---
title: "Searches for users, using the authentication providers"
method: GET
path: "/users/external-search"
tags: ["Users"]
---

# Searches for users, using the authentication providers

`GET /users/external-search`

## Query parameters

- `partialName` string, required

## Response `200`

The results of the external user provider search

- SearchExternalAuthenticationProvidersResponse
  - `Links` object, required
  - `Results` ExternalUserLookupResult[], required
    - `Identities` IdentityResource[]
      - `Claims` object
      - `IdentityProviderName` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request. Either the payload was not structurally valid or business rules did not permit the operation.
- `404` — Not found. One or more of the entities involved in the operation was not found.

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