UserExists API

Determines whether the given user name refers to an existing infoRouter user.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/UserExists

Methods

• GET /srv.asmx/UserExists?authenticationTicket=...&UserName=...
• POST /srv.asmx/UserExists (form data)
• SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/UserExists

Parameters

Response

Success Response (user exists)

<response success="true" error="" />

Error Response (user not found or access denied)

<response success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions

Any authenticated user can call this API. Anonymous (unauthenticated) users are rejected.

Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/UserExists
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &UserName=jdoe
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/UserExists HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&UserName=jdoe

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:UserExists>
      <tns:AuthenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:AuthenticationTicket>
      <tns:UserName>jdoe</tns:UserName>
    </tns:UserExists>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

• Returns success="true" if the user exists; returns an error response if the user is not found.
• Anonymous (unauthenticated) callers receive error [2730].
• The check is case-insensitive for the username.

Related APIs

• GetUser - Get full properties of an existing user
• CreateUser - Create a new user
• DeleteUser - Delete an existing user

Error Codes

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/UserExists