---
title: "Verify User Availability"
method: GET
path: "/gw/api/v1/validations/usernames/{username}"
tags: ["accountManagementUtilities"]
---

# Verify User Availability

`GET /gw/api/v1/validations/usernames/{username}`

Verify whether user is valid and available<br><br>**Scope**: `accounts.read` OR `validations.read`<br>**Security Policy**: `HTTPS`

## Path parameters

- `username` string, required

## Response `200`

Verify whether user is valid and available

- UserNameAvailableResponse
  - `error` ErrorResponse
    - `status` integer
    - `error` string
    - `message` string
  - `hasError` boolean
  - `errorDescription` string
  - `isValid` boolean
  - `isAvailable` boolean
  - `suggestedUserName` string[]

## Other responses

- `400` — Returns error description representing bad request
- `401` — Returns error description representing access issue
- `403` — Returns error description representing access issue
- `500` — Returns error description representing internal server error

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