Each user in ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú can be decorated with a series of attributes to create a profile for use in the directory, which can then be consumed by resource endpoints via various protocols.
Attributes come in two types: standard user attributes and Custom User Attributes. This article will go over standard user attributes, as well as how they map to LDAP.
User Attributes
Standard User Attributes
Attribute | Purpose |
First Name | The user’s first name. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Middle Name | The user’s middle name. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Last Name | The user’s last name. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Username | The user’s ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú username. Restricted free-form, required, uniqueness enforced within org. Consider the naming convention for users before you build your directory. IMPORTANT: Username can only be modified if the user is not bound to any resources. Learn more about potential impacts of removing resource bindings to make username modifications. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Display Name | Preferred name of a user, if they prefer to be called by a name other than firstname + lastname. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Managed Apple ID | User's email address that allows iOS users to access Apple services. Free form. |
Company Email | User’s email address. Free form, required, global uniqueness enforced. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
User Creation Date | The date the user was created in the system. This is a read-only attribute that is automatically populated after a new user is saved. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
LDAP Distinguished Name | LDAP Distinguished Name for the user. Automatically populated for user. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Description | A description of the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Password | User’s password. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Employee ID | Alphanumeric identifier assigned to a user, typically based on order of hire or association with an org, at the discretion of the admin. Free form, uniqueness enforced within org. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Job Title | The job title of a user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Employee Type | Used to identify the employer to employee relationship. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Company | The name of the user's employer. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Department | The department in which the user works. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Cost Center | A defined area to whom direct and indirect costs are allocated. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Location | The name of the location where the user works. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Country | The name of the country where the user works. Drop-down list in Admin Portal; free form in User Portal. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Phone | Work telephone number for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Cell | Work cell phone number for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Fax | Work fax telephone number for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Street Address | Work street address for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
PO Box | Work PO Box for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work City | Work city for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work State | Work state for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Work Postal Code | Work postal code for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home Phone | Personal home phone number for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Personal Cell | Personal cell phone number for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home Street Address | Home street address for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
PO Box | Personal PO Box for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home City | Home address city for the user. Free form Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home State | Home address state for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home Postal Code | Home address postal code for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Home Country | Home address country for the user. Free form. Available in: API, Admin Portal, User Portal |
Unix User ID (UID) | The numerical Unix user id for the user. Numeric, required (auto-generated if not specified). Available in: API, Admin Portal |
Unix Group ID (GID) | The numerical Unix group id for the user. Numeric, required (auto-generated if not specified). Available in: API, Admin Portal |
For more information on interacting with user attributes via API, refer to our ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú API documentation.
LDAP Attribute Mapping
All standard user attributes are available to consume from LDAP for users that are bound to the ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú LDAP-as-a-Service directory. The following mapping shows how ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú attributes are represented in LDAP-as-a-Service.
LDAP Attributes
LDAP Attributes
ºÚÁϺ£½Ç91Èë¿Ú Attribute | LDAP Attribute |
First Name | givenName |
Last Name | sn |
Username | uid |
Password | userPassword |
Middle Name | initials |
Display Name | displayName |
Home Phone | homePhone |
Personal Cell | mobile |
Work Phone | telephoneNumber |
Work Cell | pager |
Work Fax | facsimileTelephoneNumber |
Home Address -PO Box -Street -City -State -Zip -Country | homePostalAddress |
Work Address -PO Box -Street -City -State -Zip -Country | postalAddress -postOfficeBox -street -l -st -postalCode -co |
Title | title |
Department | departmentNumber |
Cost Center | businessCategory |
Location | physicalDeliveryOfficeName |
Employee ID | employeeNumber |
Employee Type | employeeType |
Company | company |
Unix User ID (UID) | uidNumber |
Unix Group ID (GID) | gidNumber |
Description | description |