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Identity as a Service:GetUserIdByUserExternalId

Last Updated:Mar 30, 2026

Queries the ID of an Employee Identity and Access Management (EIAM) account based on the external ID.

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Request syntax

POST /v2/{instanceId}/{applicationId}/users/_/actions/getUserIdByExternalId HTTP/1.1

Path Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

instanceId

string

Yes

The instance ID.

idaas_ue2jvisn35ea5lmthk267xxxxx

applicationId

string

Yes

The application ID.

app_mkv7rgt4d7i4u7zqtzev2mxxxx

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

Authorization

string

Yes

The authentication information. Format: Bearer ${access_token}. Example: Bearer ATxxxx.

Bearer AT8csE2seYxxxxxij

body

object

No

The request body.

userExternalId

string

Yes

The external ID of the account.

xxx001

userSourceType

string

Yes

The source type of the account. Valid values:

  • build_in: The account was created in Identity as a Service (IDaaS).

  • ding_talk: The account was imported from DingTalk.

  • ad: The account was imported from Microsoft Active Directory (AD).

  • ldap: The account was imported from a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service.

build_in

userSourceId

string

Yes

The source ID of the account. If the account was created in IDaaS, its source ID is the ID of the IDaaS instance. If the account was imported, its source ID is the enterprise ID in the source. For example, if the account was imported from DingTalk, its source ID is the corpId value of the enterprise in DingTalk.

idaas_ue2jvisn35ea5lmthk267xxxxx

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

userId

string

The account ID.

user_d6sbsuumeta4h66ec3il7yxxxx

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "userId": "user_d6sbsuumeta4h66ec3il7yxxxx"
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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