Introspective GUID

Description

A GUID is a Globally Unique Identifier. To get the GUID of the user who is running the application, call the GET operation on the following URI. This user must be signed in to Yahoo!.

URI

http://social.yahooapis.com/v1/me/guid

Filters

Not available.

HTTP Operations Supported

  • GET

Query Parameters Supported

  • callback
  • format
  • lang
  • region
  • view

Scopes Required

  • No scope required.

Elements of the Introspective GUID Object

Element JSON Data Type XML Schema Data Type Description
uri string anyURI The introspective GUID URI: http://social.yahooapis.com/v1/me/guid
value string string The GUID that identifies the user running the application.

JSON Syntax for GUID Object

XML Syntax for GUID Object

Example JSON Response Body for GET GUID

Example XML Response Body for GET GUID

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