Retrieve member ID for a nickname

Retrieves the member ID for the member, given their nickname.

URL:	https://api.trademe.co.nz/v1/Member/{memberName}.{file_format}
HTTP Method:	GET
Requires Authentication?	Yes
Permission Required:	None
Supported Formats:	XML, JSON
Rate Limited?	Yes

URL parameters

memberName

String (required)

The member nickname.

file_format

Enumeration (required)

The format of the response.

xml	Serialize responses into XML.
json	Serialize responses into JSON.

suggestion	Boolean (optional)	Indicates whether to include a suggested alternative nickname if the provided nickname is in use. Defaults to false.

The member ID for the user with the given nickname.

Id	Integer	The ID of the member with the given nickname
Suggestion	String or null	An alternative nickname for registration if the given nickname is in use and query string parameter 'suggestion' equals 'true'

https://api.trademe.co.nz/v1/Member/Sam.xml - If the nickname 'Sam' is use, retrieves the member ID for the nickname 'Sam'.
https://api.trademe.co.nz/v1/Member/Sam.xml?suggestion=true - If the nickname 'Sam' is use, retrieves the member ID for the nickname 'Sam' and a suggested alternative nickname for registration.

<MemberIdFromNickname xmlns="http://api.trademe.co.nz/v1">
  <Id>123</Id>
  <Suggestion>ABC</Suggestion>
</MemberIdFromNickname>

{
  "Id": 123,
  "Suggestion": "ABC"
}