User object

User is an object that refers to a single user in a chat.

Properties

The User object has the following properties:

Parameter	Type	Description
Id	FSstring	Unique identifier for the channel. Verify the channel ID with our validator.
UserData	FPubnubChatUserData	Additional data.
→ UserName	FString	Display name for the user (must not be empty or consist only of whitespace characters).
→ ExternalID	FString	User's identifier in an external system. You can use it to match id with a similar identifier from an external database.
→ ProfileUrl	FString	URL of the user's profile picture.
→ Email	FString	User's email address.
→ CustomDataJson	FString	JSON providing custom data about the user. Values must be scalar only; arrays or objects are not supported. Filtering App Context data through the custom property is not recommended in SDKs.
→ Status	FString	Tag that lets you categorize your app users by their current state. The tag choice is entirely up to you and depends on your use case. For example, you can use status to mark users in your chat app as invited, active, or archived.
→ Type	FString	Tag that lets you categorize your app users by their functional roles. The tag choice is entirely up to you and depends on your use case. For example, you can use type to group users by their roles in your app, such as moderator, player, or support-agent.

API limits

To learn about the maximum length of parameters used to set user metadata, refer to REST API docs.

Methods

You can call the following methods on the User object.

Click on each method for more details.

• CurrentUser()
• Delete()
• GetUserData()
• GetUserID()
• GetChannelRestrictions()
• GetChannelsRestrictions()
• GetMemberships()
• IsPresentOn()
• SetRestrictions()
• StreamUpdates()
• StreamUpdatesOn()
• Update()
• WherePresent()

Use case

For example, you can use the User object methods to:

• Create and manage users.
• Let users configure their channel membership.
• Mention others in a conversation.
• Check when was the last time users were online in an app.
• Ban users if they misbehave.