---
type: api
title: Get case creators
description: Returns information about the users who opened cases. You must have read privileges for the **Cases** feature in the **Management**, **Observability**, or **Security** section of the Kibana feature privileges, depending on the owner of the cases. The API returns information about the users as they existed at the time of the case creation, including their name, full name, and email address. If any of those details change thereafter or if a user is deleted, the information returned by this API is unchanged.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getcasereportersdefaultspace
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getcasereportersdefaultspace
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Get case creators

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `GET` `/api/cases/reporters`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#basicauth)

## Description

Returns information about the users who opened cases. You must have read privileges for the **Cases** feature in the **Management**, **Observability**, or **Security** section of the Kibana feature privileges, depending on the owner of the cases. The API returns information about the users as they existed at the time of the case creation, including their name, full name, and email address. If any of those details change thereafter or if a user is deleted, the information returned by this API is unchanged.

## Query String Parameters

- `owner` (union oneOf)
  A filter to limit the response to a specific set of applications. If this parameter is omitted, the response contains information about all the cases that the user has access to read.
  Values: `cases`, `observability`, `securitySolution`

## Responses

#### `200`

Indicates a successful call.

`application/json`

Type: `[] object · max: 10000`

- `email` (string) — nullable
- `full_name` (string) — nullable
- `profile_uid` (string)
- `username` (string) — nullable
#### `401`

Authorization information is missing or invalid.

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (integer)
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET /api/cases/reporters
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "https://{kibana_url}/api/cases/reporters"
```

## Response Examples

#### A list of two users that opened cases

```json
[
  {
    "email": "null",
    "full_name": "null",
    "profile_uid": "u_mGBROF_q5bmFCATbLXAcCwKa0k8JvONAwSruelyKA5E_0",
    "username": "elastic"
  },
  {
    "email": "jdoe@example.com",
    "full_name": "Jane Doe",
    "profile_uid": "u_0wpfV1MqYDaXzLtRVY-gLMrddKDEmfz51Fszhj7hWC8_0",
    "username": "jdoe"
  }
]
```

#### Authorization information is missing or invalid.

```json
{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Unable to authenticate with the provided credentials.",
  "statusCode": 401
}
```