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updatedAt: 2026-06-04T14:01:08.000Z
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# List users using autocomplete

Lists user email addresses matching the given string.

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "externalDocs": {
    "description": "See documentation for Akamai's Enterprise Application Access API",
    "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference"
  },
  "info": {
    "license": {
      "name": "Apache 2.0",
      "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"
    },
    "title": "Directories",
    "version": "v1"
  },
  "openapi": "3.0.0",
  "paths": {
    "/mgmt-pop/directories/{directory_id}/users/autocomplete": {
      "get": {
        "description": "Lists user email addresses matching the given string.",
        "externalDocs": {
          "description": "See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Enterprise Application Access API",
          "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-directory-users-autocomplete"
        },
        "operationId": "get-directory-users-autocomplete",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "description": "Autocomplete string.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "q",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "example": "abc",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/q-query.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "The Akamai contract identifier for your Enterprise Application Access product.",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "contractId",
            "required": true,
            "schema": {
              "example": "K-0N7RAK7",
              "type": "string"
            },
            "x-akamai": {
              "file-path": "parameters/contract-id-query.yaml"
            }
          },
          {
            "description": "For customers who manage more than one account, this [runs the operation from another account](https://techdocs.akamai.com/developer/docs/manage-many-accounts-with-one-api-client). The Identity and Access Management API provides a [list of available account switch keys](https://techdocs.akamai.com/iam-api/reference/get-client-account-switch-keys).",
            "in": "query",
            "name": "accountSwitchKey",
            "required": false,
            "schema": {
              "example": "1-5C0YLB:1-8BYUX",
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "example": [
                  "abc",
                  "abc@eaa.daredevils.com",
                  "acluser1",
                  "acluser1@eaa.daredevils.com",
                  "acluser2",
                  "acluser2@eaa.daredevils.com",
                  "alok.nag",
                  "alok.nag@eaa.daredevils.com",
                  "aloknag@eaa.daredevils.com"
                ],
                "schema": {
                  "description": "User email addresses matching the query string.",
                  "items": {
                    "type": "string"
                  },
                  "minItems": 1,
                  "type": "array",
                  "x-akamai": {
                    "file-path": "schemas/users-autocomplete.yaml"
                  }
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Successful response."
          }
        },
        "summary": "List users using autocomplete",
        "tags": [
          "User administration"
        ]
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "description": "A unique identifier for each directory.",
          "in": "path",
          "name": "directory_id",
          "required": true,
          "schema": {
            "example": "ojxkXzwyQZiBkoRee0XcnA",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-akamai": {
            "file-path": "parameters/directory-id-path.yaml"
          }
        }
      ],
      "x-akamai": {
        "file-path": "paths/auto-complete.yaml",
        "path-info": "/mgmt-pop/directories/{directory_id}/users/autocomplete"
      }
    }
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://{hostname}/crux/v1"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "description": "Manage users.",
      "name": "User administration"
    }
  ],
  "x-akamai": {
    "auth-type": "EDGE_GRID",
    "file-path": "02-directories.yaml"
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "explorer-enabled": false,
    "samples-languages": [
      "curl",
      "python",
      "node"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Sibling pages

* [Get user upload status](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-create-users-status.md)
* [Verify user re-invite status](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-users-reinvite-status.md)
* [Bulk create users](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-users.md)
* [Bulk delete user](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-users-delete.md)
* [Re-invite user to a cloud directory group](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-users-reinvite.md)
* [Invite a user to a directory group](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-directory-user.md)
* [List directory users](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-directory-users.md)
* [Get a directory user](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/get-directory-user-details.md)
* [Reset MFA user password](https://techdocs.akamai.com/eaa-api/reference/post-tenant-mfa-reset.md)