# User

This schema defines the User entity. A user can be part of 0 or more teams. A special type of user called Bot is used for automation. A user can be an owner of zero or more data assets. A user can also follow zero or more data assets.

**$id:**[**https://open-metadata.org/schema/entity/teams/user.json**](https://open-metadata.org/schema/entity/teams/user.json)

Type: `object`

This schema <u>does not</u> accept additional properties.

## Properties
- **id** `required`
  - Unique identifier that identifies a user entity instance.
  - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid](../types/basic.md#uuid)
- **name** `required`
  - $ref: [#/definitions/userName](#username)
- **description**
  - Used for user biography.
  - Type: `string`
- **displayName**
  - Name used for display purposes. Example 'FirstName LastName'.
  - Type: `string`
- **version**
  - Metadata version of the entity.
  - $ref: [../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/entityVersion](../types/entityhistory.md#entityversion)
- **updatedAt**
  - Last update time corresponding to the new version of the entity.
  - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/dateTime](../types/basic.md#datetime)
- **updatedBy**
  - User who made the update.
  - Type: `string`
- **email** `required`
  - Email address of the user.
  - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/email](../types/basic.md#email)
- **href** `required`
  - Link to the resource corresponding to this entity.
  - $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/href](../types/basic.md#href)
- **timezone**
  - Timezone of the user.
  - Type: `string`
  - String format must be a "timezone"
- **deactivated**
  - When true indicates the user has been deactivated. Users are deactivated instead of deleted.
  - Type: `boolean`
  - Default: _false_
- **isBot**
  - When true indicates a special type of user called Bot.
  - Type: `boolean`
- **isAdmin**
  - When true indicates user is an administrator for the system with superuser privileges.
  - Type: `boolean`
- **profile**
  - Profile of the user.
  - $ref: [../../type/profile.json](../types/profile.md)
- **teams**
  - Teams that the user belongs to.
  - $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList](../types/entityreference.md#entityreferencelist)
- **owns**
  - List of entities owned by the user.
  - $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList](../types/entityreference.md#entityreferencelist)
- **follows**
  - List of entities followed by the user.
  - $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList](../types/entityreference.md#entityreferencelist)
- **changeDescription**
  - Change that lead to this version of the entity.
  - $ref: [../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/changeDescription](../types/entityhistory.md#changedescription)

## Type definitions in this schema

### userName

- A unique name of the user, typically the user ID from an identity provider. Example - uid from LDAP.
- Type: `string`
- Length: between 1 and 64

_This document was updated on: Monday, November 15, 2021_