---
title: "Get web user names"
description: "Get a list of web user names."
url: "https://docs.adyen.com/account-management-api/manage-user-accounts/getwebusernames"
source_url: "https://docs.adyen.com/account-management-api/manage-user-accounts/getwebusernames.md"
canonical: "https://docs.adyen.com/account-management-api/manage-user-accounts/getwebusernames"
last_modified: "2026-05-24T12:54:32+02:00"
language: "en"
---

# Get web user names

Get a list of web user names.

[View source](/account-management-api/manage-user-accounts/getwebusernames.md)

To get a list of web user names, make a POST `/getWebUserNames` request with an empty request body.

## Response parameters

If there are no errors in the request, the call returns a list of web user names for the currently logged in merchant account, and a `pspReference`.

If any issues occur during the process, the call returns one or more warning or error messages.

| Name           | Type   | Returned by default                                                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| -------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `userNames`    | List   | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | A list holding user account name strings.A user name string holds the user account display name. It can include:- Digits: *0-9*
- Letters *a-z*, *A-Z*
- Special characters: "*.*" (dot), "*-*" (hyphen), "*\_*" (underscore)* * |
| `pspReference` | String | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | A reference to uniquely identify the request.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `warnings`     | String | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | List containing one or more warning messages. Returned when the request is not correctly processed.                                                                                                                                   |
| `errors`       | String | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-")                                                | List containing one or more error messages. Returned when the request fails.                                                                                                                                                          |

## Examples

### Request

Send an empty JSON or SOAP request.

#### JSON

```json
{}
```

#### Soap

```xml
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <soap:Body>
    <getWebUserNames xmlns="http://caaccount.services.adyen.com">
      <request />
    </getWebUserNames>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
```

### Response

#### JSON

```json
{  
   "pspReference":"9914526953120350",
   "userNames":[  
      "admin",
      "merchant1",
      "merchant_view",
   ]
}
```

#### Soap

```xml
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ns0="http://caaccount.services.adyen.com" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <soap:Body>
    <ns0:getWebUserNamesResponse>
      <ns0:response>
        <ns0:pspReference>9914526953120350</ns0:pspReference>
        <ns0:userNames>
          <ns0:string>admin</ns0:string>
          <ns0:string>merchant1</ns0:string>
          <ns0:string>merchant_view</ns0:string>
        </ns0:userNames>
      </ns0:response>
    </ns0:getWebUserNamesResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
```