---
title: "Query users"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/product-analytics/users/query"
tags: ["Rum Audience Management"]
---

# Query users

`POST /api/v2/product-analytics/users/query`

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

## Request body

- QueryUsersRequest — Request body for querying users with optional filtering, column selection, and sorting.
  - `data` QueryUsersRequestData — The data object containing the resource type and attributes for querying users.
    - `attributes` QueryUsersRequestDataAttributes — Attributes for filtering and shaping the user query results.
      - `limit` integer — Maximum number of user records to return in the response.
      - `query` string — Filter expression using user attribute conditions to narrow results.
      - `select_columns` string[] — List of user attribute column names to include in the response.
      - `sort` QueryUsersRequestDataAttributesSort — Sorting configuration specifying the field and direction for ordering user query results.
        - `field` string — The user attribute field name to sort results by.
        - `order` string — The sort direction, either ascending or descending.
      - `wildcard_search_term` string — Free-text term used for wildcard search across user attribute values.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier for the query users request resource.
    - `type` 'query_users_request', required — Query users request resource type.

## Response `200`

Successful response with user data

- QueryResponse — Response containing the query results with matched records and total count.
  - `data` QueryResponseData — The data object containing the resource type and attributes of the query response.
    - `attributes` QueryResponseDataAttributes — Attributes of the query response, containing the matched records and total count.
      - `hits` unknown[] — The list of matching records returned by the query, each as a map of attribute names to values.
        - unknown
      - `total` integer — Total number of records matching the query, regardless of the limit applied.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier for the query response resource.
    - `type` 'query_response', required — Query response resource type.

## Other responses

- `429` — Too many requests

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