This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Validate User Name
You can check whether a user name you plan to specify for a new user is unique and meets the Veeam Backup for AWS requirements.
Note |
A name of a Veeam Backup for AWS user can contain only lowercase Latin letters, numeric characters, underscores and dashes. You can use the dollar sign ($) as the last character of the user name. |
Request
To validate a user name, send the HTTP POST request to the /users/validateName endpoint.
HTTP Request
POST https://<hostname>:<port>/api/v1/users/validateName |
Request Headers
The request contains the following headers.
Header | Required/Optional | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Required | Bearer <Access-Token> | Authenticates a client who sends the request to the server. Must contain the access token for the current logon session in the Bearer <Access-Token> format. |
x-api-version | Required | 1.0-rev0 | Specifies the current revision of the Veeam Backup for AWS REST API. |
Content-Type | Required | application/json | Identifies a media type that is used in the body of the request. |
Accept | Optional |
| Specifies a media type of representation that is required in the response message. If the requested type is not supported, the server will return the response in the application/json media type. |
Request Body
To check whether the user name is unique and meets the requirements, send the following parameter in the request body.
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name | string | Specifies a user name. |
Set the parameter value in the following format:
{ "name": "string" } |
Response
The server returns the following response to the client.
Response Code
A successfully completed operation returns a response code 200 (OK).
Response Headers
The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.
Header | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
Content-Length | integer | Identifies the length of the response body message, in bytes. |
Content-Type |
| Identifies the media type of the response body message. |
Response Body
If the user name is valid, Veeam Backup for AWS does not return a response body, in other cases Veeam Backup for AWS returns the severity level and the error message.
Example
The following request checks whether rayan_smith meets the Veeam Backup for AWS requirements for a user name.
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