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Retrieve user

admin.organization.users.retrieve(struser_id) -> OrganizationUser
GET/organization/users/{user_id}

Retrieves a user by their identifier.

ParametersExpand Collapse
user_id: str
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class OrganizationUser: …

Represents an individual user within an organization.

id: str

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints

added_at: int

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the user was added.

formatunixtime
object: Literal["organization.user"]

The object type, which is always organization.user

api_key_last_used_at: Optional[int]

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of the user’s last API key usage.

formatunixtime
created: Optional[int]

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the user was created.

formatunixtime
developer_persona: Optional[str]

The developer persona metadata for the user.

email: Optional[str]

The email address of the user

is_default: Optional[bool]

Whether this is the organization’s default user.

is_scale_tier_authorized_purchaser: Optional[bool]

Whether the user is an authorized purchaser for Scale Tier.

is_scim_managed: Optional[bool]

Whether the user is managed through SCIM.

is_service_account: Optional[bool]

Whether the user is a service account.

name: Optional[str]

The name of the user

projects: Optional[Projects]

Projects associated with the user, if included.

data: List[ProjectsData]
id: Optional[str]
name: Optional[str]
role: Optional[str]
object: Literal["list"]
role: Optional[str]

owner or reader

technical_level: Optional[str]

The technical level metadata for the user.

user: Optional[User]

Nested user details.

id: str
object: Literal["user"]
banned: Optional[bool]
banned_at: Optional[int]
formatunixtime
email: Optional[str]
enabled: Optional[bool]
name: Optional[str]
picture: Optional[str]

Retrieve user

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    admin_api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
organization_user = client.admin.organization.users.retrieve(
    "user_id",
)
print(organization_user.id)
{
    "object": "organization.user",
    "id": "user_abc",
    "name": "First Last",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "role": "owner",
    "added_at": 1711471533
}
Returns Examples
{
    "object": "organization.user",
    "id": "user_abc",
    "name": "First Last",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "role": "owner",
    "added_at": 1711471533
}