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UserAttribute : Manage User Attributes

Get All User Attributes

GET/api/3.0/user_attributes
all_user_attributes(fields, sorts)

Implementation Notes

Get information about all user attributes.

Response Class

  array

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
fields false Requested fields. string string
sorts false Fields to order the results by. Sortable fields include: name, label string string

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}

Create User Attribute

POST/api/3.0/user_attributes
create_user_attribute(body, fields)

Implementation Notes

Create a new user attribute.

Permission information for a user attribute is conveyed through the can and user_can_edit fields. The user_can_edit field indicates whether an attribute is user-editable anywhere in the application. The can field gives more granular access information, with the set_value child field indicating whether an attribute’s value can be set by Setting the User Attribute User Value).

Note: name and label fields must be unique across all user attributes in the Looker instance. Attempting to create a new user attribute with a name or label that duplicates an existing user attribute will fail with a 422 error.

Response Class

UserAttribute {
can (object, read-only): Operations the current user is able to perform on this object,
id (long, read-only): Unique Id,
name (string): Name of user attribute,
label (string): Human-friendly label for user attribute,
type (string): Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode"),
default_value (string): Default value for when no value is set on the user,
is_system (boolean, read-only): Attribute is a system default,
is_permanent (boolean, read-only): Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted,
value_is_hidden (boolean): If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute,
user_can_view (boolean): Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters,
user_can_edit (boolean): Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves,
hidden_value_domain_whitelist (string): Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
}

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
body true User Attribute body
UserAttribute {
can (object, read-only): Operations the current user is able to perform on this object,
id (long, read-only): Unique Id,
name (string): Name of user attribute,
label (string): Human-friendly label for user attribute,
type (string): Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode"),
default_value (string): Default value for when no value is set on the user,
is_system (boolean, read-only): Attribute is a system default,
is_permanent (boolean, read-only): Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted,
value_is_hidden (boolean): If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute,
user_can_view (boolean): Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters,
user_can_edit (boolean): Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves,
hidden_value_domain_whitelist (string): Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
}
fields false Requested fields. string string

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
409 Resource Already Exists
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
422 Validation Error
ValidationError {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
errors (Array[ValidationErrorDetail], read-only): Error detail array,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
ValidationErrorDetail {
field (string, read-only): Field with error,
code (string, read-only): Error code,
message (string, read-only): Error info message,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
429 Too Many Requests
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}

Get User Attribute

GET/api/3.0/user_attributes/{user_attribute_id}
user_attribute(user_attribute_id, fields)

Implementation Notes

Get information about a user attribute.

Response Class

UserAttribute {
can (object, read-only): Operations the current user is able to perform on this object,
id (long, read-only): Unique Id,
name (string): Name of user attribute,
label (string): Human-friendly label for user attribute,
type (string): Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode"),
default_value (string): Default value for when no value is set on the user,
is_system (boolean, read-only): Attribute is a system default,
is_permanent (boolean, read-only): Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted,
value_is_hidden (boolean): If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute,
user_can_view (boolean): Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters,
user_can_edit (boolean): Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves,
hidden_value_domain_whitelist (string): Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
}

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
user_attribute_id true Id of user attribute integer int64
fields false Requested fields. string string

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}

Update User Attribute

PATCH/api/3.0/user_attributes/{user_attribute_id}
update_user_attribute(user_attribute_id, body, fields)

Implementation Notes

Update a user attribute definition.

Response Class

UserAttribute {
can (object, read-only): Operations the current user is able to perform on this object,
id (long, read-only): Unique Id,
name (string): Name of user attribute,
label (string): Human-friendly label for user attribute,
type (string): Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode"),
default_value (string): Default value for when no value is set on the user,
is_system (boolean, read-only): Attribute is a system default,
is_permanent (boolean, read-only): Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted,
value_is_hidden (boolean): If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute,
user_can_view (boolean): Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters,
user_can_edit (boolean): Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves,
hidden_value_domain_whitelist (string): Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
}

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
user_attribute_id true Id of user attribute integer int64
body true User Attribute body
UserAttribute {
can (object, read-only): Operations the current user is able to perform on this object,
id (long, read-only): Unique Id,
name (string): Name of user attribute,
label (string): Human-friendly label for user attribute,
type (string): Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode"),
default_value (string): Default value for when no value is set on the user,
is_system (boolean, read-only): Attribute is a system default,
is_permanent (boolean, read-only): Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted,
value_is_hidden (boolean): If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute,
user_can_view (boolean): Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters,
user_can_edit (boolean): Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves,
hidden_value_domain_whitelist (string): Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
}
fields false Requested fields. string string

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
422 Validation Error
ValidationError {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
errors (Array[ValidationErrorDetail], read-only): Error detail array,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
ValidationErrorDetail {
field (string, read-only): Field with error,
code (string, read-only): Error code,
message (string, read-only): Error info message,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
429 Too Many Requests
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}

Delete User Attribute

DELETE/api/3.0/user_attributes/{user_attribute_id}
delete_user_attribute(user_attribute_id)

Implementation Notes

Delete a user attribute (admin only).

Response Class

  None

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
user_attribute_id true Id of user attribute integer int64

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
429 Too Many Requests
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
204 Successfully deleted. string

Get User Attribute Group Values

GET/api/3.0/user_attributes/{user_attribute_id}/group_values
all_user_attribute_group_values(user_attribute_id, fields)

Implementation Notes

Returns all values of a user attribute defined by user groups, in precedence order.

A user may be a member of multiple groups which define different values for a given user attribute. The order of group-values in the response determines precedence for selecting which group-value applies to a given user. For more information, see Set User Attribute Group Values).

Results will only include groups that the caller’s user account has permission to see.

Response Class

  array

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
user_attribute_id true Id of user attribute integer int64
fields false Requested fields. string string

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}

Set User Attribute Group Values

POST/api/3.0/user_attributes/{user_attribute_id}/group_values
set_user_attribute_group_values(user_attribute_id, body)

Implementation Notes

Define values for a user attribute across a set of groups, in priority order.

This function defines all values for a user attribute defined by user groups. This is a global setting, potentially affecting all users in the system. This function replaces any existing group value definitions for the indicated user attribute.

The value of a user attribute for a given user is determined by searching the following locations, in this order:

  1. the user’s account settings
  2. the groups that the user is a member of
  3. the default value of the user attribute, if any

The user may be a member of multiple groups which define different values for that user attribute. The order of items in the group_values parameter determines which group takes priority for that user. Lowest array index wins.

An alternate method to indicate the selection precedence of group-values is to assign numbers to the ‘rank’ property of each group-value object in the array. Lowest ‘rank’ value wins. If you use this technique, you must assign a rank value to every group-value object in the array.

To set a user attribute value for a single user, see Set User Attribute User Value). To set a user attribute value for all members of a group, see Set User Attribute Group Value).

Response Class

  array

Parameters

Parameter Required? Description Parameter Type Data Type
user_attribute_id true Id of user attribute integer int64
body true Array of group values. body array

Response Messages

HTTP Status Code Reason Response Model
400 Bad Request
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
404 Not Found
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
409 Resource Already Exists
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
422 Validation Error
ValidationError {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
errors (Array[ValidationErrorDetail], read-only): Error detail array,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
ValidationErrorDetail {
field (string, read-only): Field with error,
code (string, read-only): Error code,
message (string, read-only): Error info message,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
429 Too Many Requests
Error {
message (string, read-only, required): Error details,
documentation_url (string, read-only, required): Documentation link
}
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