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Identity Secret Backend: Group - HTTP API |
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This is the API documentation for managing groups in the identity store. |
Create a Group
This endpoint creates or updates a Group.
Method |
Path |
POST |
/identity/group |
Parameters
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the group.
-
id
(string: <optional>)
- ID of the group. If set, updates the
corresponding existing group.
-
type
(string: "internal")
- Type of the group, internal
or external
.
Defaults to internal
.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the
group.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the group.
-
member_group_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Group IDs to be assigned as
group members.
-
member_entity_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Entity IDs to be assigned as
group members.
Sample Payload
{
"metadata": {
"hello": "world"
},
"policies": ["grouppolicy1", "grouppolicy2"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"id": "363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1",
"name": "group_ab813d63"
}
}
Read Group by ID
This endpoint queries the group by its identifier.
Method |
Path |
GET |
/identity/group/id/:id |
Parameters
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the group.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/id/363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"alias": {},
"creation_time": "2017-11-13T19:36:47.102945Z",
"id": "363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1",
"last_update_time": "2017-11-13T19:36:47.102945Z",
"member_entity_ids": [],
"member_group_ids": null,
"metadata": {
"hello": "world"
},
"modify_index": 1,
"name": "group_ab813d63",
"policies": [
"grouppolicy1",
"grouppolicy2"
],
"type": "internal"
}
}
Update Group by ID
This endpoint is used to update an existing group.
Method |
Path |
POST |
/identity/group/id/:id |
Parameters
-
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the entity.
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the group.
-
type
(string: "internal")
- Type of the group, internal
or external
.
Defaults to internal
.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the
group.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the group.
-
member_group_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Group IDs to be assigned as
group members.
-
member_entity_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Entity IDs to be assigned as
group members.
Sample Payload
{
"name": "testgroupname",
"metadata": {
"hello": "everyone"
},
"policies": ["grouppolicy2", "grouppolicy3"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/id/363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"id": "363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1",
"name": "testgroupname"
}
}
Delete Group by ID
This endpoint deletes a group.
Method |
Path |
DELETE |
/identity/group/id/:id |
Parameters
id
(string: <required>)
– Identifier of the group.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/id/363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1
List Groups by ID
This endpoint returns a list of available groups by their identifiers.
Method |
Path |
LIST |
/identity/group/id |
GET |
/identity/group/id?list=true |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request LIST \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/id
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"keys": [
"052567cf-1580-6f20-50c8-d38bc46dae6e",
"26da8035-6691-b89e-67ac-ebf9ea7f9893",
"363926d8-dd8b-c9f0-21f8-7b248be80ce1",
"5c4a5720-7408-c113-1dcc-9ede725d0ac8",
"d55e0f34-5c16-38ae-87af-324c9b656c43",
"e4e56e04-0dec-9b68-9b20-a450975d898e"
]
}
}
Create/Update Group by Name
This endpoint is used to create or update a group by its name.
Method |
Path |
POST |
/identity/group/name/:name |
Parameters
-
name
(string: entity-<UUID>)
– Name of the group.
-
type
(string: "internal")
- Type of the group, internal
or external
.
Defaults to internal
.
-
metadata
(key-value-map: {})
– Metadata to be associated with the
group.
-
policies
(list of strings: [])
– Policies to be tied to the group.
-
member_group_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Group IDs to be assigned as
group members.
-
member_entity_ids
(list of strings: [])
- Entity IDs to be assigned as
group members.
Sample Payload
{
"metadata": {
"hello": "everyone"
},
"policies": ["grouppolicy2", "grouppolicy3"]
}
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/name/testgroupname
Sample Response
{
"request_id": "b98b4a3d-a9f1-e151-11e1-ad91cfb08351",
"lease_id": "",
"lease_duration": 0,
"renewable": false,
"data": {
"id": "5a3a04a0-0c3a-a4c3-74e8-26b1adbeaece",
"name": "testgroupname"
},
"warnings": null
}
Read Group by Name
This endpoint queries the group by its name.
Method |
Path |
GET |
/identity/group/name/:name |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Name of the group.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/name/testgroupname
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"alias": {},
"creation_time": "2018-09-19T22:02:04.395128091Z",
"id": "5a3a04a0-0c3a-a4c3-74e8-26b1adbeaece",
"last_update_time": "2018-09-19T22:02:04.395128091Z",
"member_entity_ids": [],
"member_group_ids": null,
"metadata": {
"foo": "bar"
},
"modify_index": 1,
"name": "testgroupname",
"parent_group_ids": null,
"policies": [
"grouppolicy1",
"grouppolicy2"
],
"type": "internal"
}
}
Delete Group by Name
This endpoint deletes a group, given its name.
Method |
Path |
DELETE |
/identity/group/name/:name |
Parameters
name
(string: <required>)
– Name of the group.
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request DELETE \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/name/testgroupname
List Groups by Name
This endpoint returns a list of available groups by their names.
Method |
Path |
LIST |
/identity/group/name |
GET |
/identity/group/name?list=true |
Sample Request
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request LIST \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/identity/group/name
Sample Response
{
"data": {
"keys": [
"testgroupname"
]
}
}