GetUserGroup

# GetUserGroup API

Returns information on the specified infoRouter user group.

Endpoint¶

/srv.asmx/GetUserGroup

Methods¶

GET /srv.asmx/GetUserGroup?authenticationTicket=...&DomainName=...&GroupName=...
POST /srv.asmx/GetUserGroup (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/GetUserGroup

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`DomainName`	string	No	The domain/library name if the group is a local group. Pass empty or null for global groups.
`GroupName`	string	Yes	The name of the user group to retrieve.

Response¶

Success Response¶

Returns a <usergroup> element nested inside the <response> element.

<response success="true" error="">
  <usergroup GroupID="55"
             GroupName="FinanceAdmins"
             DomainID="123"
             DomainName="Finance"
             public="True" />
</response>

Error Response¶

<response success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Usergroup Element Attributes¶

Attribute	Description
`GroupID`	Unique numeric ID of the user group.
`GroupName`	Name of the user group.
`DomainID`	`0` for global groups; the domain's numeric ID for local groups.
`DomainName`	Empty for global groups; the domain name for local groups.
`public`	`True` if group membership is visible to all users; `False` if membership is private.

Required Permissions¶

Any authenticated user can call this API. Anonymous users are rejected.

Example¶

GET Request (local group)¶

GET /srv.asmx/GetUserGroup
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &DomainName=Finance
  &GroupName=FinanceAdmins
HTTP/1.1

GET Request (global group)¶

GET /srv.asmx/GetUserGroup
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &DomainName=
  &GroupName=AllStaff
HTTP/1.1

POST Request¶

POST /srv.asmx/GetUserGroup HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&DomainName=Finance
&GroupName=FinanceAdmins

SOAP Request¶

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:GetUserGroup>
      <tns:AuthenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:AuthenticationTicket>
      <tns:DomainName>Finance</tns:DomainName>
      <tns:GroupName>FinanceAdmins</tns:GroupName>
    </tns:GetUserGroup>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes¶

For global groups, pass an empty string or null for DomainName.
For local groups, specify both the DomainName and GroupName.
To get the members of a group, use GetUserGroupMembers or GetUserGroupMembers1.

GetUserGroupMembers - Get members of a user group
GetDomainGroups - List all groups for a domain
GetGlobalGroups - List all global groups
GetLocalGroups - List local groups of a domain

Error Codes¶

Error	Description
`[900] Authentication failed`	Invalid or missing authentication ticket.
`[901] Session expired or Invalid ticket`	The ticket has expired or does not exist.
`[2730] Insufficient rights. Anonymous users cannot perform this action.`	The calling user is not authenticated.
Group not found	The specified group does not exist.
`SystemError:...`	An unexpected server-side error occurred.

For detailed documentation visit: https://support.inforouter.com/api-docs/GetUserGroup