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User → Get

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Summary

Retrieve detailed information about a specific user in a Tailscale tailnet by their user ID.

Inputs

  • Authentication — Choose the authentication method to access the Tailscale API, either API Key or OAuth2. Defaults to API Key.
  • Tailnet Name or ID (required) — Specify your Tailscale tailnet organization name or ID. Choose from the list or select '-' for the default tailnet of the authenticated user.
  • User Name or ID (required) — Select the user to retrieve by name or ID. You can choose from a dynamically loaded list of users or specify an ID using an expression.
  • Request Options — Optional settings to configure batching, SSL certificate validation, proxy, and request timeout for the API call.

Output shape

a single user object containing detailed information about the specified user.

The user is retrieved by the provided userId parameter. If the user does not exist, the API will likely return an error. The output corresponds to the JSON response from the Tailscale API's GET user endpoint.

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