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User

A user in a Snyk API & Web account represents a human or a machine (API user) that interacts with Snyk API & Web.

Depending on the roles and permissions assigned, users can have access to different features of Snyk API & Web to perform their tasks.

Functionality​

The endpoints under User provide the following functionality:

  • Retrieve user information.
  • Change the user's password.
  • Retrieve and update the user's notification settings.

Important Notes​

Some relevant information when using User:

  • All operations under User are relative to the user identified by the access token that is passed.
  • Access tokens have an expiration date unless the user is an API user.
  • Changing the password in only possible for non-API users.

Further functionality related to User is provided in the following tags:

  • User Management - Manage users in the account.
  • API Users - Manage users interacting with Snyk API & Web through the API (API Users).
  • User Roles - Manage user roles to assing to users.
  • User Labels - Manage labels to apply to users.