | <Your Authgear Project domain> |
Body
The Initiate Export endpoint accepts JSON input via an HTTP(S) request body. The following is an example of the input:
{
"format": "csv",
"csv": {
"fields": [
{
"pointer": "/sub",
"field_name": "user_id"
},
{
"pointer": "/email"
}
]
}
}- The
formatfield is where you specify the format of the export file. The value can becsvorndjson. csv: use this field whenformatis set tocsv. The value is an object with afieldsproperty.csv.fields: you can use this field to list all the user attributes you want to include as fields in the CSV file. The value should be an array and each item in the array is an object with apointerand an optionalfield_nameproperty that describe a user attribute.
The following is a complete list of supported pointers:
| Pointer | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
/sub |
sub is short for "subject" and it is a standard field in O. The value is the user's unique ID generated by Authgear |
String |
/preferred_username |
the user's chosen username. | String |
/email |
the email address associated with the current user account | String |
/phone_number |
a phone number associated with the current user's account | String |
/email_verified |
contains a boolean value that represents the current status of the user's email verification. The value can be either true or false. |
Boolean |
/phone_number_verified |
returns true if the associated phone number is verified and false if it's not. |
Boolean |
/name |
the user's display name. | String |
/given_name |
the user's given name | String |
/middle_name |
the user's middle name | String |
/nickname |
a nickname set by the user. | String |
/profile |
link to the user's profile | String |
/picture |
contains the URL to the user's profile photo. | String |
/website |
the user's website. That is, the value a user sets in the website attribute for their profile. | String |
/gender |
holds the value set for the current users' gender (male, female, or some other string). | String |
/birthdate |
the user's birthday set in their profile's standard attribute. | String |
/zoneinfo |
the user's timezone. For example Asia/Hong_Kong, Europe/London. |
String |
/locale |
display language set by user. For example en for English. |
String |
/address/street_address |
the value the user sets for the street address field in their address standard attribute. | String |
/address/locality |
the value the user sets for the city (locality) field in their address standard attribute. | String |
/address/region |
the value the user sets for the "State / Province / Prefecture / Region" field in their address standard attribute. | String |
/address/postal_code |
the postcode in the user's address standard attribute. | String |
/address/country |
the value the user sets for the country field in their address standard attribute. | String |
/roles |
a list of all the roles assigned to the current user. | Array |
/groups |
a list of all the access management groups the user has been added to. | Array |
/disabled |
the status of the user's account. The value is false if the account is not disabled and true if it is disabled. |
Boolean |
/identities |
a list of all the identities associated with a user's account. The structure of the value looks like this: [{"claims":{"email":"user@gmail.com"},"login_id":{"key":"email","original_value":"user@gmail.com","type":"email","value":"user@gmail.com"},"type":"login_id"},{"claims":{"phone_number":"+447012341234"},"login_id":{"key":"phone","original_value":"+44712341234","type":"phone","value":"+447012341234"},"type":"login_id"}] |
Array |
/mfa/emails |
a list of email addresses the user has added to receive 2FA login link or OTP. | Array |
/mfa/phone_numbers |
a list of phone numbers the user has added to receive OTP via SMS or WhatsApp. | Array |
/mfa/totps |
a list of JSON objects that contain details such as secret and uri for TOTP. The following an example of the struture of the data in this field: [ { "secret":"ABCD1234EF...", "uri":"otpauth://totp/user@gmail.com?algorithm=SHA1\u0026digits=6\u0026issuer=https%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1\u0026period=30\u0026secret=ABCD1234EF..." } ] |
Array |
/biometric_count |
number of of biometric registered for the user. | Integer |
/passkey_count |
number of passkey registered for the user. | Integer |
If csv.fields is not specified, all the above pointers will be included as fields in the exported CSV file.
The value for pointer for a custom attribute will follow this format:
{"pointer": "/custom_attributes/CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE_NAME"}For example, a custom attribute named member_id will be {"pointer": "/custom_attributes/member_id"}.
If field_name is not given, then it is derived from pointer using the following rules:
- Let
partsbe the list of the reference tokens inpointer. - Join
partswith the character..
For example, following the above roles, the derived field_name for {"pointer": "/address/formatted"} will be address.formatted.
Response
The body of an HTTP(S) request to the Initiate Export endpoint looks like this:
{% tabs %} {% tab title="200" %}
{
"result": {
"id": "userexport_VWFAACAMB5V0BY1J7KK5NS3GV1TQAACQ",
"created_at": "2024-10-07T21:06:24.361634372Z",
"status": "pending",
"request": {
"format": "csv",
"csv": {
"fields": [
{
"pointer": "/sub",
"field_name": "user_id"
},
{
"pointer": "/email"
},
{
"pointer": "/mfa/emails"
}
]
}
}
}
}{% endtab %}
{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}
id: the value for this field is the export task ID required in the check status endpoint.created_at: contains the date and time an export task was created.status: returnspendingwhen the task is created successfully.
Error Response
| Description | Name | Reason | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| When user export is disabled | InternalError |
UserExportDisabled |
- |
| When the rate limit exceeded | TooManyRequest |
RateLimited |
{"bucket_name": "UserExport"} |
| When there is a running export | TooManyRequest |
MaximumConcurrentJobLimitExceeded |
- |
| When the input fails the validation | Invalid |
ValidationFailed |
The info should contain the JSON schema validation output |
| When the field names are not unique | Invalid |
UserExportNonUniqueFieldNames |
Output the full list of "field_names". Like {"field_names": ["sub", "a", "b", "a"]} |
GET /_api/admin/users/export/{Task ID}
Use this endpoint to query the status of an existing export task. Replace {Task ID} with the task id returned in the response body of the initiate export endpoint.
Headers
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json |
| Authorization | Bearer <Admin API JWT Token> |
| Host | <Your Authgear Project domain> |
Response
The following is what the response body of the Check Status endpoint looks like:
{% tabs %} {% tab title="200" %}
{
"result": {
"id": "userexport_VWFAACAMB5V0BY1J7KK5NS3GV1TQAACQ",
"created_at": "2024-10-07T21:06:24.361634372Z",
"completed_at": "2024-10-07T21:06:24.551711713Z",
"status": "completed",
"request": {
"format": "csv",
"csv": {
"fields": [
{
"pointer": "/sub",
"field_name": "user_id"
},
{
"pointer": "/email"
},
{
"pointer": "/mfa/emails"
}
]
}
},
"download_url": "https://storage.googleapis.com/authgear-userexport-staging/example-userexport_userexport_VWFAACAMB5V0BY1J7KK5NS3GV1TQAACQ-20241007210624Z.csv?X-Goog-Algorithm=GOOG4-RSA-SHA256&X-Goog-Credential=authgear-server%40oursky-kube.iam.gserviceaccount.com%2F20241007%2Fauto%2Fstorage%2Fgoog4_request&X-Goog-Date=20241007T210641Z&X-Goog-Expires=59&X-Goog-Signature=abcd12e45&X-Goog-SignedHeaders=host"
}
}{% endtab %}
{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% endtab %} {% endtabs %}
- The
statusfield reports progress on the current export task. If the value iscompleted, the export is complete, and you can now download the export file. download_url: This is a signed URL that you can use to download the export file.
Note: The result from a completed export task will expire after 24 hours. Hence, after 24 hours, you can no longer use the task ID associated with the task to generate a new download link.
Error Response
| Description | Name | Reason | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| When user export is disabled | InternalError |
UserExportDisabled |
- |
| When the given ID does not refer to an export | NotFound |
TaskNotFound |
- |
The response of the check status endpoint will include a download_url field that contains a signed URL that you can open to download the CSV or ndjson user export file.
The signed URL is only valid for 60 seconds, and afterwards, you'll have to make another request to the check status endpoint using the task ID to obtain a new URL.
See the following guide for a detailed example of how to use the Export User API:
{% content-ref url="../../admin/user-management/export-users-using-the-user-export-api.md" %} export-users-using-the-user-export-api.md {% endcontent-ref %}