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Identity Secret Backend: Entity - HTTP API |
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This is the API documentation for managing entities in the identity store. |
Create an Entity
This endpoint creates or updates an Entity.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
POST |
/identity/entity |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the entity.
-
id
(string: <optional>)
- ID of the entity. If set, updates the
corresponding existing entity.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the
entity.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the entity.
-
disabled
(bool: false)
– Whether the entity is disabled. Disabled
entities' associated tokens cannot be used, but are not revoked.
Sample Payload
{
"metadata": {
"organization": "hashicorp",
"team": "vault"
},
"policies": ["eng-dev", "infra-dev"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"id": "8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297",
"aliases": null
}
}
Read Entity by ID
This endpoint queries the entity by its identifier.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
GET |
/identity/entity/id/:id |
200 application/json |
Parameters
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the entity.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/id/8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"bucket_key_hash": "177553e4c58987f4cc5d7e530136c642",
"creation_time": "2017-07-25T20:29:22.614756844Z",
"disabled": false,
"id": "8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297",
"last_update_time": "2017-07-25T20:29:22.614756844Z",
"metadata": {
"organization": "hashicorp",
"team": "vault"
},
"name": "entity-c323de27-2ad2-5ded-dbf3-0c7ef98bc613",
"aliases": [],
"policies": [
"eng-dev",
"infra-dev"
]
}
}
Update Entity by ID
This endpoint is used to update an existing entity.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
POST |
/identity/entity/id/:id |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the entity.
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the entity.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the entity.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the entity.
-
disabled
(bool: false)
– Whether the entity is disabled. Disabled
entities' associated tokens cannot be used, but are not revoked.
Sample Payload
{
"name":"updatedEntityName",
"metadata": {
"organization": "hashi",
"team": "nomad"
},
"policies": ["eng-developers", "infra-developers"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/id/8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"id": "8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297",
"aliases": null
}
}
Delete Entity by ID
This endpoint deletes an entity and all its associated aliases.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
DELETE |
/identity/entity/id/:id |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the entity.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/id/8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297
List Entities by ID
This endpoint returns a list of available entities by their identifiers.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
LIST |
/identity/entity/id |
200 application/json |
GET |
/identity/entity/id?list=true |
200 application/json |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request LIST \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/id
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"keys": [
"02fe5a88-912b-6794-62ed-db873ef86a95",
"3bf81bc9-44df-8138-57f9-724a9ae36d04",
"627fba68-98c9-c012-71ba-bfb349585ce1",
"6c4c805b-b384-3d0e-4d51-44d349887b96",
"70a72feb-35d1-c775-0813-8efaa8b4b9b5",
"f1092a67-ce34-48fd-161d-c13a367bc1cd",
"faedd89a-0d82-c197-c8f9-93a3e6cf0cd0"
]
}
}
Create/Update Entity by Name
This endpoint is used to create or update an entity by a given name.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
POST |
/identity/entity/name/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the entity.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the entity.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the entity.
-
disabled
(bool: false)
– Whether the entity is disabled. Disabled
entities' associated tokens cannot be used, but are not revoked.
Sample Payload
{
"metadata": {
"organization": "hashi",
"team": "nomad"
},
"policies": ["eng-developers", "infra-developers"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/name/testentityname
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"aliases": null,
"id": "0826be06-577c-a076-3942-2f92da0310ce"
}
}
Read Entity by Name
This endpoint queries the entity by its name.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
GET |
/identity/entity/name/:name |
200 application/json |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Name of the entity.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/name/testentityname
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"aliases": [],
"creation_time": "2018-09-19T17:20:27.705389973Z",
"direct_group_ids": [],
"disabled": false,
"group_ids": [],
"id": "0826be06-577c-a076-3942-2f92da0310ce",
"inherited_group_ids": [],
"last_update_time": "2018-09-19T17:20:27.705389973Z",
"merged_entity_ids": null,
"metadata": {
"organization": "hashi",
"team": "nomad"
},
"name": "testentityname",
"policies": [
"eng-developers",
"infra-developers"
]
}
}
Delete Entity by Name
This endpoint deletes an entity and all its associated aliases, given the
entity name.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
DELETE |
/identity/entity/name/:name |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Name of the entity.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/name/testentityname
List Entities by Name
This endpoint returns a list of available entities by their names.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
LIST |
/identity/entity/name |
200 application/json |
GET |
/identity/entity/name?list=true |
200 application/json |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request LIST \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/name
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"keys": [
"testentityname",
]
}
}
Merge Entities
This endpoint merges many entities into one entity.
Method |
Path |
Produces |
POST |
/identity/entity/merge |
204 (empty body) |
Parameters
-
from_entity_ids
(array: <required>)
- Entity IDs which needs to get
merged.
-
to_entity_id
(string: <required>)
- Entity ID into which all the other
entities need to get merged.
-
force
(bool: false)
- Setting this will follow the 'mine' strategy for
merging MFA secrets. If there are secrets of the same type both in entities
that are merged from and in entity into which all others are getting merged,
secrets in the destination will be unaltered. If not set, this API will throw
an error containing all the conflicts.
Sample Payload
{
"to_entity_id": "f2cdefbe-f510-a226-77fa-989a48ba6abc",
"from_entity_ids": ["1ade80ec-ba5c-8eed-91e2-b9dcd41d6fff", "270976d0-9bab-14a5-4b92-3861805ef73d"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/entity/id/8d6a45e5-572f-8f13-d226-cd0d1ec57297