BackDeveloper API
- Overview
- Users
- Users / KPIs
- Users / Group Items
- Groups
- Groups / Group Items
- KPI Categories
- KPI Categories / KPIs
- KPIs
- KPI Frequencies
- KPI Units
- KPI Icons
- KPI Entries
- Reports
- C# Example
Users
These are the main user accounts that give users access to the system. The API will allow for user account changes and access restrictions as needed.
User Object
The object has the following properties:
| Name | Type | Read Only | Mandatory | Max Len. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | integer | yes | no | Automatically assigned when creating a user | |
| user_type | string | no | yes | The user type must be either 'Admin', 'Director', 'Manager' or 'User' | |
| user_status_id | character | no | yes | 1 | The user_status_id can only be (A)ctive or (L)ocked |
| first_name | string | no | yes | 50 | The first name of the user |
| last_name | string | no | no | 50 | The last name of the user |
| string | no | yes | 150 | Must be a valid email address and will be used for the login | |
| password | string | no | yes | 20 | The password is only required when adding a new user and cannot be changed via the API |
| can_manage_users | boolean | no | yes | This field is only relevant for user types of 'Manager' and will allow a manager to admin the users within the manager's group items | |
| can_admin_settings | boolean | no | yes | This field is only relevant for user types of 'Admin' and will grant 'Settings' and 'Billing' access | |
| last_login_at | datetime | yes | no | The UTC date and time the user last logged in | |
| last_password_changed_at | datetime | yes | no | The UTC date and time the user last changed their password | |
| created_at | datetime | yes | no | The UTC date and time the user was created | |
| updated_at | datetime | yes | no | The UTC date and time of the last update of the user |
JSON Example
{
"id": 1234,
"user_type": "Manager",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Jim",
"last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2012-11-10T14:35:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2012-12-10T14:35:00",
"created_at": "2012-09-10T14:35:00",
"updated_at": "2012-11-30T11:01:00"
}XML Example
<User xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/SimpleKPI.Application.Areas.Api.Models"
xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<id>1234</id>
<user_type>Manager</user_type>
<user_status_id>A</user_status_id>
<first_name>Jim</first_name>
<last_name>Jones</last_name>
<email>jim@simplekpi.com</email>
<password>null</password>
<can_manage_users>true</can_manage_users>
<can_admin_settings>false</can_admin_settings>
<last_login_at>2012-11-10T14:35:00</last_login_at>
<last_password_changed_at>2012-12-10T14:35:00</last_password_changed_at>
<created_at>2012-09-10T14:35:00</created_at>
<updated_at>2012-11-30T11:01:00</updated_at>
</User>
Get all Users
GET /api/users
Using curl
curl https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users
-v -u {email_address}:{token}
Example Response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"id": 1234,
"user_type": "Manager",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Marsy",
"last_name": "Barr",
"email": "marsy@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2012-11-10T14:35:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2012-12-10T14:35:00",
"created_at": "2012-09-10T14:35:00",
"updated_at": "2012-11-30T11:01:00"
},
{
"id": 1235,
"user_type": "User",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Toby",
"last_name": "Lerone",
"email": "toby@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": false,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2013-01-10T15:06:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2013-01-10T15:36:00",
"created_at": "2012-11-02T15:09:00",
"updated_at": "2013-01-10T15:36:00"
}
]
Get a User
GET /api/users/{id}
Using curl
curl https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users/{id}
-v -u {email_address}:{token}
Example Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 1234,
"user_type": "Manager",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Jim",
"last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2012-11-10T14:35:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2012-12-10T14:35:00",
"created_at": "2012-09-10T14:35:00",
"updated_at": "2012-11-30T11:01:00"
}
Add a User
POST /api/users
Using curl
curl https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"user_type": "Manager", "user_status_id": "A", "first_name": "Jim", "last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com", "password": "Password1234", "can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false}'
-v -u {email_address}:{token} -X POST
Example Response
Status: 201 Created
Location: https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users/{id}
{
"id": 1234,
"user_type": "Manager",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Jim",
"last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2012-11-10T14:35:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2012-12-10T14:35:00",
"created_at": "2012-09-10T14:35:00",
"updated_at": "2012-11-30T11:01:00"
}
Update a User
PUT /api/users/{id}
Using curl
curl https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users/{id}
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"id": 1234, "user_type": "Manager", "user_status_id": "A", "first_name": "Jim", "last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com", "can_manage_users": true, "can_admin_settings": false}'
-v -u {email_address}:{token} -X PUT
Example Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 1234,
"user_type": "Manager",
"user_status_id": "A",
"first_name": "Jim",
"last_name": "Jones",
"email": "jim@simplekpi.com",
"password": null,
"can_manage_users": true,
"can_admin_settings": false,
"last_login_at": "2012-11-10T14:35:00",
"last_password_changed_at": "2012-12-10T14:35:00",
"created_at": "2012-09-10T14:35:00",
"updated_at": "2012-11-30T11:01:00"
}
Delete a User
DELETE /api/users/{id}
Using curl
curl https://{subdomain}.simplekpi.com/api/users/{id}
-v -u {email_address}:{token}
Example Response
Status: 200 OK