wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getUser( array $args ): array|IXR_Error

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Retrieves a user.

Description

The optional $fields parameter specifies what fields will be included in the response array. This should be a list of field names. ‘user_id’ will always be included in the response regardless of the value of $fields.

Instead of, or in addition to, individual field names, conceptual group names can be used to specify multiple fields. The available conceptual groups are ‘basic’ and ‘all’.

Parameters

$argsarrayrequired
Method arguments. Note: arguments must be ordered as documented.
  • int
    Blog ID (unused).
  • 1 string
    Username.
  • 2 string
    Password.
  • 3 int
    User ID.
  • 4 array
    Optional. Array of fields to return.

Return

array|IXR_Error Array contains (based on $fields parameter):
  • 'user_id'
  • 'username'
  • 'first_name'
  • 'last_name'
  • 'registered'
  • 'bio'
  • 'email'
  • 'nickname'
  • 'nicename'
  • 'url'
  • 'display_name'
  • 'roles'

Source

public function wp_getUser( $args ) {
	if ( ! $this->minimum_args( $args, 4 ) ) {
		return $this->error;
	}

	$this->escape( $args );

	$username = $args[1];
	$password = $args[2];
	$user_id  = (int) $args[3];

	if ( isset( $args[4] ) ) {
		$fields = $args[4];
	} else {
		/**
		 * Filters the default user query fields used by the given XML-RPC method.
		 *
		 * @since 3.5.0
		 *
		 * @param array  $fields An array of user fields to retrieve. By default, contains 'all'.
		 * @param string $method The method name.
		 */
		$fields = apply_filters( 'xmlrpc_default_user_fields', array( 'all' ), 'wp.getUser' );
	}

	$user = $this->login( $username, $password );
	if ( ! $user ) {
		return $this->error;
	}

	/** This action is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php */
	do_action( 'xmlrpc_call', 'wp.getUser', $args, $this );

	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_user', $user_id ) ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 401, __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to edit this user.' ) );
	}

	$user_data = get_userdata( $user_id );

	if ( ! $user_data ) {
		return new IXR_Error( 404, __( 'Invalid user ID.' ) );
	}

	return $this->_prepare_user( $user_data, $fields );
}

Hooks

do_action( ‘xmlrpc_call’, string $name, array|string $args, wp_xmlrpc_server $server )

Fires after the XML-RPC user has been authenticated but before the rest of the method logic begins.

apply_filters( ‘xmlrpc_default_user_fields’, array $fields, string $method )

Filters the default user query fields used by the given XML-RPC method.

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