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Overview

This API has been available since 1.26.0

This page contains the APIs for managing Entity Types. Here are the APIs:

Create an Entity Type

This API is used to create an Entity Type. Specifying an Id on the URI will instruct FusionAuth to use that Id when creating the Entity Type. Otherwise, FusionAuth will generate an Id for the Entity Type.

Request

Create an Entity Type without providing an Id. An Id will be automatically generated.
POST/api/entity/type
Create an Entity Type with the provided Id
POST/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]optionalDefaults to secure random UUID

The Id to use for the new Entity Type. If not specified a secure random UUID will be generated.

Request Body

entityType.data[Object]optional

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]optional

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

Required when enabled is set to true.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]optionalDefaults to false

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here or the global JWT configuration defined by the Tenant. If this is false the signing algorithm configured in the Tenant will be used. If true the signing algorithm defined in this application will be used.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]optional

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

Required when enabled is set to true.

entityType.name[String]required

A descriptive name for the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

Example Request JSON
{
  "entityType": {
    "name": "Customer",
    "data": {
      "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
    },
    "jwtConfiguration": {
      "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
      "enabled": true,
      "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
    }
  }
}

Response

The response for this API contains the information for the Entity Type that was created.

Response Codes
Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.
503 The search index is not available or encountered an exception so the request cannot be completed. The response will contain a JSON body.

Response Body

entityType.data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityType.id[UUID]

The Entity Type’s unique Id.

entityType.insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

entityType.lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.name[Long]

The name of the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

entityType.permissions[Array]

An array of Permission objects.

entityType.permissions[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

entityType.permissions[x].description[String]

A description of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is default. A default Permission is automatically assigned to an Entity if no permissions are provided.

entityType.permissions[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].name[String]

The name of the Permission.

Example Response JSON for a Single Entity Type
{
  "entityType": {
    "data": {
      "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
    },
    "id": "8174f72f-5ecd-4eae-8de8-7fef597b3473",
    "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
    "jwtConfiguration": {
      "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
      "enabled": true,
      "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
    },
    "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
    "name": "Customer",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "data": {
          "foo": "bar"
        },
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
        "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
        "isDefault": false,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
        "name": "admin"
      },
      {
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e91",
        "isDefault": true,
        "insertInstant": 1595361142911,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143111,
        "name": "user"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Retrieve an Entity Type

This API is used to retrieve one or all of the configured Entity Types. Specifying an Id on the URI will retrieve a single Entity Type. Leaving off the Id will retrieve all of the Entity Types.

Request

Retrieve all of the Entity Types
GET/api/entity/type
Retrieve a single Entity Type by Id
GET/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]optional

The Id of the Entity Type to retrieve.

Response

The response for this API contains either a single Entity Type or all of the Entity Types. When you call this API with an Id the response will contain just that Entity Type. When you call this API without an Id the response will contain all of the Entity Types. Both response types are defined below along with an example JSON response.

Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
404 The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.
503 The search index is not available or encountered an exception so the request cannot be completed. The response will contain a JSON body.

Response Body

entityType.data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityType.id[UUID]

The Entity Type’s unique Id.

entityType.insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

entityType.lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.name[Long]

The name of the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

entityType.permissions[Array]

An array of Permission objects.

entityType.permissions[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

entityType.permissions[x].description[String]

A description of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is default. A default Permission is automatically assigned to an Entity if no permissions are provided.

entityType.permissions[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].name[String]

The name of the Permission.

Example Response JSON for a Single Entity Type
{
  "entityType": {
    "data": {
      "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
    },
    "id": "8174f72f-5ecd-4eae-8de8-7fef597b3473",
    "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
    "jwtConfiguration": {
      "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
      "enabled": true,
      "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
    },
    "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
    "name": "Customer",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "data": {
          "foo": "bar"
        },
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
        "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
        "isDefault": false,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
        "name": "admin"
      },
      {
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e91",
        "isDefault": true,
        "insertInstant": 1595361142911,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143111,
        "name": "user"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response Body

entityTypes[x][Array]

The list of EntityType objects.

entityTypes[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityTypes[x].id[UUID]

The Entity Type’s unique Id.

entityTypes[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

entityTypes[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].name[Long]

The name of the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

entityTypes[x].permissions[Array]

An array of Permission objects.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].description[String]

A description of the Permission.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is default. A default Permission is automatically assigned to an Entity if no permissions are provided.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].name[String]

The name of the Permission.

Example Response JSON for all Entity Types
{
  "entityTypes": [
    {
      "entityType": {
        "data": {
          "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
        },
        "id": "8174f72f-5ecd-4eae-8de8-7fef597b3473",
        "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
        "jwtConfiguration": {
          "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
          "enabled": true,
          "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
        },
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
        "name": "Customer",
        "permissions": [
          {
            "data": {
              "foo": "bar"
            },
            "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
            "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
            "isDefault": false,
            "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
            "name": "admin"
          },
          {
            "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e91",
            "isDefault": true,
            "insertInstant": 1595361142911,
            "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143111,
            "name": "user"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update an Entity Type

This API is used to update an existing Entity Type.

You must specify all of the properties of the Entity Type when calling this API with the PUT HTTP method. When used with PUT, this API doesn’t merge the existing Entity Type and your new data. It replaces the existing Entity Type with your new data.

Utilize the PATCH HTTP method to send specific changes to merge into an existing Entity Type.

Request

Update an Entity Type by Id
PUT/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}
PATCH/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}

When using the PATCH method, you can either use the same request body documentation that is provided for the PUT request for backward compatibility. Or you may use either JSON Patch/RFC 6902] or JSON Merge Patch/RFC 7396. See the PATCH documentation for more information.

When using the PATCH method with a Content-Type of application/json the provided request parameters will be merged into the existing object, this means all parameters are optional when using the PATCH method and you only provide the values you want changed. A null value can be used to remove a value. Patching an Array will result in all values from the new list being appended to the existing list, this is a known limitation to the current implementation of PATCH.

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type to update.

Request Body

entityType.data[Object]optional

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]optional

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

Required when enabled is set to true.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]optionalDefaults to false

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here or the global JWT configuration defined by the Tenant. If this is false the signing algorithm configured in the Tenant will be used. If true the signing algorithm defined in this application will be used.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]optional

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

Required when enabled is set to true.

entityType.name[String]required

A descriptive name for the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

Example Request JSON
{
  "entityType": {
    "name": "Customer",
    "data": {
      "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
    },
    "jwtConfiguration": {
      "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
      "enabled": true,
      "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
    }
  }
}

Response

The response for this API contains the new information for the Entity Type that was updated.

Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
404 The object you are trying to update doesn't exist. The response will be empty.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.
503 The search index is not available or encountered an exception so the request cannot be completed. The response will contain a JSON body.

Response Body

entityType.data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityType.id[UUID]

The Entity Type’s unique Id.

entityType.insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here.

entityType.jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

entityType.lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.name[Long]

The name of the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

entityType.permissions[Array]

An array of Permission objects.

entityType.permissions[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

entityType.permissions[x].description[String]

A description of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

entityType.permissions[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is default. A default Permission is automatically assigned to an Entity if no permissions are provided.

entityType.permissions[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityType.permissions[x].name[String]

The name of the Permission.

Example Response JSON for a Single Entity Type
{
  "entityType": {
    "data": {
      "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
    },
    "id": "8174f72f-5ecd-4eae-8de8-7fef597b3473",
    "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
    "jwtConfiguration": {
      "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
      "enabled": true,
      "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
    },
    "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
    "name": "Customer",
    "permissions": [
      {
        "data": {
          "foo": "bar"
        },
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
        "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
        "isDefault": false,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
        "name": "admin"
      },
      {
        "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e91",
        "isDefault": true,
        "insertInstant": 1595361142911,
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143111,
        "name": "user"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Delete an Entity Type

This API is used to delete an Entity Type. You must specify the Id of the Entity Type on the URI.

Request

Delete an Entity Type By Id
DELETE/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type to delete.

Response

This API does not return a JSON response body.

Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
404 The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.
503 The search index is not available or encountered an exception so the request cannot be completed. The response will contain a JSON body.

Search for an Entity Type

This API is used to search for matching Entity Types.

Request

Search Entity Types
GET/api/entity/type/search?name={name}

Request Parameters

name[String]required

The name of the Entity Type for which to search.

The search matches against the name field and any entity type matching. The match is case-insensitive, and you may not search by prefix or suffix. Whitespace is not allowed in the search. Regular expressions may not be used. A value of * will match all records.

numberOfResults[Integer]optionalDefaults to 25

The number of results to return from the search.

orderBy[String]optionalDefaults to name ASC

The database column to order the search results on plus the order direction.

The columns you can use for this are:

  • insertInstant - the instant when the Entity Type was created
  • lastUpdateInstant - the instant when the Entity Type was last updated
  • name - the name of the Entity Type

For example, to order the results by the insert instant in a descending order, the value would be provided as insertInstant DESC. The final string is optional can be set to ASC or DESC.

startRow[Integer]optionalDefaults to 0

The offset into the total results. In order to paginate the results, increment this value by the numberOfResults for subsequent requests.

Response

The response for this API contains the Entity Type matching the search criteria in paginated format.

Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
404 The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.

Response Body

entityTypes[x][Array]

The list of EntityType objects.

entityTypes[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Entity Type that should be persisted.

entityTypes[x].id[UUID]

The Entity Type’s unique Id.

entityTypes[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.accessTokenKeyId[UUID]

The unique id of the signing key used to sign the access token.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.enabled[Boolean]

Indicates if this application is using the JWT configuration defined here.

entityTypes[x].jwtConfiguration.timeToLiveInSeconds[Integer]

The length of time in seconds the JWT will live before it is expired and no longer valid.

entityTypes[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Entity Type was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].name[Long]

The name of the entity type (i.e. “Customer” or “Email_Service”).

entityTypes[x].permissions[Array]

An array of Permission objects.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].description[String]

A description of the Permission.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is default. A default Permission is automatically assigned to an Entity if no permissions are provided.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was last updated in the FusionAuth database.

entityTypes[x].permissions[x].name[String]

The name of the Permission.

Example Response JSON for all Entity Types
{
  "entityTypes": [
    {
      "entityType": {
        "data": {
          "createdBy": "jared@fusionauth.io"
        },
        "id": "8174f72f-5ecd-4eae-8de8-7fef597b3473",
        "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
        "jwtConfiguration": {
          "accessTokenKeyId": "a7516c7c-6234-4021-b0b4-8870c807aeb2",
          "enabled": true,
          "timeToLiveInSeconds": 3600
        },
        "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
        "name": "Customer",
        "permissions": [
          {
            "data": {
              "foo": "bar"
            },
            "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
            "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
            "isDefault": false,
            "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
            "name": "admin"
          },
          {
            "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e91",
            "isDefault": true,
            "insertInstant": 1595361142911,
            "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143111,
            "name": "user"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create an Entity Type Permission

This API is used to create a permission for an Entity Type. Specifying an Id on the URI will instruct FusionAuth to use that Id when creating the permission. Otherwise, FusionAuth will generate an Id for the permission.

Request

Create a Permission with a randomly generated Id
POST/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission
Create a Permission with a given Id
POST/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission/{permissionId}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type.

permissionId[UUID]optionalDefaults to secure random UUID

The Id to use for the new permission. If not specified a secure random UUID will be generated.

Request Body

permission.data[Object]optional

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

permission.description[String]optional

The description of the Permission.

permission.isDefault[Boolean]optionalDefaults to false

Whether or not the Permission is a default permission. A default permission is automatically granted to an entity of this type if no permissions are provided in a grant request.

permission.name[String]required

The name of the Permission. Once created, this field cannot be changed.

Example Request JSON
{
  "permission": {
    "data": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "description": "The permission description",
    "isDefault": true,
    "name": "read"
  }
}

Response

The response for this API contains the information for the permission that was created.

Response Codes
Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.

Response Body

permission.data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

permission.description[String]

The description of the Permission.

permission.id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

permission.isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is a default permission. A default permission is automatically granted to an entity of this type if no permissions are provided in a grant request.

permission.insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

permission.lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was updated in the FusionAuth database.

permission.name[String]

The name of the Permission. Once created, this field cannot be changed.

Example Response JSON
{
  "permission": {
    "data": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "description": "The permission description",
    "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
    "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
    "isDefault": true,
    "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
    "name": "read"
  }
}

Update an Entity Type Permission

This API is used to update an existing Entity Type permission. You must specify the Entity Type Id and the permission Id on the URI to identify the permission that is being updated.

Request

Update an Entity Type Permission by Id
PUT/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission/{permissionId}
PATCH/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission/{permissionId}

When using the PATCH method, you can either use the same request body documentation that is provided for the PUT request for backward compatibility. Or you may use either JSON Patch/RFC 6902] or JSON Merge Patch/RFC 7396. See the PATCH documentation for more information.

When using the PATCH method with a Content-Type of application/json the provided request parameters will be merged into the existing object, this means all parameters are optional when using the PATCH method and you only provide the values you want changed. A null value can be used to remove a value. Patching an Array will result in all values from the new list being appended to the existing list, this is a known limitation to the current implementation of PATCH.

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type.

permissionId[UUID]required

The Id of the permission that is being updated.

Request Body

permission.data[Object]optional

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

permission.description[String]optional

The description of the Permission.

permission.isDefault[Boolean]optionalDefaults to false

Whether or not the Permission is a default permission. A default permission is automatically granted to an entity of this type if no permissions are provided in a grant request.

Example Request JSON
{
  "permission": {
    "data": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "description": "The permission description",
    "isDefault": true
  }
}

Response

The response for this API contains the new information for the permission that was updated.

Response Codes
Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.

Response Body

permission.data[Object]

An object that can hold any information about the Permission that should be persisted.

permission.description[String]

The description of the Permission.

permission.id[UUID]

The Id of the Permission.

permission.isDefault[Boolean]

Whether or not the Permission is a default permission. A default permission is automatically granted to an entity of this type if no permissions are provided in a grant request.

permission.insertInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was added to the FusionAuth database.

permission.lastUpdateInstant[Long]

The instant that the Permission was updated in the FusionAuth database.

permission.name[String]

The name of the Permission. Once created, this field cannot be changed.

Example Response JSON
{
  "permission": {
    "data": {
      "foo": "bar"
    },
    "description": "The permission description",
    "id": "ce485a91-906f-4615-af75-81d37dc71e90",
    "insertInstant": 1595361142909,
    "isDefault": true,
    "lastUpdateInstant": 1595361143101,
    "name": "read"
  }
}

Delete an Entity Type Permission

This API is used to delete a permission from an Entity Type.

Request

Delete an Entity Type Permission by Id
DELETE/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission/{permissionId}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type the permission belongs.

permissionId[UUID]required

The Id of the permission to delete.

Delete an Entity Type Permission by name
DELETE/api/entity/type/{entityTypeId}/permission?name={name}

Request Parameters

entityTypeId[UUID]required

The Id of the Entity Type the permission belongs.

name[String]required

The name of the permission to delete.

Response

This API does not return a JSON response body.

Code Description
200 The request was successful. The response will contain a JSON body.
400 The request was invalid and/or malformed. The response will contain an Errors JSON Object with the specific errors. This status will also be returned if a paid FusionAuth license is required and is not present.
401 You did not supply a valid Authorization header. The header was omitted or your API key was not valid. The response will be empty. See Authentication.
404 The object you requested doesn't exist. The response will be empty.
500 There was an internal error. A stack trace is provided and logged in the FusionAuth log files. The response will be empty.