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# Autocomplete User

> List the users whose names match a given pattern.

## OpenAPI

````json GET /api/v1/users.autocomplete
{
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "info": {
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "title": "User Management"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://apiexplorer.support.rocket.chat"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "LDAP"
    },
    {
      "name": "Permissions"
    },
    {
      "name": "Roles"
    },
    {
      "name": "Users"
    },
    {
      "name": "SAML"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/api/v1/users.autocomplete": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Autocomplete User",
        "operationId": "get-api-v1-users.autocomplete",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "items": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "_id": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "username": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "status": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "type": "string"
                          },
                          "nickname": {
                            "type": "string"
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "success": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "Success Example": {
                    "value": {
                      "items": [
                        {
                          "_id": "6esQ6cpqSQYvoLTvC",
                          "username": "Aaron.altamirano",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Aaron Altamirano ",
                          "nickname": "aaron.altamirano@rocket.chat"
                        },
                        {
                          "_id": "AySWYsyzToxy3239z",
                          "username": "Balazs.Nemethi",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Balázs Némethi"
                        },
                        {
                          "_id": "gxcJTYapi5mPxuAme",
                          "username": "Bruno.Solis",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Bruno Solis",
                          "avatarETag": "ZAHMxLQ6bW426Knwm"
                        },
                        {
                          "_id": "kvqbntLso8y2dEx7C",
                          "username": "Ivan.Belousov",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Ivan"
                        },
                        {
                          "_id": "AkFjhgJFHAhNK3e6o",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Karina Monarkh",
                          "username": "Karina"
                        },
                        {
                          "_id": "M3ajjGeyg8SfKXopd",
                          "username": "Rucks_guest2",
                          "status": "offline",
                          "name": "Rucks_guest2",
                          "nickname": "anonymous3"
                        }
                      ],
                      "success": true
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "400": {
            "description": "Bad Request",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "success": {
                      "type": "boolean"
                    },
                    "error": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "errorType": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "examples": {
                  "Example 1": {
                    "value": {
                      "success": false,
                      "error": "must have required property 'selector' [error-invalid-params]",
                      "errorType": "error-invalid-params"
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/authorizationError"
          }
        },
        "description": "List the users whose names match a given pattern.",
        "tags": [
          "Users"
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/Auth-Token"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/UserId"
          },
          {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object"
            },
            "example": {
              "exceptions": [
                "john.doe"
              ],
              "conditions": {
                "status": "offline"
              },
              "term": "user",
              "$or": [
                {
                  "type": "user"
                },
                {
                  "roles": [
                    "bot"
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            "in": "query",
            "name": "selector",
            "required": true,
            "description": "Filter the response with the parameters."
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "responses": {
      "authorizationError": {
        "description": "Unauthorized",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "success": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "error": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            },
            "examples": {
              "Authorization Error": {
                "value": {
                  "success": false,
                  "error": "You must be logged in to do this."
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "parameters": {
      "Auth-Token": {
        "name": "X-Auth-Token",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The authenticated user token.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "RScctEHSmLGZGywfIhWyRpyofhKOiMoUIpimhvheU3f"
      },
      "UserId": {
        "name": "X-User-Id",
        "in": "header",
        "description": "The authenticated user ID.",
        "required": true,
        "schema": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "example": "rbAXPnMktTFbNpwtJ"
      }
    }
  }
}
````