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Adobe Connect API : convert guest to user

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I am trying to extend a java integration which adds users into meetings/seminars in adobe. The problem that is being experienced is that the code was originally using "principal-list" to see if the user already existed or if a new one was needed, however, if a guest already existed with a given email address then a new principal could not be created. So I know I can change the lookup to use "report-bulk-users" which looks to include guests but I am not sure if there is a way of converting the guest to a user. I know it is possible through the Adobe Connect UI but not sure if it is exposed through API.

I have tried using principal-update with the principal-id of the guest along with type being user but that doesnt seem to work and from looking at the documentation type can only be used when creating a new principal.

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JJ1779Correct answer

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Hi there,

So /api/xml?action=report-bulk-users&filter-type=guest will get you all Guests on the system and their principal-id values. (keep in mind this API hits the reporting DB, not production, so it can be delayed in it's data.)

Once you find the principal-id of the Guest you want to convert to a full user, you can use this API:

/api/xml?action=update-principal-type&principal-id=xxxxxxxx&type=user

- where xxxxxxxx = the actual principal-id of the guest you want to make a full user.

Response example:

<update-principal-type type="user" principal-id="xxxxxxxx"/>

</results>

Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

(Full disclosure, the above API is undocumented but it is a 'normal' API access level and works just fine if you have Admin permissions on any Adobe Connect account).

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ronank51619585Author

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Thats worked perfectly thanks.

Is there a better approach for finding guests as oppose to "report-bulk-users" so that it doesnt have any time delay?

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JJ1779

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Sure. Actually there is. Now that I think of it...

/api/xml?action=principal-list&filter-type=guest

If you do not append 'filter-type=guest', you just get back users and groups (and system groups). If you FILTER on (type=guest), you will get back all the guests. Remember the filter!

That should give you back the guests in real-time. Try it out. Create a guest, then fire that API compared to report-bulk-users API. You should see it in the principal-list and not in the other (until the reporting DB is updated).

Let me know.

Thanks.

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ronank51619585Author

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That worked.

Thanks

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JJ1779Correct answer

Adobe Employee

Hi there,

So /api/xml?action=report-bulk-users&filter-type=guest will get you all Guests on the system and their principal-id values. (keep in mind this API hits the reporting DB, not production, so it can be delayed in it's data.)

Once you find the principal-id of the Guest you want to convert to a full user, you can use this API:

/api/xml?action=update-principal-type&principal-id=xxxxxxxx&type=user

- where xxxxxxxx = the actual principal-id of the guest you want to make a full user.

Response example:

<update-principal-type type="user" principal-id="xxxxxxxx"/>

</results>

Let me know if this is what you are looking for.

(Full disclosure, the above API is undocumented but it is a 'normal' API access level and works just fine if you have Admin permissions on any Adobe Connect account).

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Jorma_at_Knox

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That is how I would do it. I'll do a quick test and see if I can get it to work.

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