---
title: Query users
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Rum Audience Management
---

# Query users{% #query-users %}
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{% tab title="v2" %}
**Note**: This endpoint may be subject to changes.
| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                            |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | POST https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | POST https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query  |
| app.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query |
| us5.datadoghq.com | POST https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query |

### Overview

Query users with flexible filtering by user properties, with optional wildcard search

### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field | Field                  | Type     | Description                                                                               |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                   | object   | The data object containing the resource type and attributes for querying users.           |
| data         | attributes             | object   | Attributes for filtering and shaping the user query results.                              |
| attributes   | limit                  | int64    | Maximum number of user records to return in the response.                                 |
| attributes   | query                  | string   | Filter expression using user attribute conditions to narrow results.                      |
| attributes   | select_columns         | [string] | List of user attribute column names to include in the response.                           |
| attributes   | sort                   | object   | Sorting configuration specifying the field and direction for ordering user query results. |
| sort         | field                  | string   | The user attribute field name to sort results by.                                         |
| sort         | order                  | string   | The sort direction, either ascending or descending.                                       |
| attributes   | wildcard_search_term   | string   | Free-text term used for wildcard search across user attribute values.                     |
| data         | id                     | string   | Unique identifier for the query users request resource.                                   |
| data         | type [*required*] | enum     | Query users request resource type. Allowed enum values: `query_users_request`             |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "limit": "integer",
      "query": "string",
      "select_columns": [],
      "sort": {
        "field": "string",
        "order": "string"
      },
      "wildcard_search_term": "string"
    },
    "id": "string",
    "type": "query_users_request"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

### Response

{% tab title="200" %}
Successful response with user data
{% tab title="Model" %}
Response containing the query results with matched records and total count.

| Parent field | Field                  | Type   | Description                                                                                     |
| ------------ | ---------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|              | data                   | object | The data object containing the resource type and attributes of the query response.              |
| data         | attributes             | object | Attributes of the query response, containing the matched records and total count.               |
| attributes   | hits                   | []     | The list of matching records returned by the query, each as a map of attribute names to values. |
| attributes   | total                  | int64  | Total number of records matching the query, regardless of the limit applied.                    |
| data         | id                     | string | Unique identifier for the query response resource.                                              |
| data         | type [*required*] | enum   | Query response resource type. Allowed enum values: `query_response`                             |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "hits": [
        {
          "first_browser_name": "Chrome",
          "first_city": "San Francisco",
          "first_country_code": "US",
          "first_device_type": "Desktop",
          "last_seen": "2025-08-14T06:45:12.142Z",
          "session_count": 47,
          "user_created": "2024-12-15T08:42:33.287Z",
          "user_email": "john.smith@techcorp.com",
          "user_id": "150847",
          "user_name": "John Smith",
          "user_org_id": "5001"
        },
        {
          "first_browser_name": "Chrome",
          "first_city": "Austin",
          "first_country_code": "US",
          "first_device_type": "Desktop",
          "last_seen": "2025-08-14T05:22:08.951Z",
          "session_count": 89,
          "user_created": "2024-11-28T14:17:45.634Z",
          "user_email": "john.williams@techcorp.com",
          "user_id": "150848",
          "user_name": "John Williams",
          "user_org_id": "5001"
        },
        {
          "first_browser_name": "Chrome",
          "first_city": "Seattle",
          "first_country_code": "US",
          "first_device_type": "Desktop",
          "last_seen": "2025-08-14T04:18:34.726Z",
          "session_count": 23,
          "user_created": "2025-01-03T16:33:21.445Z",
          "user_email": "john.jones@techcorp.com",
          "user_id": "150849",
          "user_name": "John Jones",
          "user_org_id": "5001"
        }
      ],
      "total": 147
    },
    "id": "query_response",
    "type": "query_response"
  }
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

{% /tab %}

{% /tab %}

### Code Example

##### 
                  \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X POST "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "limit": 25,
      "query": "user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome",
      "select_columns": [
        "user_id",
        "user_email",
        "user_name",
        "user_org_id",
        "first_country_code",
        "first_browser_name",
        "first_device_type",
        "last_seen"
      ],
      "sort": {
        "field": "first_seen",
        "order": "DESC"
      },
      "wildcard_search_term": "john"
    },
    "id": "query_users_request",
    "type": "query_users_request"
  }
}
EOF 
                
##### 

```python
"""
Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.rum_audience_management_api import RumAudienceManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.query_users_request import QueryUsersRequest
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.query_users_request_data import QueryUsersRequestData
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.query_users_request_data_attributes import QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.query_users_request_data_attributes_sort import QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.query_users_request_data_type import QueryUsersRequestDataType

body = QueryUsersRequest(
    data=QueryUsersRequestData(
        attributes=QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes(
            limit=25,
            query="user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome",
            select_columns=[
                "user_id",
                "user_email",
                "user_name",
                "user_org_id",
                "first_country_code",
                "first_browser_name",
                "first_device_type",
                "last_seen",
            ],
            sort=QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort(
                field="first_seen",
                order="DESC",
            ),
            wildcard_search_term="john",
        ),
        id="query_users_request",
        type=QueryUsersRequestDataType.QUERY_USERS_REQUEST,
    ),
)

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.unstable_operations["query_users"] = True
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = RumAudienceManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.query_users(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.unstable_operations["v2.query_users".to_sym] = true
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::RumAudienceManagementAPI.new

body = DatadogAPIClient::V2::QueryUsersRequest.new({
  data: DatadogAPIClient::V2::QueryUsersRequestData.new({
    attributes: DatadogAPIClient::V2::QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes.new({
      limit: 25,
      query: "user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome",
      select_columns: [
        "user_id",
        "user_email",
        "user_name",
        "user_org_id",
        "first_country_code",
        "first_browser_name",
        "first_device_type",
        "last_seen",
      ],
      sort: DatadogAPIClient::V2::QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort.new({
        field: "first_seen",
        order: "DESC",
      }),
      wildcard_search_term: "john",
    }),
    id: "query_users_request",
    type: DatadogAPIClient::V2::QueryUsersRequestDataType::QUERY_USERS_REQUEST,
  }),
})
p api_instance.query_users(body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```go
// Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := datadogV2.QueryUsersRequest{
		Data: &datadogV2.QueryUsersRequestData{
			Attributes: &datadogV2.QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes{
				Limit: datadog.PtrInt64(25),
				Query: datadog.PtrString("user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome"),
				SelectColumns: []string{
					"user_id",
					"user_email",
					"user_name",
					"user_org_id",
					"first_country_code",
					"first_browser_name",
					"first_device_type",
					"last_seen",
				},
				Sort: &datadogV2.QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort{
					Field: datadog.PtrString("first_seen"),
					Order: datadog.PtrString("DESC"),
				},
				WildcardSearchTerm: datadog.PtrString("john"),
			},
			Id:   datadog.PtrString("query_users_request"),
			Type: datadogV2.QUERYUSERSREQUESTDATATYPE_QUERY_USERS_REQUEST,
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	configuration.SetUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.QueryUsers", true)
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewRumAudienceManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.QueryUsers(ctx, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `RumAudienceManagementApi.QueryUsers`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `RumAudienceManagementApi.QueryUsers`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.RumAudienceManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryResponse;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryUsersRequest;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryUsersRequestData;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.QueryUsersRequestDataType;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setUnstableOperationEnabled("v2.queryUsers", true);
    RumAudienceManagementApi apiInstance = new RumAudienceManagementApi(defaultClient);

    QueryUsersRequest body =
        new QueryUsersRequest()
            .data(
                new QueryUsersRequestData()
                    .attributes(
                        new QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes()
                            .limit(25L)
                            .query(
                                "user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND"
                                    + " first_browser_name:Chrome")
                            .selectColumns(
                                Arrays.asList(
                                    "user_id",
                                    "user_email",
                                    "user_name",
                                    "user_org_id",
                                    "first_country_code",
                                    "first_browser_name",
                                    "first_device_type",
                                    "last_seen"))
                            .sort(
                                new QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort()
                                    .field("first_seen")
                                    .order("DESC"))
                            .wildcardSearchTerm("john"))
                    .id("query_users_request")
                    .type(QueryUsersRequestDataType.QUERY_USERS_REQUEST));

    try {
      QueryResponse result = apiInstance.queryUsers(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling RumAudienceManagementApi#queryUsers");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```rust
// Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_rum_audience_management::RumAudienceManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::QueryUsersRequest;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::QueryUsersRequestData;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::QueryUsersRequestDataType;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body =
        QueryUsersRequest
        ::new().data(
            QueryUsersRequestData::new(QueryUsersRequestDataType::QUERY_USERS_REQUEST)
                .attributes(
                    QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes::new()
                        .limit(25)
                        .query(
                            "user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome".to_string(),
                        )
                        .select_columns(
                            vec![
                                "user_id".to_string(),
                                "user_email".to_string(),
                                "user_name".to_string(),
                                "user_org_id".to_string(),
                                "first_country_code".to_string(),
                                "first_browser_name".to_string(),
                                "first_device_type".to_string(),
                                "last_seen".to_string()
                            ],
                        )
                        .sort(
                            QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort::new()
                                .field("first_seen".to_string())
                                .order("DESC".to_string()),
                        )
                        .wildcard_search_term("john".to_string()),
                )
                .id("query_users_request".to_string()),
        );
    let mut configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    configuration.set_unstable_operation_enabled("v2.QueryUsers", true);
    let api = RumAudienceManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.query_users(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Query users returns "Successful response with user data" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
configuration.unstableOperations["v2.queryUsers"] = true;
const apiInstance = new v2.RumAudienceManagementApi(configuration);

const params: v2.RumAudienceManagementApiQueryUsersRequest = {
  body: {
    data: {
      attributes: {
        limit: 25,
        query:
          "user_email:*@techcorp.com AND first_country_code:US AND first_browser_name:Chrome",
        selectColumns: [
          "user_id",
          "user_email",
          "user_name",
          "user_org_id",
          "first_country_code",
          "first_browser_name",
          "first_device_type",
          "last_seen",
        ],
        sort: {
          field: "first_seen",
          order: "DESC",
        },
        wildcardSearchTerm: "john",
      },
      id: "query_users_request",
      type: "query_users_request",
    },
  },
};

apiInstance
  .queryUsers(params)
  .then((data: v2.QueryResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
{% /tab %}
