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.

Base URL for User REST API

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

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

Attributes	Type	Description
userId	Long	The id of the user
attributes	List<Attribute>	The list of attributes associated with the user
userName	String	The user name of the user
password	String	The user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groups	List<Long>	The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUser	Boolean	Whether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy or imported from outside
isActive	Boolean	Whether or not the user is active
email	String	The user's email
firstName	String	The first name of the user
lastName	String	The last name of the user

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

Attributes	Type	Description
description	String	The description of the attribute
attributeName	String	The name of the attribute
attributeValue	String	The value of the attribute
attributeGroup	String	The group that the attribute is associated with
attributeDataType	String	The type of data that the value is

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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.

API URL

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

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
Id	URL	Yes	This is a URL parameter for the Id which is used to find and return a user

Example

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

User - 10000

{
	"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
}

When we run a GET request at the following URL

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

The GET request would return the following JSON user object

User - 10000

{
	"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.

API URLs

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/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

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/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

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

Parameters

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
userId	Long	No	The id of the user. This id is set when creating and returned in the JSON.
attributes	List<Attribute>	No	The list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userName	String	Yes	The user name of the user
password	String	Yes	The user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groups	List<Long>	No	The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUser	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Set to true upon creation.
isActive	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
email	String	Yes	The user's email
firstName	String	Yes	The first name of the user
lastName	String	Yes	The last name of the user

Example

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

User - 10000

{
	"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
}

When we run a GET request at the following URL

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

The GET request would return the following JSON environment object

User - 10000

[
{
	"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.

API URL

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

Parameters

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
userId	Long	No	The id of the user. This id is set when creating and returned in the JSON.
attributes	List<Attribute>	No	The list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userName	String	Yes	The user name of the user
password	String	Yes	The user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groups	List<Long>	No	The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUser	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Set to true upon creation.
isActive	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
email	String	Yes	The user's email
firstName	String	Yes	The first name of the user
lastName	String	Yes	The last name of the user

Example

If the POST request receives the following JSON user object,

User - 10000

{
	"userName": "username",
	"password": "password",
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First"
}

The following user object will then be created as a new row in the database.

User - 10000

{
	"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.

API URL

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

Parameters

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
Id	URL	Yes	The PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.
userId	Long	No	The id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id.
attributes	List<Attribute>	No	The list of attributes associated with the user. They will be defaulted if not provided
userName	String	Yes	The user name of the user
password	String	Yes	The user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groups	List<Long>	No	The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUser	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy. Cannot be changed.
isActive	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user is active. Defaulted to true if not provided.
email	String	Yes	The user's email
firstName	String	Yes	The first name of the user
lastName	String	Yes	The last name of the user

Example

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

User - 10000

{
	"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": "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": "password",
	"groups": [],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

When we run a PUT request at the following URL

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

And the PUT request receives the following JSON user object,

User - 10000

{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "false",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"userName": "newusername",
	"password": "password",
	"groups": [],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "newemail@company.com",
	"lastName": "Lastname",
	"firstName": "Firstname"
}

The PUT request would then update the environment with Id 11101 and return the following JSON environment object

User - 10000

{
	"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.

API URL

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

Parameters

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
Id	URL	Yes	The PUT will be performed on the user with the specified id that is found in the URL.
userId	Long	No	The id of the user. This Id is ignored in PUT, but it is returned as the proper user Id.
attributes	List<Attribute>	No	The list of attributes associated with the user. Only provided attributes will be changed.
userName	String	No	The user name of the user
password	String	No	The user's password. Note: this value is displayed as "*****" when retrieved.
groups	List<Long>	No	The ids of the groups that the user is a member of
isLocalUser	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user was made in FlexDeploy.
isActive	Boolean	No	Whether or not the user is active.
email	String	No	The user's email
firstName	String	No	The first name of the user
lastName	String	No	The last name of the user

Example

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

User - 10000

{
	"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": "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": "password",
	"groups": [10001],
	"isActive": true,
	"email": "email@company.com",
	"lastName": "Last",
	"firstName": "First",
	"isLocalUser": true
}

When we run a PATCH request at the following URL

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

And the PATCH request receives the following JSON user object,

User - 10000

{
	"attributes": [
	{
		"description": "Notify on Approval Required",
		"attributeName": "SUBMITTER_PENDING_APPROVAL",
		"attributeValue": "true",
		"attributeGroup": "EMAIL_COMMUNICATION",
		"attributeDataType": "Boolean"
	}
	],
	"password": "newPassword",
	"groups": [10010]
}

The PATCH request would then update the user with Id 10000 and return the following JSON user object

User - 10000

{
	"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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User API

GET

GET by ID

Parameters

Example

GET (Using Query Parameters)

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.

Use '&' between successive query parameters:

Examples:

To search by user name only:

To search by first name and last name:

To search by group id

Parameters

Example

POST

Parameters

Example

PUT

Parameters

Example

PATCH

Parameters

Example