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Users - Amazon Connect

Users

Manage users in the account. Users are human identities (as opposed to programmatic users which are machine identities).

ListUsers

Lists all users.

Input

Parameter Type Required
nextToken string No
maxResults integer No

Sample Request

await client.send(new ListUsersCommand({}));

Output

{ "items": [ { "userId": "user-id-string", "cxnRole": "administrator", "userArn": "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:123456789:instance/.../user/...", "username": "jane.doe", "firstName": "Jane", "lastName": "Doe", "email": "jane@example.com", "applicationIds": ["05c3fcc2-..."], "roles": [ { "applicationId": "05c3fcc2-...", "role": "administrator" } ], "defaultRole": { "role": "administrator" }, "createdAt": "2026-08-01T12:00:00.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-08-01T12:00:00.000Z", "updatedBy": "admin-user" } ], "nextToken": null }

Errors

  • ValidationException (400)

  • InternalServerException (500)

CreateUser

Creates a new user.

Input

Parameter Type Required
userId string Yes
cxnRole string Yes
userArn string Yes
username string Yes
firstName string No
lastName string No
email string No
applicationIds array No
roles array No
defaultRole object No

Sample Request

await client.send(new CreateUserCommand({ userId: "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", cxnRole: "member", userArn: "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:176202286863:instance/cb0ac315-73ce-4def-a2cc-cf3caf9866cc/agent/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", username: "sdk.testuser", firstName: "SDK", lastName: "TestUser", email: "sdk-test@example.com", applicationIds: ["a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c"], defaultRole: { role: "developer" }, roles: [ { applicationId: "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c", role: "developer" }, ], }));

Output

{ "userId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "cxnRole": "member", "userArn": "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:176202286863:instance/cb0ac315-73ce-4def-a2cc-cf3caf9866cc/agent/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "username": "sdk.testuser", "firstName": "SDK", "lastName": "TestUser", "email": "sdk-test@example.com", "applicationIds": [ "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c" ], "roles": [ { "applicationId": "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c", "role": "developer" } ], "defaultRole": { "role": "developer" }, "createdAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:16.796Z", "updatedAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:16.796Z", "updatedBy": "deploy-ci-bot" }

Errors

  • ValidationException (400)

  • ConflictException (409)

  • InternalServerException (500)

GetUser

Gets a single user by ID.

Input

Parameter Type Required
userId string Yes

Sample Request

await client.send(new GetUserCommand({ userId: "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", }));

Output

{ "userId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "cxnRole": "member", "userArn": "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:<account-id>:instance/cb0ac315-73ce-4def-a2cc-cf3caf9866cc/agent/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "username": "sdk.testuser", "firstName": "SDK", "lastName": "TestUser", "email": "sdk-test@example.com", "applicationIds": [ "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c" ], "roles": [ { "applicationId": "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c", "role": "developer" } ], "defaultRole": { "role": "developer" }, "createdAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:16.796Z", "updatedAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:16.796Z", "updatedBy": "deploy-ci-bot" }

Errors

  • ValidationException (400)

  • ResourceNotFoundException (404)

  • InternalServerException (500)

UpdateUser

Updates a user. Only include fields you want to change.

Input

Parameter Type Required
userId string Yes
cxnRole string No
userArn string No
firstName string No
lastName string No
email string No
applicationIds array No
roles array No
defaultRole object No

Sample Request

await client.send(new UpdateUserCommand({ userId: "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", cxnRole: "member", userArn: "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:<account-id>:instance/cb0ac315-73ce-4def-a2cc-cf3caf9866cc/agent/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", firstName: "SDKUpdated", lastName: "TestUser", email: "sdk-test@example.com", applicationIds: ["a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c"], roles: [ { applicationId: "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c", role: "developer" }, ], defaultRole: { role: "contentManager" }, }));

Output

{ "userId": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "cxnRole": "member", "userArn": "arn:aws:connect:us-west-2:<account-id>:instance/cb0ac315-73ce-4def-a2cc-cf3caf9866cc/agent/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000099", "username": "sdk.testuser", "firstName": "SDKUpdated", "lastName": "TestUser", "email": "sdk-test@example.com", "applicationIds": [ "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c" ], "roles": [ { "applicationId": "a018836f-a909-4be0-a28b-53b413f1429c", "role": "developer" } ], "defaultRole": { "role": "contentManager" }, "createdAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:16.796Z", "updatedAt": "2026-08-10T22:54:20.530Z", "updatedBy": "deploy-ci-bot" }

Errors

  • ValidationException (400)

  • ResourceNotFoundException (404)

  • InternalServerException (500)

DeleteUser

Deletes a user.

Input

Parameter Type Required
userId string Yes

Sample Request

await client.send(new DeleteUserCommand({ userId: created.userId, }));

Output

No response body.

Errors

  • ValidationException (400)

  • ResourceNotFoundException (404)

  • InternalServerException (500)

Request Parameters

userId

Type: String

The user identifier.

cxnRole

Type: String

The user's account-level role. One of: member, administrator, owner.

userArn

Type: String

The user's Amazon Connect ARN.

username

Type: String

Username. 1–128 characters.

firstName

Type: String

First name. 1–36 characters.

lastName

Type: String

Last name. Max 36 characters.

email

Type: String

Email address. 3–256 characters.

applicationIds

Type: Array

Workspace IDs the user can access.

roles

Type: Array

Per-workspace role assignments. See User Role Assignment.

defaultRole

Type: Object

Default role when no workspace-specific role applies. See Default Role.

createdAt

Type: String

When the user was created (ISO 8601).

updatedAt

Type: String

When the user was last modified (ISO 8601).

updatedBy

Type: String

The identity of who last modified the user.

nextToken

Type: String

Pagination token. See Common Types.

maxResults

Type: Integer

Max items per page (1–100). See Common Types.

User Role Assignment

Field Type Required
applicationId string Yes
role string Yes
roleId string No
applicationId

Type: String

The workspace this assignment applies to.

role

Type: String

Pre-defined role name. One of: administrator, developer, contentManager, readOnly.

roleId

Type: String

Custom role ID (alternative to role). Created via the Roles API.

Default Role

The fallback role applied when the user accesses a workspace without a specific role assignment.

Field Type Required
role string Yes
roleId string No
role

Type: String

Pre-defined role name. One of: administrator, developer, contentManager, readOnly.

roleId

Type: String

Custom role ID (alternative to role).