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# FindUser

> FindUser method in the ABBYY FlexiCapture web services API returns the integer user ID for a given user name, letting you look up an account by login.

## What it does

Returns the identifier of a user by his/her user name.

## Definition

```
int FindUser( string userLogin );
```

## Parameters

| **Name**  | **Type** | **Description** |
| --------- | -------- | --------------- |
| userLogin | string   | User name       |

## Returned value

| **Type** | **Description** |
| -------- | --------------- |
| int      | User ID         |