API: Person Record Resource

Resource URI

https://directory.unl.edu/people/{uid}.{format}

Get detailed information about an individual person. For the most part, these fields are pulled directly from LDAP. For more information on specific fields, see the IDM site. All fields are from LDAP unless otherwise noted.

Example

  1. json
  2. xml
  3. partial
GET https://directory.unl.edu/people/lperez1.json

Resource Properties

Resource Properties Table
Property Description
dn (String) Distinguished name, a combination of uid, ou and dc
cn (Array) An array of common names
eduPersonAffiliation (Array) An array of affiliation types
eduPersonNickname The person's preferred nickname
eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation (Array) An array of primary affiliations
eduPersonPrincipalName (array) An array of Email Addresses
givenName (Array) An array of given Name
displayName (Array) An array of display names
mail (Array) An array of email addresses
postalAddress (Array) An array of postal addresses
sn (Array) An array of surnames
telephoneNumber (Array) An array of telephone numbers
title (Array) An array of titles
uid (String) The person's unique ID
unlHROrgUnitNumber (Array) An array of HR organizational unit numbers
unlHRPrimaryDepartment (Array) An array of primary department names
unlSISClassLevel (Array) An array of class levels
unlSISCollege (Array) An array of colleges that the student is a member of
unlSISMajor (Array) An array of majors that the student is working toward
unlSISMinor (Array) An array of minors that the student is working toward
imageURL (Array, local) A URL to the person's profile picture
unlDirectoryAddress (Object, local) UNL address with street-address, locality, region, postal-code, unlBuildingCode and roomNumber fields.
knowledge (Object, from Digital Measures) Detailed information about a faculty member including a bio, courses, education, grants, honors, papers, presentations, and performances. This information is only available for faculty.

Response

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GET https://directory.unl.edu/people/lperez1.xml

Resource Properties

Resource Properties Table
Property Description
dn Distinguished name, a combination of uid, ou and dc
cn Common name (there can be multiples of these)
eduPersonAffiliation affiliation type (faculty/staff) (there can be multiples of these)
eduPersonPrimaryAffiliation primary affiliation (there can be multiples of these)
eduPersonPrincipalName Email Address (there can be multiples of these)
givenName Given name (there can be multiples of these)
displayName Display name (there can be multiples of these)
mail Email address (there can be multiples of these)
postalAddress postal address (there can be multiples of these)
sn Surname (there can be multiples of these)
telephoneNumber telephone number (there can be multiples of these)
title position title (there can be multiples of these)
uid The person's unique ID
unlHROrgUnitNumber HR organizational unit number (there can be multiples of these)
unlHRPrimaryDepartment primary department name (there can be multiples of these)
unlSISClassLevel class levels including NST (non-student), 2ND (2nd degree student), FR (freshmen), SO (Sophomore), JR (Junior), SR (senior), GR (Graduate student), P1-4 (Professional Student Year 1-4), 03-04 (Program student year 3-4)(there can be multiples of these)
unlSISCollege college that the student is a member of (there can be multiples of these)
unlSISMajor major that the student is working toward (there can be multiples of these)
unlSISMinor minor that the student is working toward (there can be multiples of these)
imageURL (local) A URL to the person's profile picture
unlDirectoryAddress (local) UNL address with street-address, locality, region, postal-code, unlBuildingCode and roomNumber child elements.
knowledge (from Digital Measures) Detailed information about a faculty member including a bio, courses, education, grants, honors, papers, presentations, and performances. This information is only available for faculty.

Response

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GET https://directory.unl.edu/people/lperez1.partial

Response

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Format Information

The following is a list of formats used in Directory.

Have a correction?

If you'd like to correct your own entry, contact your departmental HR liaison. For corrections to another person's contact or department/unit information, use the form below.