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Users API

Introduction

The Users API allows you to query and modify the state of your Connected Users and their integrations.

The API includes REST endpoints (and matching SDK functions) for identifying what integrations your user has enabled, disconnecting integrations, and disabling workflows. The API also allows your application to associate metadata with a Connected User.

✨ User Metadata is included in the Pro Plan and above. Contact us to schedule a demo of User Metadata or upgrade your account.

When to use the Users API

The Users API can be used for integration usage analysis or maintenance of Connected Users. For example, using the API methods, you can...

  • Automatically disconnect integrations when a user deletes or downgrades their account in your application

  • Enrich your Connected Users' profile information with email, name, and other metadata

  • Check if a user has enabled a certain integration and view account connection status

Authorization

Requests to the Users API are authorized with a Bearer-type Authorization header using a Paragon User Token:

https://api.useparagon.com/projects/<Paragon Project ID>/sdk/...

Authorization: Bearer <Paragon User Token>

In the SDK, the Users API can be called directly after calling paragon.authenticate:

// Authenticate the user
await paragon.authenticate("<Paragon Project ID>", "<Paragon User Token>");

// Call a Users API method, like setUserMetadata
paragon.setUserMetadata({ ... });

Examples

Associate Connected User with metadata

You can associate your user with metadata by including it in your existing SDK call to paragon.authenticate, as an additional parameter:

await paragon.authenticate("<Paragon Project ID>", "<Paragon User Token>", {
    metadata: {
        Name: user.fullName,
        Email: user.email,
        apiKey: user.apiKey
    }
});

Note: Name and Email are special parameters that you can view within the Connected Users Dashboard. They are also case-sensitive.

Alternatively, you can supply the metadata from your application after authenticating:

paragon.setUserMetadata({
    Name: "Sean V",
    Email: "sean@useparagon.com",
    apiKey: "key_Y0kBVldPFInxK"
});

Using Metadata in Workflows

Metadata properties are available for use in workflows in the variable menu of the Workflow Editor. To select a metadata property in a workflow, you'll first need to set a sample metadata object.

A dialog will appear to set a sample metadata object that represents the object you will pass through to the API or SDK as shown above in Associate Connected User with metadata.

Any properties set in this sample object will be available for selection in the variable menu, in the "User Info" section:

Get Connected User info and integration state

You can access Connected User info (including any associated metadata) using paragon.getUser or with the REST API.

paragon.getUser();

// Returns:
{
    authenticated: true,
    integrations: {
        salesforce: {
            enabled: true,
            credentialStatus: "VALID",  // "INVALID" if account is unreachable
            providerData: {...},        // Account details for integration
            providerId: "00502000..."   // Account's unique ID for integration
        }
    },
    meta: {...}, // Metadata provided by your application
    userId: "12345" // User ID specified in "sub" field of Paragon User Token
}

Validating account status with the credentialStatus property

If a previously connected account is unreachable (e.g. your user revokes access from the integration), the Connect Portal will show a warning and prompt your user to reconnect their account:

You can check for this condition with the SDK with the credentialStatus property. For example:

paragon.getUser();

// Returns:
{
    integrations: {
        salesforce: {
            enabled: false,
            credentialStatus: "INVALID",
            ...
        }
    },
    ...
}

  • When credentialStatus is "INVALID", the enabled key will also be false.

  • When credentialStatus is "INVALID", Workflows and Connect API requests will error for this user's connected account until it is reconnected.

If you are using the Headless Connect Portal, you should show a reconnection prompt when credentialStatus is not "VALID". You can initiate a reconnection flow with the same function used to start a connection flow: .installIntegration(integrationType: string, installOptions?: InstallOptions) -> Promise<void>.

Disconnecting integrations

Integrations can be disconnected using paragon.uninstallIntegration or with the REST API.

When an integration is disconnected, workflows for that integration will stop running for the authenticated user and any saved User Settings will be cleared.

// Use the integration name, as used in paragon.connect();
await paragon.uninstallIntegration("salesforce");
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