---
title: BackchannelInitialize
description: Resource path:
component: pingam
version: 8.1
page_id: pingam:entity-reference:sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/entity-reference/sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize.html
section_ids:
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops: Realm Operations
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-create: create
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-delete: delete
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-gettype: getType
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-getupgradedconfig: getUpgradedConfig
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-query: query
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-read: read
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-update: update
  sec-amster-entity-backchannelinitialize-realm-ops-versioninfo: versionInfo
---

# BackchannelInitialize

## Realm Operations

Resource path:

```
/realm-config/authentication/authenticationtrees/nodes/BackChannelInitNode/1.0
```

Resource version: `3.0`

### create

**Usage**

```
am> create BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "idType" : {
        "title" : "Subject Type",
        "description" : "The type of subject (User or Agent) to initialize the journey for. If None, any subject can log in using the generated journey.",
        "propertyOrder" : 200,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "timeout" : {
        "title" : "Max Time (Seconds)",
        "description" : "The number of seconds to wait for the backchannel journey to complete before timing out. If you don't set this, AM uses the default transaction timeout for the realm.",
        "propertyOrder" : 900,
        "type" : "integer",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "usernameKey" : {
        "title" : "Subject Name Key",
        "description" : "The node state key that contains the user ID of the subject to initialize the journey for. This property is ignored if Subject Type is None.",
        "propertyOrder" : 300,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "tree" : {
        "title" : "Journey",
        "description" : "The journey to initialize.",
        "propertyOrder" : 100,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "allowRetry" : {
        "title" : "Allow Retry",
        "description" : "If true, the end user can retry the backchannel journey if it fails. There's no maximum _number_ of retries, but the retry window ends after the `Max Time`.",
        "propertyOrder" : 1000,
        "type" : "boolean",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "dataKey" : {
        "title" : "Data Object Key",
        "description" : "The node state key that contains the data object (if present) to pass to the journey at the root level of shared state.",
        "propertyOrder" : 500,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "redirectUrlType" : {
        "title" : "Redirect URL Type",
        "description" : "The type of redirect URL to save to node state.",
        "propertyOrder" : 600,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "customRedirectUrl" : {
        "title" : "Custom Redirect URL",
        "description" : "The custom redirect URL to save to node state. This property is only taken into account if Redirect URL Type is Custom.",
        "propertyOrder" : 800,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      }
    },
    "required" : [ "idType", "tree", "allowRetry", "redirectUrlType" ]
  }
  ```

### delete

**Usage**

```
am> delete BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### getType

List information related to the node such as a name, description, tags and metadata.

**Usage**

```
am> action BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --actionName getType
```

### getUpgradedConfig

Get the upgraded configuration for the node type.

**Usage**

```
am> action BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --body body --actionName getUpgradedConfig --targetVersion targetVersion
```

**Parameters**

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "title" : "The current configuration of the node type."
  }
  ```

* *\--targetVersion*

  \=== listOutcomes

List the available outcomes for the node type.

**Usage**

```
am> action BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --body body --actionName listOutcomes
```

**Parameters**

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "description" : "Some configuration of the node. This does not need to be complete against the configuration schema.",
    "type" : "object",
    "title" : "Node configuration"
  }
  ```

### query

Get the full list of instances of this collection. This query only supports `_queryFilter=true` filter.

**Usage**

```
am> query BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --filter filter
```

**Parameters**

* *\--filter*

  A CREST formatted query filter, where "true" will query all.

### read

**Usage**

```
am> read BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### update

**Usage**

```
am> update BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "idType" : {
        "title" : "Subject Type",
        "description" : "The type of subject (User or Agent) to initialize the journey for. If None, any subject can log in using the generated journey.",
        "propertyOrder" : 200,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "timeout" : {
        "title" : "Max Time (Seconds)",
        "description" : "The number of seconds to wait for the backchannel journey to complete before timing out. If you don't set this, AM uses the default transaction timeout for the realm.",
        "propertyOrder" : 900,
        "type" : "integer",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "usernameKey" : {
        "title" : "Subject Name Key",
        "description" : "The node state key that contains the user ID of the subject to initialize the journey for. This property is ignored if Subject Type is None.",
        "propertyOrder" : 300,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "tree" : {
        "title" : "Journey",
        "description" : "The journey to initialize.",
        "propertyOrder" : 100,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "allowRetry" : {
        "title" : "Allow Retry",
        "description" : "If true, the end user can retry the backchannel journey if it fails. There's no maximum _number_ of retries, but the retry window ends after the `Max Time`.",
        "propertyOrder" : 1000,
        "type" : "boolean",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "dataKey" : {
        "title" : "Data Object Key",
        "description" : "The node state key that contains the data object (if present) to pass to the journey at the root level of shared state.",
        "propertyOrder" : 500,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "redirectUrlType" : {
        "title" : "Redirect URL Type",
        "description" : "The type of redirect URL to save to node state.",
        "propertyOrder" : 600,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      },
      "customRedirectUrl" : {
        "title" : "Custom Redirect URL",
        "description" : "The custom redirect URL to save to node state. This property is only taken into account if Redirect URL Type is Custom.",
        "propertyOrder" : 800,
        "type" : "string",
        "exampleValue" : ""
      }
    },
    "required" : [ "idType", "tree", "allowRetry", "redirectUrlType" ]
  }
  ```

### versionInfo

List the versions available for the node type.

**Usage**

```
am> action BackchannelInitialize --realm Realm --actionName versionInfo
```
