UserInfo Endpoint
The UserInfo endpoint allows your application to return claims about a currently authenticated user. You can find this endpoint from the OAuth Discovery Endpoint.
OAuth Discovery Endpoint
https://<EID Server>/oauth/.well-known/openid-configuration
How to call the UserInfo Endpoint
1. Initiate a request to the EmpowerID User Information endpoint, https://<EID Server>/oauth/v2/userinfo
POST /oauth/v2/userinfo HTTP/1.1
Host: <EID Server>
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Cache-Control: no-cache
Authorization: Basic base64Encode(<ClientID>:<ClientSecret>)
access_token={Your access token}Header Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| required | Must be |
| required | Base64 encoded value of ClientID and Client Secret |
Post Body Parameter | Required/Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
| required | Must be the EmpowerID access token |
2. Returns user information in the response
{
"id": "d399765d-fcd7-45c9-913f-2b0c9e65f8b7",
"username": "xxxxxxxxxxx",
"first_name": " xxxxxxxxxxx ",
"last_name": " xxxxxxxxxxx ",
"email": " xxxxxxxxxxx",
"organization": "Hosting Organization",
"business_role_locations": [
"Any Role in Anywhere",
"Standard Employee in Anywhere",
"All Employee Roles in Anywhere",
"All Employee Roles in All Business Locations",
"Any Role in All Business Locations",
"Default Organization All Roles in All Business Locations",
"Standard Employee in All Business Locations",
"All Business Roles in Anywhere",
"All Business Roles in Default Organization",
"All Employee Roles in Default Organization",
"Any Role in Default Organization",
"Standard Employee in Default Organization"
]
}
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