Linchpin User Profiles - Documentation

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REST APIs

The Linchpin User Profiles has a RESTful API to retrieve useful information for any kind of external usage. All endpoints return their data as JSON strings (a standardized lightweight data-interchange format).
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Profile Fields API

The Profile Fields API gives you all informations  about the configured fields. The Profile Fields API is available under YOUR_DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/fields.

Retrieve a list of all configured user profile fields.

  • URL: /rest/cup/1.0/fields
  • Method: GET

Results in a complete list of configured fields:

DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/fields
[
   {
      "userFieldPK":5,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.fachbereich-5",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Abteilung",
      "ldapKey":"ou",
      "position":0,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":16,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.titel-16",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Titel",
      "ldapKey":"title",
      "position":0,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":8,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.vorname-8",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Name",
      "ldapKey":"cn",
      "position":1,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":true
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":13,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.abteilungsnummer-13",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Abteilungsnummer",
      "ldapKey":"departmentNumber",
      "position":1,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":6,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.ort-6",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Ort",
      "ldapKey":"l",
      "position":2,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":true
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":11,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.telefon-11",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Telefon",
      "ldapKey":"telephoneNumber",
      "position":2,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":true
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":7,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.land-7",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Land",
      "ldapKey":"st",
      "position":3,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":10,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.e-mail-10",
      "labelPropertyKey":"E-Mail",
      "ldapKey":"mail",
      "position":3,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":true
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":12,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.fachbereich-12",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Fachbereich",
      "ldapKey":"businessCategory",
      "position":4,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":true
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":15,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.sprache-15",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Sprache",
      "ldapKey":"preferredLanguage",
      "position":4,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":14,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.raumnummer-14",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Raumnummer",
      "ldapKey":"roomNumber",
      "position":5,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":17,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.stufe-17",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Stufe",
      "ldapKey":"employeeType",
      "position":6,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":18,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.jourfix-18",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Jour Fix",
      "ldapKey":"",
      "position":10,
      "hidden":true,
      "inVCard":false
   },
   {
      "userFieldPK":19,
      "userFieldBK":"cup.vorgesetzter-19",
      "labelPropertyKey":"Vorgesetzter",
      "ldapKey":"",
      "position":120,
      "hidden":false,
      "inVCard":false
   }
]

Get a list of all values (sorted and unique) used for one field

With this endpoint of the Profile Fields API you can get all set values for one specific field.

  • URL: /rest/cup/1.0/fields/{fieldKey}
  • Parameters: 
    • fieldKey: field key ("userFieldBK") configured in LUP
  • Method: GET

Results in a list of all given user values:

DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/fields/cup.fachbereich-5
 ["Catering","Consulting","Executive","Legals","Sales","Services","Systems","Technologies"]

User Profile API

The User Profile API provides various profile information. The API is available under DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/profile.

Get the LUP profile of the current user

With this endpoint of the User Profile API you can get the complete profile data of the currently logged in user.

  • URL: DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/profile
  • Method: GET 

Results in a complete set of profile information:

DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/profile
{
   "cup.abteilungsnummer-13":"712",
   "cup.e-mail-10":"Buckminster.Powell@Sales.company.com",
   "cup.fachbereich-12":"Accounting",
   "cup.fachbereich-5":"Sales",
   "cup.jourfix-18":null,
   "cup.land-7":"Germany",
   "cup.ort-6":"Kassel",
   "cup.raumnummer-14":"5925",
   "cup.sprache-15":"DE",
   "cup.stufe-17":"Staff",
   "cup.telefon-11":"(003) 28547554",
   "cup.titel-16":"0",
   "cup.vorgesetzter-19":null,
   "cup.vorname-8":"Buckminster Powell"
}

Get the LUP profile of a given user

With this endpoint of the User Profile API you can get the complete profile data of any given user.

  • URL: DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/profile/{userName}
  • Parameters:
    • userName: confluence user name for the profile you want to retrieve 
  • Method: GET

Results in a complete set of visible profile information of a specified user:

DOMAIN_AND_CONTEXT/rest/cup/1.0/profile/user
{
   "cup.abteilungsnummer-13":"580",
   "cup.e-mail-10":"Bianca.Villarreal@Executive.company.com",
   "cup.fachbereich-12":"Advertising",
   "cup.fachbereich-5":"Executive",
   "cup.jourfix-18":null,
   "cup.land-7":"Norway",
   "cup.ort-6":"Oslo",
   "cup.raumnummer-14":"2843",
   "cup.sprache-15":"EN",
   "cup.stufe-17":"Executive",
   "cup.telefon-11":"(08122) 5570356",
   "cup.titel-16":"0",
   "cup.vorgesetzter-19":null,
   "cup.vorname-8":"Bianca Villarreal"
}
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