get-user
Retrieve user details by ID or email address for MCP- N8N. Streamline user data access with specific query parameters for efficient management.
Instructions
Get user by ID or email address.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| clientId | Yes | ||
| idOrEmail | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/index.ts:1329-1359 (handler)MCP tool handler for 'get-user': validates client, calls N8nClient.getUser(idOrEmail), and returns JSON response or error.
case "get-user": { const { clientId, idOrEmail } = args as { clientId: string; idOrEmail: string }; const client = clients.get(clientId); if (!client) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: "Client not initialized. Please run init-n8n first.", }], isError: true }; } try { const user = await client.getUser(idOrEmail); return { content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(user, null, 2), }] }; } catch (error) { return { content: [{ type: "text", text: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error occurred", }], isError: true }; } } - src/index.ts:592-602 (schema)Tool specification including name, description, and input schema in the ListTools response.
name: "get-user", description: "Get user by ID or email address.", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { clientId: { type: "string" }, idOrEmail: { type: "string" } }, required: ["clientId", "idOrEmail"] } }, - src/index.ts:241-243 (helper)N8nClient method that performs the API request to fetch user by ID or email.
async getUser(idOrEmail: string): Promise<N8nUser> { return this.makeRequest<N8nUser>(`/users/${idOrEmail}`); } - src/index.ts:8-17 (schema)TypeScript interface defining the structure of a user object returned by the n8n API.
interface N8nUser { id: string; email: string; firstName?: string; lastName?: string; isPending: boolean; role?: string; createdAt: string; updatedAt: string; }