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Users can be accessed and modified through this API using four services: GET, POST, PUT, and PATCH. These four services allow for the retrieval, creation, complete update, and partial update of users.

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Each function returns a JSON user object. The user object has these attributes:

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Additionally, each attribute in the list of attributes contains these attributes

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GET

There are two implementations of GET. One will find a user with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the user . The other will find a list of users matching the parameters supplied to it.

GET by ID

This GET service will find a user with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the object. 

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/administration/security/user/{Id}

Parameters

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Parameter

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Type

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Required

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Description

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Id

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Example

If we had a user in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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GET

There are two implementations of GET. One will find a user with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the user . The other will find a list of users matching the parameters supplied to it.

GET by ID

This GET service will find a user with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the object. 

Info
titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user/{Id}

Request

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Id

URLYesThis is a URL parameter for the Id which is used to find and return a user

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REST V1 User Response

Response Codes

HTTP CodeDescription
200User was found and returned
400Bad request
401Authentication failure
403Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404User not found
500Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a user in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "password",
	"groups": [10010,10011],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

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http://host:port/flexdeploy/restrest/v1/administration/security/user/10000

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{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "*****",
	"groups": [10010,10011],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

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GET (Using Query Parameters)

This GET service will return a list of users in the form of JSON objects based on the query parameters user name, first name, last name and group id. Users are only returned if they match all of the specified query parameters. If no query parameters are given this request will return the entire list of users.

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titleAPI URLs

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user?

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.
Use '&' between successive query parameters: 

userName={userName}

firstName={firstName} *

lastName={lastName} *

groupId={groupId}

Examples:
To search by user name only:
http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/user?userName=fdadmin
To search by first name and last name:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/user?firstName=John&lastName=Smith

To search by group id

userName={userName}

firstName={firstName} *

lastName={lastName} *

groupId={groupId}

Examples:
To search by user name only:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topologyv1/administration/security/user?groupId=11101

* searching by first and last name returns all users that contain the specified string in their first or last name

Tip

The query parameters are not case sensitive. Searching by userName=NAME is the same as searching by userName=name.

Parameters

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user?userName=fdadmin

To search by first name and last name:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user?firstName=John&lastName=Smith

To search by group id

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user?groupId=11101

* searching by first and last name returns all users that contain the specified string in their first or last name

Request

AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
groupIdQuery - LongNoFind users that are member of specific group
userNameQuery - StringNoEquals search
firstNameQuery - StringNoContains ignore case search
lastNameQuery - StringNoContains ignore case search

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REST V1 User Response
REST V1 User Response

Response Codes

HTTP CodeDescription
200Search successful and results returned
400Bad request
401Authentication failure
403Authorization failure (no access to resource)
500Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a user in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user?groupId=10010

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[
{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "*****",
	"groups": [10010,10011],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}
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POST

This POST service will create a new user with the same attributes as the given JSON object.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user

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Request

The id of the user. This id is set when creating and returned in the JSON.
AttributesTypeRequiredDescriptionuserIdLongNoRequiredDescription
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userNameStringYesThe user name of the user
passwordStringYesThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member ofProvide list of group id that user should be member of.
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Set to true upon creation.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
emailStringYesThe user's email
firstNameStringYesThe first name of the user
lastNameStringYesThe first name of the userlastNameStringYesThe last name of the userYesThe last name of the user

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REST V1 User Response
REST V1 User Response

Response Codes

HTTP CodeDescription
201User was created
400Bad request
401Authentication failure
403Authorization failure (no access to resource)
500Unexpected internal server error

Example

If the POST request receives the following JSON user object,

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{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "*****",
	"groups": [],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

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PUT

This PUT service will update all attributes of a user with the given Id based on the attributes of a JSON object parameters. Attributes that are not provided will become their default values.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user/{Id}

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Request

The id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id
AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
IdURLYesThe PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.userIdLongNo.
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userNameStringYesThe user name of the user
passwordStringYesThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member ofProvide list of group id that user should be member of. If user is already member of some group that is not part of input request, user will be removed from that group's membership.
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Cannot be changed.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
emailStringYesThe user's email
firstNameStringYesThe first name of the user
lastNameStringYesThe first name of the userlastNameStringYesThe last name of the userYesThe last name of the user

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REST V1 User Response
REST V1 User Response

Response Codes

HTTP CodeDescription
200User was found and updated
400Bad request
401Authentication failure
403Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404User not found
500Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a user in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user/10000

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{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "newusername",
	"password": "*****",
	"groups": [],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "newemail@company.com",
	"lastName": "Lastname",
	"firstName": "Firstname",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

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PATCH

This PATCH service will update an existing user with the information passed through a JSON object. If an attribute of the JSON is null it will not be updated in the user. Groups that are included in a PATCH will be added, but existing groups will still remain.

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titleAPI URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user/{Id}

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Request

The id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id
AttributesTypeRequiredDescription
IdURLYesThe PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.userIdLongNo.
attributesList<Attribute>NoThe list of attributes associated with the user. Only provided attributes will be changed.
userNameStringNoThe user name of the user
passwordStringNoThe user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groupsList<Long>NoThe ids of the groups that the user is a member ofProvide list of group id that user should be made member of. Already existing membership is not updated. This is only additional membership.
isLocalUserBooleanNoWhether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy.
isActiveBooleanNoWhether or not the user is active.
emailStringNoThe user's email
firstNameStringNoThe first name of the user
lastNameStringNoThe last name of the user

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REST V1 User Response
REST V1 User Response

Response Codes

HTTP CodeDescription
200User was found and updated
400Bad request
401Authentication failure
403Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404User not found
500Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had an environment in our database with an Id of 11101 and had the following attributes

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http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/user/10000

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{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Scheduled",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_SCHEDULED",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Failed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_FAILED",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Deploying",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_READY",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Completed",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_COMPLETED",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	},
	{
		"description": "Notify on Request Rejected",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_REJECTED",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userId": 10000,
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "*****",
	"groups": [10001, 10010],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

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