IDM 7.4.1

REST API reference

Guide to creating and managing objects in ForgeRock® Identity Management.

This reference describes the ForgeRock Common REST API. refer to Common REST and IDM for information specific to the IDM implementation of Common REST.

ForgeRock Identity Platform™ serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, refer to https://www.forgerock.com.

The ForgeRock Common REST API works across the platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.

ForgeRock Common REST

ForgeRock® Common REST is a common REST API framework. It works across the ForgeRock platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources. Adapt the examples in this section to your resources and deployment.

This section describes the full Common REST framework. Some platform component products do not implement all Common REST behaviors exactly as described in this section. For details, refer to the product-specific examples and reference information in other sections of this documentation set.

Common REST Resources

Servers generally return JSON-format resources, though resource formats can depend on the implementation.

Resources in collections can be found by their unique identifiers (IDs). IDs are exposed in the resource URIs. For example, if a server has a user collection under /users, then you can access a user at /users/user-id. The ID is also the value of the _id field of the resource.

Resources are versioned using revision numbers. A revision is specified in the resource’s _rev field. Revisions make it possible to figure out whether to apply changes without resource locking and without distributed transactions.

Common REST Verbs

The Common REST APIs use the following verbs, sometimes referred to collectively as CRUDPAQ. For details and HTTP-based examples of each, follow the links to the sections for each verb.

Create

Add a new resource.

This verb maps to HTTP PUT or HTTP POST.

For details, refer to Create.

Read

Retrieve a single resource.

This verb maps to HTTP GET.

For details, refer to Read.

Update

Replace an existing resource.

This verb maps to HTTP PUT.

For details, refer to Update.

Delete

Remove an existing resource.

This verb maps to HTTP DELETE.

For details, refer to Delete.

Patch

Modify part of an existing resource.

This verb maps to HTTP PATCH.

For details, refer to Patch.

Action

Perform a predefined action.

This verb maps to HTTP POST.

For details, refer to Action.

Query

Search a collection of resources.

This verb maps to HTTP GET.

For details, refer to Query.

Common REST Parameters

Common REST reserved query string parameter names start with an underscore (_).

Reserved query string parameters include, but are not limited to, the following names:

_action
_api
_crestapi
_fields
_mimeType
_pageSize
_pagedResultsCookie
_pagedResultsOffset
_prettyPrint
_queryExpression
_queryFilter
_queryId
_sortKeys
_totalPagedResultsPolicy

Some parameter values are not safe for URLs, so URL-encode parameter values as necessary.

Continue reading for details about how to use each parameter.

Common REST Extension Points

The action verb is the main vehicle for extensions. For example, to create a new user with HTTP POST rather than HTTP PUT, you might use /users?_action=create. A server can define additional actions. For example, /tasks/1?_action=cancel.

A server can define stored queries to call by ID. For example, /groups?_queryId=hasDeletedMembers. Stored queries can call for additional parameters. The parameters are also passed in the query string. Which parameters are valid depends on the stored query.

Common REST API Documentation

Common REST APIs often depend at least in part on runtime configuration. Many Common REST endpoints therefore serve API descriptors at runtime. An API descriptor documents the actual API as it is configured.

Use the following query string parameters to retrieve API descriptors:

_api

Serves an API descriptor that complies with the OpenAPI specification.

This API descriptor represents the API accessible over HTTP. It is suitable for use with popular tools, such as Swagger UI.

_crestapi

Serves a native Common REST API descriptor.

This API descriptor provides a compact representation that is not dependent on the transport protocol. It requires a client that understands Common REST, as it omits many Common REST defaults.

Consider limiting access to API descriptors in production environments in order to avoid unnecessary traffic.

To provide documentation in production environments, refer to Publish OpenAPI Documentation instead.

Publish OpenAPI Documentation

In production systems, developers expect stable, well-documented APIs. Rather than retrieving API descriptors at runtime through Common REST, prepare final versions, and publish them alongside the software in production.

Use the OpenAPI-compliant descriptors to provide API reference documentation for your developers as described in the following steps:

  1. Configure the software to produce production-ready APIs.

    In other words, the software should be configured as in production so that the APIs are identical to what developers refer to in production.

  2. Retrieve the OpenAPI-compliant descriptor.

    The following command saves the descriptor to a file, myapi.json:

    curl -o myapi.json endpoint?_api

  3. If necessary, edit the descriptor.

    For example, you might want to add security definitions to describe how the API is protected.

    If you make any changes, then also consider using a source control system to manage your versions of the API descriptor.

  4. Publish the descriptor using a tool, such as Swagger UI.

    You can customize Swagger UI for your organization as described in the documentation for the tool.

Create

There are two ways to create a resource, either with an HTTP POST or with an HTTP PUT.

To create a resource using POST, perform an HTTP POST with the query string parameter _action=create and the JSON resource as a payload. The server creates the identifier if not specified:

POST /users?_action=create HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: ...
Content-Type: application/json
{ JSON resource }

To create a resource using PUT, perform an HTTP PUT including the case-sensitive identifier for the resource in the URL path, and the JSON resource as a payload. Optionally, include the If-None-Match: * header to prevent overwriting an existing object:

PUT /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: ...
Content-Type: application/json
If-None-Match: *
{ JSON resource }

The _id and content of the resource depend on the server implementation. The server is not required to use the _id that the client provides. The server response to the create request indicates the resource location as the value of the Location header.

If you include the If-None-Match header, its value must be *. In this case, the request creates the object if it does not exist, and fails if the object does exist. If you include the If-None-Match header with any value other than *, the server returns an HTTP 400 Bad Request error. For example, creating an object with If-None-Match: revision returns a bad request error. If you do not include If-None-Match: *, the request creates the object if it does not exist, and updates the object if it does exist.

Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

Read

To retrieve a single resource, perform an HTTP GET on the resource by its case-sensitive identifier (_id) and accept a JSON response:

GET /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

_mimeType=mime-type

Some resources have fields whose values are multi-media resources such as a profile photo for example.

If the feature is enabled for the endpoint, you can read a single field that is a multi-media resource by specifying the field and mime-type.

In this case, the content type of the field value returned matches the mime-type that you specify, and the body of the response is the multi-media resource.

The Accept header is not used in this case. For example, Accept: image/png does not work. Use the _mimeType query string parameter instead.

Update

To update a resource, perform an HTTP PUT including the case-sensitive identifier (_id) as the final element of the path to the resource, and the JSON resource as the payload. Use the If-Match: _rev header to check that you are actually updating the version you modified. Use If-Match: * if the version does not matter.

PUT /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: ...
Content-Type: application/json
If-Match: _rev
{ JSON resource }

When updating a resource, include all the attributes to be retained. Omitting an attribute in the resource amounts to deleting the attribute unless it is not under the control of your application. Attributes not under the control of your application include private and read-only attributes. In addition, virtual attributes and relationship references might not be under the control of your application.

Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

Delete

To delete a single resource, perform an HTTP DELETE by its case-sensitive identifier (_id) and accept a JSON response:

DELETE /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

Patch

To patch a resource, send an HTTP PATCH request with the following parameters:

  • operation

  • field

  • value

  • from (optional with copy and move operations)

You can include these parameters in the payload for a PATCH request, or in a JSON PATCH file. If successful, you’ll refer to a JSON response similar to:

PATCH /users/some-id HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json
Content-Length: ...
Content-Type: application/json
If-Match: _rev
{ JSON array of patch operations }

PATCH operations apply to three types of targets:

  • single-valued, such as an object, string, boolean, or number.

  • list semantics array, where the elements are ordered, and duplicates are allowed.

  • set semantics array, where the elements are not ordered, and duplicates are not allowed.

ForgeRock PATCH supports several different operations. The following sections show each of these operations, along with options for the field and value:

Patch Operation: Add

The add operation ensures that the target field contains the value provided, creating parent fields as necessary.

If the target field is single-valued, then the value you include in the PATCH replaces the value of the target. Examples of a single-valued field include: object, string, boolean, or number.

An add operation has different results on two standard types of arrays:

  • List semantic arrays: you can run any of these add operations on that type of array:

    • If you add an array of values, the PATCH operation appends it to the existing list of values.

    • If you add a single value, specify an ordinal element in the target array, or use the {-} special index to add that value to the end of the list.

  • Set semantic arrays: The value included in the patch is merged with the existing set of values.

As an example, start with the following list semantic array resource:

{
    "fruits" : [ "orange", "apple" ]
}

The following add operation includes the pineapple to the end of the list of fruits, as indicated by the - at the end of the fruits array.

{
    "operation" : "add",
    "field" : "/fruits/-",
    "value" : "pineapple"
}

The following is the resulting resource:

{
    "fruits" : [ "orange", "apple", "pineapple" ]
}

Note that you can add only one array element one at a time, as per the corresponding JSON Patch specification. If you add an array of elements, for example:

{
    "operation" : "add",
    "field" : "/fruits/-",
    "value" : ["pineapple", "mango"]
}

The resulting resource would have the following invalid JSON structure:

{
    "fruits" : [ "orange", "apple", ["pineapple", "mango"]]
}

Patch Operation: Copy

The copy operation takes one or more existing values from the source field. It then adds those same values on the target field. Once the values are known, it is equivalent to performing an add operation on the target field.

The following copy operation takes the value from a field named mail, and then runs a replace operation on the target field, another_mail.

[
  {
     "operation":"copy",
     "from":"mail",
     "field":"another_mail"
  }
]

If the source field value and the target field value are configured as arrays, the result depends on whether the array has list semantics or set semantics, as described in Patch Operation: Add.

Patch Operation: Increment

The increment operation changes the value or values of the target field by the amount you specify. The value that you include must be one number, and may be positive or negative. The value of the target field must accept numbers. The following increment operation adds 1000 to the target value of /user/payment.

[
  {
    "operation" : "increment",
    "field" : "/user/payment",
    "value" : "1000"
  }
]

Since the value of the increment is a single number, arrays do not apply.

Patch Operation: Move

The move operation removes existing values on the source field. It then adds those same values on the target field. It is equivalent to performing a remove operation on the source, followed by an add operation with the same values, on the target.

The following move operation is equivalent to a remove operation on the source field, surname, followed by a replace operation on the target field value, lastName. If the target field does not exist, it is created.

[
  {
     "operation":"move",
     "from":"surname",
     "field":"lastName"
  }
]

To apply a move operation on an array, you need a compatible single-value, list semantic array, or set semantic array on both the source and the target. For details, refer to the criteria described in Patch Operation: Add.

Patch Operation: Remove

The remove operation ensures that the target field no longer contains the value provided. If the remove operation does not include a value, the operation removes the field. The following remove deletes the value of the phoneNumber, along with the field.

[
  {
    "operation" : "remove",
    "field" : "phoneNumber"
  }
]

If the object has more than one phoneNumber, those values are stored as an array.

A remove operation has different results on two standard types of arrays:

  • List semantic arrays: A remove operation deletes the specified element in the array. For example, the following operation removes the first phone number, based on its array index (zero-based):

    [
   {
      "operation" : "remove",
      "field" : "/phoneNumber/0"
   }
]

  • Set semantic arrays: The list of values included in a patch are removed from the existing array.

Patch Operation: Replace

The replace operation removes any existing value(s) of the targeted field, and replaces them with the provided value(s). It is essentially equivalent to a remove, followed by a add operation. If the arrays are used, the criteria is based on Patch Operation: Add. However, indexed updates are not allowed, even when the target is an array.

The following replace operation removes the existing telephoneNumber value for the user, and then adds the new value of +1 408 555 9999.

[
  {
    "operation" : "replace",
    "field" : "/telephoneNumber",
    "value" : "+1 408 555 9999"
  }
]

A PATCH replace operation on a list semantic array works in the same fashion as a PATCH remove operation. The following example demonstrates how the effect of both operations. Start with the following resource:

{
    "fruits" : [ "apple", "orange", "kiwi", "lime" ],
}

Apply the following operations on that resource:

[
  {
    "operation" : "remove",
    "field" : "/fruits/0",
    "value" : ""
  },
  {
    "operation" : "replace",
    "field" : "/fruits/1",
    "value" : "pineapple"
  }
]

The PATCH operations are applied sequentially. The remove operation removes the first member of that resource, based on its array index, (fruits/0), with the following result:

[
  {
    "fruits" : [ "orange", "kiwi", "lime" ],
  }
]

The second PATCH operation, a replace, is applied on the second member (fruits/1) of the intermediate resource, with the following result:

[
  {
    "fruits" : [ "orange", "pineapple", "lime" ],
  }
]

Patch Operation: Transform

The transform operation changes the value of a field based on a script or some other data transformation command. The following transform operation takes the value from the field named /objects, and applies the something.js script as shown:

[
  {
    "operation" : "transform",
    "field" : "/objects",
    "value" : {
      "script" : {
        "type" : "text/javascript",
        "file" : "something.js"
      }
    }
  }
]

Patch Operation Limitations

Some HTTP client libraries do not support the HTTP PATCH operation. Make sure that the library you use supports HTTP PATCH before using this REST operation.

For example, the Java Development Kit HTTP client does not support PATCH as a valid HTTP method. Instead, the method HttpURLConnection.setRequestMethod("PATCH") throws ProtocolException.

Parameters

You can use the following parameters. Other parameters might depend on the specific action implementation:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

Action

Actions are a means of extending Common REST APIs and are defined by the resource provider, so the actions you can use depend on the implementation.

The standard action indicated by _action=create is described in Create.

Parameters

You can use the following parameters. Other parameters might depend on the specific action implementation:

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in the body of the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

Query

To query a resource collection (or resource container if you prefer to think of it that way), perform an HTTP GET and accept a JSON response, including at least a _queryExpression, _queryFilter, or _queryId parameter. These parameters cannot be used together:

GET /users?_queryFilter=true HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Accept: application/json

The server returns the result as a JSON object including a "results" array and other fields related to the query string parameters that you specify.

Parameters

You can use the following parameters:

_queryFilter=filter-expression

Query filters request that the server return entries that match the filter expression. You must URL-escape the filter expression.

The string representation is summarized as follows. Continue reading for additional explanation:

Expr           = OrExpr
OrExpr         = AndExpr ( 'or' AndExpr ) *
AndExpr        = NotExpr ( 'and' NotExpr ) *
NotExpr        = '!' PrimaryExpr | PrimaryExpr
PrimaryExpr    = '(' Expr ')' | ComparisonExpr | PresenceExpr | LiteralExpr
ComparisonExpr = Pointer OpName JsonValue
PresenceExpr   = Pointer 'pr'
LiteralExpr    = 'true' | 'false'
Pointer        = JSON pointer
OpName         = 'eq' |  # equal to
                 'co' |  # contains
                 'sw' |  # starts with
                 'lt' |  # less than
                 'le' |  # less than or equal to
                 'gt' |  # greater than
                 'ge' |  # greater than or equal to
                 STRING  # extended operator
JsonValue      = NUMBER | BOOLEAN | '"' UTF8STRING '"'
STRING         = ASCII string not containing white-space
UTF8STRING     = UTF-8 string possibly containing white-space

JsonValue components of filter expressions follow RFC 7159: The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Data Interchange Format. In particular, as described in section 7 of the RFC, the escape character in strings is the backslash character. For example, to match the identifier test\, use _id eq 'test\\'. In the JSON resource, the \ is escaped the same way: "_id":"test\\".

When using a query filter in a URL, be aware that the filter expression is part of a query string parameter. A query string parameter must be URL encoded as described in RFC 3986: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax. For example, white space, double quotes ("), parentheses, and exclamation characters need URL encoding in HTTP query strings. The following rules apply to URL query components:

query       = *( pchar / "/" / "?" )
pchar       = unreserved / pct-encoded / sub-delims / ":" / "@"
unreserved  = ALPHA / DIGIT / "-" / "." / "_" / "~"
pct-encoded = "%" HEXDIG HEXDIG
sub-delims  = "!" / "$" / "&" / "'" / "(" / ")"
                  / "*" / "+" / "," / ";" / "="

ALPHA, DIGIT, and HEXDIG are core rules of RFC 5234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications:

ALPHA       =  %x41-5A / %x61-7A   ; A-Z / a-z
DIGIT       =  %x30-39             ; 0-9
HEXDIG      =  DIGIT / "A" / "B" / "C" / "D" / "E" / "F"

As a result, a backslash escape character in a JsonValue component is percent-encoded in the URL query string parameter as %5C. To encode the query filter expression _id eq 'test\\', use _id+eq'test%5C%5C'+, for example.

A simple filter expression can represent a comparison, presence, or a literal value.

For comparison expressions use json-pointer comparator json-value, where the comparator is one of the following:

eq (equals)
co (contains)
sw (starts with)
lt (less than)
le (less than or equal to)
gt (greater than)
ge (greater than or equal to)

For presence, use json-pointer pr to match resources where:

  • The JSON pointer is present.

  • The value it points to is not null.

Literal values include true (match anything) and false (match nothing).

Complex expressions employ and, or, and ! (not), with parentheses, (expression), to group expressions.

_queryId=identifier

Specify a query by its identifier.

Specific queries can take their own query string parameter arguments, which depend on the implementation.

_pagedResultsCookie=string

The string is an opaque cookie used by the server to keep track of the position in the search results. The server returns the cookie in the JSON response as the value of pagedResultsCookie.

In the request _pageSize must also be set and non-zero. You receive the cookie value from the provider on the first request, and then supply the cookie value in subsequent requests until the server returns a null cookie, meaning that the final page of results has been returned.

The _pagedResultsCookie parameter is supported when used with the _queryFilter parameter. The _pagedResultsCookie parameter is not guaranteed to work when used with the _queryExpression and _queryId parameters.

The _pagedResultsCookie and _pagedResultsOffset parameters are mutually exclusive, and not to be used together.

_pagedResultsOffset=integer

When _pageSize is non-zero, use this as an index in the result set indicating the first page to return.

The _pagedResultsCookie and _pagedResultsOffset parameters are mutually exclusive, and not to be used together.

_pageSize=integer

Return query results in pages of this size. After the initial request, use _pagedResultsCookie or _pageResultsOffset to page through the results.

_totalPagedResultsPolicy=string

When a _pageSize is specified, and non-zero, the server calculates the "totalPagedResults", in accordance with the totalPagedResultsPolicy, and provides the value as part of the response. The "totalPagedResults" is either an estimate of the total number of paged results (_totalPagedResultsPolicy=ESTIMATE), or the exact total result count (_totalPagedResultsPolicy=EXACT). If no count policy is specified in the query, or if _totalPagedResultsPolicy=NONE, result counting is disabled, and the server returns value of -1 for "totalPagedResults".

_sortKeys=[-][.replaceable]##field##[,[-]field...]

Sort the resources returned based on the specified field(s), either in + (ascending, default) order, or in - (descending) order.

Because ascending order is the default, including the ` character in the query is unnecessary. If you do include the ``, it must be URL-encoded as %2B`, for example:

http://localhost:8080/api/users?_prettyPrint=true&_queryFilter=true&_sortKeys=%2Bname/givenName

The _sortKeys parameter is not supported for predefined queries (_queryId).

_prettyPrint=true

Format the body of the response.

_fields=field[,field...]

Return only the specified fields in each element of the "results" array in the response.

The field values are JSON pointers. For example if the resource is {"parent":{"child":"value"}}, parent/child refers to the "child":"value".

If the field is left blank, the server returns all default values.

HTTP status codes

When working with a Common REST API over HTTP, client applications should expect at least the following HTTP status codes. Not all servers necessarily return all status codes identified here:

200 OK

The request was successful and a resource returned, depending on the request.

201 Created

The request succeeded and the resource was created.

204 No Content

The action request succeeded, and there was no content to return.

304 Not Modified

The read request included an If-None-Match header, and the value of the header matched the revision value of the resource.

400 Bad Request

The request was malformed.

401 Unauthorized

The request requires user authentication.

403 Forbidden

Access was forbidden during an operation on a resource.

404 Not Found

The specified resource could not be found, perhaps because it does not exist.

405 Method Not Allowed

The HTTP method is not allowed for the requested resource.

406 Not Acceptable

The request contains parameters that are not acceptable, such as a resource or protocol version that is not available.

409 Conflict

The request would have resulted in a conflict with the current state of the resource.

410 Gone

The requested resource is no longer available, and will not become available again. This can happen when resources expire for example.

412 Precondition Failed

The resource’s current version does not match the version provided.

415 Unsupported Media Type

The request is in a format not supported by the requested resource for the requested method.

428 Precondition Required

The resource requires a version, but no version was supplied in the request.

500 Internal Server Error

The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

501 Not Implemented

The resource does not support the functionality required to fulfill the request.

503 Service Unavailable

The requested resource was temporarily unavailable. The service may have been disabled, for example.

REST and IDM

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a software architecture style for exposing resources, using the technologies and protocols of the World Wide Web. REST describes how distributed data objects, or resources, can be defined and addressed.

IDM provides a RESTful API for accessing managed objects, system objects, workflows, and the system configuration.

Common REST and IDM

IDM implements the Common REST API as described in the previous section, with the exception of the following elements:

  • IDM provides limited support for the in expression clause. You can use this clause for queries on singleton string properties, not arrays. in query expressions are not supported through the admin UI.

  • The PATCH transform action is supported only on the config endpoint. Note that this is an optional action and not implemented everywhere across the ForgeRock Identity Platform.

  • Common REST supports PATCH operations by list element index, as shown in the example in Patch Operation: Remove. IDM does not support PATCH by list element index. So, for PATCH operations, you cannot use an ordinal when adding or removing list items.

    You can add an item using the special hyphen index, which designates that the element should be added to the end of the list. To remove specific items from a list, you must specify the value to be removed, for example:

    [
    {
        "operation" : "remove",
        "field" : "/phoneNumber/",
        "value" : "202-555-0185"
    }
]
    When you remove items in this way, if the list contains two or more items with the same value, they are all removed.

  • If _fields is left blank (null), the server returns all default values. In IDM, this excludes relationships and virtual fields. To include these fields in the output, add "returnByDefault" : true in the applicable schema.

    IDM also implements wild-card (*) handling with the _fields parameter. So, a value of _fields=*_ref will return all relationship fields associated with an object. A value of _fields=*_ref/* will return all the fields within each relationship.

  • IDM does not implement the ESTIMATE total paged results policy. The totalPagedResults is either the exact total result count (_totalPagedResultsPolicy=EXACT) or result counting is disabled (_totalPagedResultsPolicy=NONE). For more information, refer to Page Query Results.

REST API Explorer

IDM includes an API Explorer, an implementation of the OpenAPI Initiative Specification, also known as Swagger.

The API Explorer covers most endpoints provided with a default IDM installation.

Each endpoint lists supported HTTP methods, such as POST and GET. When custom actions are available, the API Explorer lists them as:

HTTP Method /path/to/endpoint?_action=something

Example

To see the API Explorer in action, follow along with this procedure:

  1. To access the API Explorer, log in to the admin UI, click the question mark button in the upper right corner, and select API Explorer.

    If the API Explorer does not display, you might need to enable it in your resolver/boot.properties file by setting the openidm.apidescriptor.enabled property to true.

  2. Expand the User v1.0 endpoint node, and click GET /openidm/managed/user1.0_query_id_query-all.

    API Explorer - User Node

  3. Click Try it out!, and then click Execute.

    The output includes:

    • The REST call, in the form of the curl command.

    • The request URL, which specifies the endpoint and associated parameters.

    • The response body, which contains the data that you requested.

    • The HTTP response code; if everything works, this should be 200.

      If you refer to a 401 Access Denied code in the response body, your session may have timed out, and you’ll have to log in to the admin UI again.

    • Response headers.

    Example Output

    apiExpOutput

For details on common ForgeRock REST parameters, refer to ForgeRock Common REST.

You’ll refer to examples of REST calls throughout this documentation set. You can try these calls with the API Explorer.

You can also generate an OpenAPI-compliant descriptor of the REST API to provide API reference documentation specific to your deployment. The following command saves the API descriptor of the managed/user endpoint to a file named my-openidm-api.json:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request GET \
--output "my-openidm-api.json" \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/managed/user?_api"

For information about publishing reference documentation using the API descriptor, refer to Publish OpenAPI Documentation.

REST API versioning

ForgeRock REST API features are assigned version numbers. Providing version numbers in the REST API helps ensure compatibility between releases. The version number of a feature increases when ForgeRock introduces a change that is not backwards-compatible, and that affects clients that use the feature.

If there is more than one version of the API, you must select the version by setting a version header that specifies which version of the resource is requested. To ensure that your clients are always compatible with a newer IDM version, you should always include resource versions in your REST calls.

For more information about the supported resource versions, refer to REST API Explorer.

Specify the API version in REST calls

HTTP requests can optionally include the Accept-API-Version header with the value of the resource version, such as resource=2.0. If no Accept-API-Version header is included, the latest resource version is invoked by the HTTP request.

The following call requests version 2.0 of the specified resource:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=2.0" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "url":"https://www.forgerock.com/favicon.ico",
  "method":"GET"
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/external/rest?_action=call"

If Accept-API-Version contains an invalid version, IDM returns the following error:

{
  "code": 404,
  "reason": "Not Found",
  "message": "Resource'' not found"
}

Specify the API Version in Scripts

You can specify a resource version in scripts using the fourth (additional parameters) argument. If present, the Accept-API-Version parameter is applied to the actual REST request. Any other parameters are set as Additional Parameters on the request.

The following examples request specific resource versions:

REST with Inline Javascript
curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "type":"text/javascript",
  "source":"openidm.action(\"external/rest\", \"call\", {\"url\": \"https://www.forgerock.com/favicon.ico\", \"method\": \"GET\"}, {\"Accept-API-Version\": \"resource=1.0\"});"
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/script?_action=eval"
Standalone Javascript
openidm.action("external/rest", "call",
 {"url": "https://www.forgerock.com/favicon.ico", "method": "GET"},
 {"Accept-API-Version": "resource=1.0"});

API Version Header Warnings

IDM can log warnings when API version headers are not specified. Additionally, you can enable warnings when scripts don’t specify API versions. Warnings are disabled by default. To enable this feature, add one or more of the following to your project’s resolver/boot.properties file:

openidm.apiVersion.warning.enabled=true

  • A message will be logged once per resource path, at the info level. For example:

    INFO: Accept-API-Version header missing from external request (authentication); transactionId=e017258a-8bac-4507-9575-78a41152e479-1929

  • The HTTP response will apply a warning header. For example:

    Warning: 100 CREST "Accept-API-Version should be included in the request."
openidm.apiVersion.warning.includeScripts=true
This setting requires openidm.apiVersion.warning.enabled=true.

  • A message will be logged once per resource path and script-name pair, at the info level.

    Example script file log entry:

    [127] Sep 22, 2021 4:08:15.162 AM org.forgerock.openidm.servlet.internal.ResourceApiVersionFilterRegistration logOnceForScriptRequest
INFO: Accept-API-Version header missing from script (policyFilter.js) request: policy

    Example inline script log entry:

    INFO: Accept-API-Version header missing from script (d6fc81179beaca37094a23c2fcd00aaf54bb3ef9:router:onRequest) request (config)
...
INFO: Accept-API-Version header missing from script (policy.js) request (managed/user)

Filter Resource Path Warnings

To filter which resource paths are logged, edit the logFilterResourcePaths array located in the conf/apiVersion.json file. You can also modify the configuration over REST:

  1. Get the current configuration:

    curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request GET \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/config/apiVersion"
    Default apiVersion Configuration 
    {
    "warning" : {
        "enabled" : {
            "$bool" : "&{openidm.apiVersion.warning.enabled|false}"
        },
        "includeScripts" : {
            "$bool" : "&{openidm.apiVersion.warning.includeScripts|false}"
        },
        "logFilterResourcePaths" : [
            "audit",
            "authentication",
            "cluster",
            "config",
            "consent",
            "csv",
            "external/rest",
            "identityProviders",
            "info",
            "internal",
            "internal/role",
            "internal/user",
            "internal/usermeta",
            "managed",
            "managed/assignment",
            "managed/organization",
            "managed/role",
            "managed/user",
            "notification",
            "policy",
            "privilege",
            "profile",
            "recon",
            "recon/assoc",
            "repo",
            "selfservice/kba",
            "selfservice/terms",
            "scheduler/job",
            "scheduler/trigger",
            "schema",
            "sync",
            "sync/mappings",
            "system",
            "taskscanner"
        ]
    }
}

  2. Make changes, and replace the configuration:

    curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request PUT \
--data '{
    "warning" : {
        "enabled" : {
            "$bool" : "&{openidm.apiVersion.warning.enabled|false}"
        },
        "includeScripts" : {
            "$bool" : "&{openidm.apiVersion.warning.includeScripts|false}"
        },
        "logFilterResourcePaths" : [ <Insert modified resourcePaths here>
        ]
    }
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/config/apiVersion"

REST API structure

URI scheme

The URI scheme for accessing a managed object follows this convention, assuming the IDM web application was deployed at /openidm.

/openidm/managed/type/id

Similar schemes exist for URIs associated with all but system objects. For more information, refer to Configure Access Control in access.json.

The URI scheme for accessing a system object follows this convention:

/openidm/system/resource-name/type/id

An example of a system object in an LDAP directory might be:

/openidm/system/ldap/account/07b46858-56eb-457c-b935-cfe6ddf769c7

For LDAP resources, you should not map the LDAP dn to the IDM uidAttribute (_id). The attribute that is used for the _id should be immutable. You should therefore map the LDAP entryUUID operational attribute to the IDM _id, as shown in the following excerpt of the provisioner configuration file:

...
"uidAttribute" : "entryUUID",
...

Object identifiers

Every managed and system object has an identifier (expressed as id in the URI scheme) that is used to address the object through the REST API. The REST API allows for client-generated and server-generated identifiers, through PUT and POST methods. The default server-generated identifier type is a UUID. If you create an object by using POST, a server-assigned ID is generated in the form of a UUID. If you create an object by using PUT, the client assigns the ID in whatever format you specify.

Most of the examples in this guide use client-assigned IDs, as it makes the examples easier to read.

Content negotiation

The REST API fully supports negotiation of content representation through the Accept HTTP header. Currently, the supported content type is JSON. When you send a JSON payload, you must include the following header:

Accept: application/json

In a REST call (using the curl command, for example), you would include the following option to specify the noted header:

--header "Content-Type: application/json"

You can also specify the default UTF-8 character set as follows:

--header "Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8"

The application/json content type is not needed when the REST call does not send a JSON payload.

Conditional operations

The REST API supports conditional operations through the use of the ETag, If-Match and If-None-Match HTTP headers. The use of HTTP conditional operations is the basis of IDM’s optimistic concurrency control system. Clients should make requests conditional in order to prevent inadvertent modification of the wrong version of an object.

REST API Conditional Operations
HTTP Header Operation Description

If-Match: <rev>

PUT

Update the object if the <rev> matches the revision level of the object.

If-Match: *

PUT

Update the object regardless of revision level.

If-None-Match: <rev>

Bad request.

If-None-Match: *

PUT

Create; fails if the object already exists.

When the conditional operations If-Match, If-None-Match are not used

PUT

Upsert; attempts a create, and then an update; if both attempts fail, return an error.

REST endpoints

Server configuration

IDM stores configuration objects in the repository, and exposes them under the context path /openidm/config. Single instance configuration objects are exposed under /openidm/config/object-name.

Multiple instance configuration objects are exposed under /openidm/config/object-name/instance-name. The following table outlines these configuration objects and how they can be accessed through the REST interface.

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/config

GET

Returns a list of configuration objects.

/openidm/config/access

GET

Returns the current access configuration.

/openidm/config/audit

GET

Returns the current audit configuration.

/openidm/config/provisioner.openicf/provisioner-name

GET

Returns the configuration of the specified connector.

/openidm/config/selfservice/function

GET

Returns the configuration of the specified self-service feature, registration, reset, or username.

/openidm/config/router

PUT

Changes the router configuration. Modifications are provided with the --data option, in JSON format.

/openidm/config/object

PATCH

Changes one or more fields of the specified configuration object. Modifications are provided as a JSON array of patch operations.

/openidm/config/object

DELETE

Deletes the specified configuration object.

/openidm/config/object?_queryFilter=query

GET

Queries the specified configuration object. You cannot create custom predefined queries to query the configuration.

IDM supports REST operations to create, read, update, query, and delete configuration objects.

For command-line examples of managing the configuration over REST, refer to Configure the server over REST.

One entry is returned for each configuration object. To obtain additional information on the configuration object, include its pid or _id in the URL. The following example displays configuration information on the sync object, based on a deployment using the sync-with-csv sample:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request GET \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/config/sync"
{
  "_id": "sync",
  "mappings": [
    {
      "name": "systemCsvfileAccounts_managedUser",
      "source": "system/csvfile/account",
      "target": "managed/user",
      "correlationQuery": {
        "type": "text/javascript",
        "source": "var query = {'_queryId' : 'for-userName', 'uid' : source.name};query;"
      },
      "properties": [
        {
          "source": "email",
          "target": "mail"
        },
        {
          "source": "firstname",
          "target": "givenName"
        },
        {
          "source": "lastname",
          "target": "sn"
        },
        {
          "source": "description",
          "target": "description"
        },
        {
          "source": "_id",
          "target": "_id"
        },
        {
          "source": "name",
          "target": "userName"
        },
        {
          "default": "Passw0rd",
          "target": "password"
        },
        {
          "source": "mobileTelephoneNumber",
          "target": "telephoneNumber"
        },
        {
          "source": "roles",
          "transform": {
            "type": "text/javascript",
            "source": "var _ = require('lib/lodash'); _.map(source.split(','), function(role)
            { return {'_ref': 'internal/role/' + role} });"
          },
          "target": "authzRoles"
        }
      ],
...

Managed users

User objects are stored in the repository and are exposed under the context path /managed/user. Many examples of REST calls related to this context path exist throughout this document. The following table lists available functionality associated with the /managed/user context path.

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/managed/user?_queryFilter=true&_fields=_id

GET

Lists the IDs of all the managed users in the repository.

/openidm/managed/user?_queryFilter=true

GET

Lists all info for the managed users in the repository.

/openidm/managed/user?_queryFilter=filter

GET

Queries the managed user object with the defined filter.

/openidm/managed/user/_id

GET

Returns the JSON representation of a specific user.

/openidm/managed/user/_id

PUT

Creates a new user.

/openidm/managed/user/_id

PUT

Updates a user entry (replaces the entire entry).

/openidm/managed/user?_action=create

POST

Creates a new user.

/openidm/managed/user?_action=patch&_queryId=for-userName&uid=userName

POST

Updates a user (can be used to replace the value of one or more existing attributes).

/openidm/managed/user/_id

PATCH

Updates specified fields of a user entry.

/openidm/managed/user/_id

DELETE

Deletes a user entry.

For a number of sample commands that show how to manage users over REST, refer to Users.

Managed organizations

Organizations are exposed under the context path /managed/organization. The following table lists the REST commands associated with managed organizations.

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/managed/organization?_queryFilter=true&_fields=_id

GET

Lists the IDs of all managed organizations.

/openidm/managed/organization?_queryFilter=filter

GET

Queries managed organizations with the defined filter.

/openidm/managed/organization/_id

GET

Returns the JSON representation of a specific organization.

/openidm/managed/organization/_id

PUT

Creates an organization with a user-defined ID.

/openidm/managed/organization/_id

PUT

Updates an organization (replaces the entire object).

/openidm/managed/organization?_action=create

POST

Creates a new organization with a system-generated ID.

/openidm/managed/organization/_id

DELETE

Deletes an organization.

For a number of sample commands that show how to manage organizations over REST, refer to Managed Organizations.

System objects

System objects, that is, objects that are stored in remote systems, are exposed under the /openidm/system context. IDM provides access to system objects over REST, as listed in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/system?_action=action-name

POST

_action=availableConnectors returns a list of the connectors that are available in openidm/connectors or in openidm/bundle.

_action=createCoreConfig takes the supplied connector reference (connectorRef) and adds the configuration properties required for that connector. This generates a core connector configuration that you can use to create a full configuration with the createFullConfig action.

_action=createFullConfig generates a complete connector configuration, using the configuration properties from the createCoreConfig action, and retrieving the object types and operation options from the resource, to complete the configuration.

_action=test returns a list of all remote systems, with their status, and supported object types.

_action=testConfig validates the connector configuration provided in the POST body.

_action=liveSync triggers a liveSync operation on the specified source object.

_action=authenticate authenticates to the specified system with the credentials provided.

/openidm/system/system-name?_action=action-name

POST

_action=test tests the status of the specified system.

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object?_action=action-name

POST

_action=liveSync triggers a liveSync operation on the specified system object.

_action=authenticate authenticates to the specified system object, with the provided credentials.

_action=create creates a new system object.

/openidm/system/system-name?_action=script&scriptId=script-name&scriptExecuteMode=resource

POST

_action=script runs the specified script on the system object.

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object?_queryId=query-all-ids

GET

Lists all IDs related to the specified system object, such as users, and groups.

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object?_queryFilter=filter

GET

Lists the item(s) associated with the query filter.

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object/id

PUT

Creates a system object, or updates the system object, if it exists (replaces the entire object).

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object/id

PATCH

Updates the specified fields of a system object.

/openidm/system/system-name/system-object/id

DELETE

Deletes a system object.

When you create a system object with a PUT request (that is, specifying a client-assigned ID), you should specify the ID in the URL only and not in the JSON payload. If you specify a different ID in the URL and in the JSON payload, the request will fail, with an error similar to the following:

{
    "code":500,
    "reason":"Internal Server Error",
    "message":"The uid attribute is not single value attribute."
}

A POST request with a patch action is not currently supported on system objects. To patch a system object, you must send a PATCH request.

List available connector configurations:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system?_action=availableConnectors"

List remote systems, and their status:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system?_action=test"
[
  {
    "name": "ldap",
    "enabled": true,
    "config": "config/provisioner.openicf/ldap",
    "connectorRef": {
      "bundleVersion": "[1.4.0.0,1.6.0.0)",
      "bundleName": "org.forgerock.openicf.connectors.ldap-connector",
      "connectorName": "org.identityconnectors.ldap.LdapConnector"
    },
    "displayName": "LDAP Connector",
    "objectTypes": [
      "ALL",
      "account",
      "group"
    ],
    "ok": true
  }
]

Run liveSync on a specified system object:

  • Source Parameter

  • Endpoint

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system?_action=liveSync&source=system/ldap/account"
{
  "connectorData": {
    "nativeType": "integer",
    "syncToken": 0
  },
  "_rev": "00000000a92657c7",
  "_id": "SYSTEMLDAPACCOUNT"
}
curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account?_action=liveSync"
{
  "connectorData": {
    "nativeType": "integer",
    "syncToken": 0
  },
  "_rev": "00000000a92657c7",
  "_id": "SYSTEMLDAPACCOUNT"
}

Run a script on a system object:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account?_action=script&_scriptId=addUser"

Authenticate to a system object

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "username" : "bjensen",
  "password" : "Passw0rd"
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account?_action=authenticate"
{
  "_id": "fc252fd9-b982-3ed6-b42a-c76d2546312c"
}

Create a new system object

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--data '{
  "cn": "James Smith",
  "dn": "uid=jsmith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",
  "uid": "jsmith",
  "sn": "Smith",
  "givenName":"James",
  "mail": "jsmith@example.com",
  "description": "Created by IDM REST"}' \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account?_action=create"
{
  "telephoneNumber": null,
  "description": "Created by IDM REST",
  "mail": "jsmith@example.com",
  "givenName": "James",
  "cn": "James Smith",
  "dn": "uid=jsmith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",
  "uid": "jsmith",
  "ldapGroups": [],
  "sn": "Smith",
  "_id": "07b46858-56eb-457c-b935-cfe6ddf769c7"
}

Rename a system object

You can rename a system object simply by supplying a new naming attribute value in a PUT request. The PUT request replaces the entire object. The naming attribute depends on the external resource.

The following example renames an object on an LDAP server, by changing the DN of the LDAP object (effectively performing a modDN operation on that object). The example renames the user created in the previous example:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--header "If-Match: *" \
--data '{
  "cn": "James Smith",
  "dn": "uid=jimmysmith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",
  "uid": "jimmysmith",
  "sn": "Smith",
  "givenName": "James",
  "mail": "jsmith@example.com"}' \
--request PUT \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account/07b46858-56eb-457c-b935-cfe6ddf769c7"
{
  "mail": "jsmith@example.com",
  "cn": "James Smith",
  "sn": "Smith",
  "dn": "uid=jimmysmith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",
  "ldapGroups": [],
  "telephoneNumber": null,
  "description": "Created by IDM REST",
  "givenName": "James",
  "uid": "jimmysmith",
  "_id": "07b46858-56eb-457c-b935-cfe6ddf769c7"
}

List IDs associated with a specific system object:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request GET \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/system/ldap/account?_queryId=query-all-ids"
{
  "remainingPagedResults": -1,
  "pagedResultsCookie": null,
  "resultCount": 3,
  "result": [
    {
      "dn": "uid=jdoe,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com",
      "_id": "1ff2e78f-4c4c-300c-b8f7-c2ab160061e0"
    },
    {
      "dn": "uid=bjensen,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com",
      "_id": "fc252fd9-b982-3ed6-b42a-c76d2546312c"
    },
    {
      "dn": "uid=jimmysmith,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com",
      "_id": "07b46858-56eb-457c-b935-cfe6ddf769c7"
    }
  ]
}

Internal objects

You can manage the following internal objects over REST:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/internal/role?_queryFilter=true

GET

Lists all internal roles.

/openidm/internal/user?_queryFilter=true

GET

Lists internal users.

/openidm/internal/user/username

PUT

Adds a new internal user, or changes the password of an existing internal user.

/openidm/internal/user/username

PATCH

Adds or removes roles of an internal user.

/openidm/internal/role?_queryFilter=true&_fields=_id

GET

Lists internal roles.

/openidm/internal/role/role-id?_fields=*,authzMembers

GET

Lists internal and managed users with the specified internal role.

Schedules

Use the scheduler service to manage and monitor scheduled jobs.

You can access the scheduler service over REST, as indicated in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/scheduler?_action=validateQuartzCronExpression

POST

Validates a cron expression.

/openidm/scheduler/job/id

PUT

Creates or updates a schedule with the specified ID.

GET

Obtains the details of the specified schedule.

POST with ?_action=trigger

API V2 only

Manually triggers the specified schedule.

POST with ?_action=pause

API V2 only

Suspends the specified schedule.

POST with ?_action=resume

API V2 only

Resumes the specified schedule.

DELETE

Deletes the specified schedule.

/openidm/scheduler/job?_action=create

POST

Creates a schedule with a system-generated ID.

/openidm/scheduler/job?_queryFilter=query

GET

Queries the existing defined schedules.

/openidm/scheduler/job?_action=listCurrentlyExecutingJobs

POST

Returns a list of the jobs that are currently running.

/openidm/scheduler/job?_action=pauseJobs

POST

Suspends all scheduled jobs.

/openidm/scheduler/job?_action=resumeJobs

POST

Resumes all suspended scheduled jobs.

/openidm/scheduler/trigger?_queryFilter=query

GET

Queries the existing triggers.

/openidm/scheduler/trigger/id

GET

Obtains the details of the specified trigger.

/openidm/scheduler/acquiredTriggers

GET

Returns an array of the triggers that have been acquired, per node.

/openidm/scheduler/waitingTriggers

GET

Returns an array of the triggers that have not yet been acquired.

Scanning tasks

The task scanning mechanism lets you perform a batch scan for a specified date, on a scheduled interval, and then execute a task when this date is reached.

IDM provides REST access to the task scanner, as listed in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/taskscanner

GET

Lists all the scanning tasks, past and present.

/openidm/taskscanner/id

GET

Lists details of the given task.

/openidm/taskscanner?_action=execute&name=name

POST

Triggers the specified task scan run.

/openidm/taskscanner/id?_action=cancel

POST

Cancels the specified task scan run.

Audit logs

You can interact with the audit logs over REST, as shown in the following table. Queries on the audit endpoint must use queryFilter syntax.

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/audit/recon?_queryFilter=true

GET

Displays the reconciliation audit log.

/openidm/audit/recon/id

GET

Reads a specific reconciliation audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/recon/id

PUT

Creates a reconciliation audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/recon?_queryFilter=/reconId+eq+"reconId"

GET

Queries the audit log for a particular reconciliation operation.

/openidm/audit/recon?_queryFilter=/reconId+eq+"reconId"+and+situation+eq+"situation"

GET

Queries the reconciliation audit log for a specific reconciliation situation.

/openidm/audit/sync?_queryFilter=true

GET

Displays the synchronization audit log.

/openidm/audit/sync/id

GET

Reads a specific synchronization audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/sync/id

PUT

Creates a synchronization audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/activity?_queryFilter=true

GET

Displays the activity log.

/openidm/audit/activity/id

GET

Returns activity information for a specific action.

/openidm/audit/activity/id

PUT

Creates an activity audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/activity?_queryFilter=transactionId=id

GET

Queries the activity log for all actions resulting from a specific transaction.

/openidm/audit/access?_queryFilter=true

GET

Displays the full list of auditable actions.

/openidm/audit/access/id

GET

Displays information on the specific audit item.

/openidm/audit/access/id

PUT

Creates an access audit log entry.

/openidm/audit/authentication?_queryFilter=true

GET

Displays a complete list of authentication attempts, successful and unsuccessful.

/openidm/audit/authentication?_queryFilter=/principal+eq+"principal"

GET

Displays the authentication attempts by a specified user.

/openidm/audit?_action=availableHandlers

POST

Returns a list of audit event handlers.

openidm/audit/config?_queryFilter=true

GET

Lists changes made to the configuration.

Reconciliation operations

You can interact with the reconciliation engine over REST, as shown in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/recon

GET

Lists all reconciliation runs, including those in progress. Inspect the state property to see the reconciliation status.

/openidm/recon?_action=recon&mapping=mapping-name

POST

Launches a reconciliation run with the specified mapping.

/openidm/recon?_action=reconById&mapping=mapping-name&id=id

POST

Restricts the reconciliation run to the specified ID.

/openidm/recon/id?_action=cancel

POST

Cancels the specified reconciliation run.

The following example runs a reconciliation for the mapping systemHrdb_managedUser:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/recon?_action=recon&mapping=systemHrdb_managedUser"

Synchronization service

You can interact with the synchronization service over REST, as shown in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/sync?_action=getLinkedResources&resourceName=resource

POST

Provides a list of linked resources for the specified resource.

/openidm/sync/mappings?_queryFilter=true

GET

Returns a list of all configured mappings, in the order in which they will be processed.

/openidm/sync/queue?_queryFilter=filter

GET

Lists the queued synchronization events, based on the specified filter.

/openidm/sync/queue/eventID

DELETE

Deletes a queued synchronization event, based on its ID.

For example:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--request POST \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/sync?_action=getLinkedResources&resourceName=managed/user/42f8a60e-2019-4110-a10d-7231c3578e2b"
[
  {
    "resourceName": "system/ldap/account/03496258-1c5e-40a0-8744-badc2500f262",
    "content": {
      "uid": "joe.smith1",
      "mail": "joe.smith@example.com",
      "sn": "Smith",
      "givenName": "Joe",
      "employeeType": [],
      "dn": "uid=joe.smith1,ou=People,dc=example,dc=com",
      "ldapGroups": [],
      "cn": "Joe Smith",
      "kbaInfo": [],
      "aliasList": [],
      "objectClass": [
        "top",
        "inetOrgPerson",
        "organizationalPerson",
        "person"
      ],
      "_id": "03496258-1c5e-40a0-8744-badc2500f262"
    },
    "linkQualifier": "default",
    "linkType": "systemLdapAccounts_managedUser"
  }
]

Scripts

You can interact with the script service over REST, as shown in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/script?_action=compile

POST

Compiles a script, to validate that it can be executed. Note that this action compiles a script, but does not execute it. A successful compilation returns true. An unsuccessful compilation returns the reason for the failure.

/openidm/script?_action=eval

POST

Executes a script and returns the result, if any.

The following example compiles, but does not execute, the script provided in the JSON payload:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "type": "text/javascript",
  "source": "source.mail ? source.mail.toLowerCase() : null"
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/script?_action=compile"
True

The following example executes the script referenced in the file parameter, with the provided input:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "type": "text/javascript",
  "file": "script/autoPurgeAuditRecon.js",
  "globals": {
    "input": {
      "mappings": ["%"],
      "purgeType": "purgeByNumOfRecordsToKeep",
      "numOfRecons": 1
    }
  }
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/script?_action=eval"
"Must choose to either purge by expired or number of recons to keep"

Privileges

Privileges are a part of internal roles, and can be created or modified using the REST calls specified in Internal objects. Additionally, openidm/privilege can be used for getting information about privileges on a resource as they apply to the authenticated user.

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/privilege?_action=listPrivileges

POST

Lists an array of privilege paths for the authenticated user, with additional detail required by the admin UI.

/openidm/privilege/resource

GET

Lists the privileges for the logged in user associated with the given resource path.

/openidm/privilege/resource/guid

GET

Lists the privileges for the logged in user associated with the specified object.

Email

To configure the email service, refer to Outbound email.

You can use the IDM outbound email service over REST at the external/email endpoint:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/external/email?_action=send

POST

Sends an email.

/openidm/external/email?_action=sendTemplate

POST

Sends an email template.

For complete examples, refer to Send mail using REST.

File upload

IDM supports a generic file upload service at the file endpoint. Files are uploaded either to the filesystem or to the repository. For information about configuring this service, and for command-line examples, refer to Upload files to the server.

IDM provides REST access to the file upload service, as listed in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/file/handler/

PUT

Uploads a file to the specified file handler. The file handler is either the repository or the filesystem and the context path is configured in the conf/file-handler.json file.

/openidm/file/handler/filename

GET

Returns the file content in a base 64-encoded string within the returned JSON object.

/openidm/file/handler/filename?_fields=content&_mimeType=mimeType

GET

Returns the file content with the specified MIME type.

/openidm/file/handler/filenamemimeType

DELETE

Deletes an uploaded file.

Bulk import

The bulk import service lets you import large numbers of entries from a CSV file into the IDM repository. You can import any managed object type, but you will generally use this service to import user entries. The following table shows the endpoints used by the bulk import service:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/csv/template?resourceCollection=managed/user

GET

Generates a CSV header row that you can use as a template for the import. You can safely remove generated columns for properties that are not required. Set the query parameters _fields=header and _mimeType=text/csv to download the header file.

/upload/csv/resourceCollection

POST

Uploads the file specified by the --form (-F) parameter to the specified resource collection. ?uniqueProperty=propertyName is required. Generally, for managed/user objects, the uniqueProperty is userName. You can specify multiple comma-delimited values here to identify unique records; for example, ?uniqueProperty=firstName,lastName. Example.

/openidm/csv/metadata/?_action=cleanupList

POST

Lists the import UUIDs that have error records or temporary records. These can be cleaned up to free up database space. If you clean up error records, you will no longer be able to download a CSV of failed import records.

/openidm/csv/metadata/importUUID?_action=cleanup

POST

Cleans up temporary import records for the specified import UUID. To also clean up error records, set the query parameter ?deleteErrorRecords=true.

/openidm/csv/metadata/importUUID?_action=cancel

POST

Cancels the specified in-progress import.

/openidm/csv/metadata/importUUID

DELETE

Deletes the specified import record. This does not affect the data that was imported.

/openidm/csv/metadata?_queryFilter

GET

Queries bulk imports.

/openidm/csv/metadata/importUUID

GET

Reads the specified import record.

/export/csvImportFailures/importUUID

GET

Downloads a CSV file of failed import records. Returns 404 if there were no failures for the specified import UUID.

Server state

You can access information about the current state of the IDM instance through the info endpoint, as shown in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/info/features?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the available features in the server configuration.

/openidm/info/login

GET

Provides authentication and authorization details for the current user.

/openidm/info/ping

GET

Lists the current server state. Possible states are STARTING,ACTIVE_READY, ACTIVE_NOT_READY, and STOPPING.

/openidm/info/uiconfig

GET

Provides the UI configuration of this IDM instance. The language parameter returned is the user’s preferred language, based on the Accept-Language header included in the request. If Accept-Language is not specified in the request, it returns the language set in conf/ui-configuration.json.

/openidm/info/version

GET

Provides the software version of this IDM instance.

Social identity providers

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/identityProviders

GET

Returns JSON details for all configured social identity providers.

/openidm/authentication

GET

Returns JSON details for all configured social identity providers, if the SOCIAL_PROVIDERS module is enabled.

Social authentication is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of IDM. For more information, refer to Deprecation.

/openidm/managed/social_identity_provider

multiple

Supports access to social identity provider information.

/openidm/managed/user/social_identity_provider

GET

Supports a list of users associated with a specific social identity provider.

/openidm/managed/user/User_UUID/idps

multiple

Supports management of social identity providers by UUID.

Workflows

Workflow objects are exposed under the /openidm/workflow context path. IDM provides access to the workflow module over REST, as listed in the following table:

URI HTTP Operation Description

/openidm/workflow/execution?_action=message

POST

Invokes a message event. When the processVariables field is non-null the message is sent synchronously; otherwise, asynchronously.

/openidm/workflow/execution?_action=signal

POST

Invokes a signal event. When the processVariables field is non-null the message is sent synchronously; otherwise, asynchronously.

/openidm/workflow/execution?_action=trigger

POST

Triggers an execution asynchronously; for example, to continue a process instance that is waiting at a Receive Task. When the transientVariables field is non-null the trigger is sent synchronously; otherwise, asynchronously.

/openidm/workflow/execution?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the executions. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/execution?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of executions, based on the specified query filter.

Filter Parameters

  • executionId

  • executionParentId

  • processDefinitionCategory

  • processDefinitionId

  • processDefinitionKey

  • processDefinitionName

  • processDefinitionVersion

  • processInstanceBusinessKey

  • processInstanceId

  • activityId

  • signalName

  • messageName

  • startedBefore

  • startedAfter

  • startedBy

  • processVariableName

  • processVariableValue

  • processVariableValueType

  • processVariableOperator

  • variableName

  • variableValue

  • variableValueType

  • variableOperator

/openidm/workflow/job?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries jobs. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/job?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of jobs, based on the specified query filter. You can’t combine timersOnly=true with messagesOnly=true in the same query.

Filter Parameters

  • jobId

  • processDefinitionId

  • processInstanceId

  • executionId

  • timersOnly

  • messagesOnly

  • withException

  • exceptionMessage

  • dueAfter

  • dueBefore

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries dead-letter jobs. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of dead-letter jobs, based on the specified query filter. You can’t combine timersOnly=true with messagesOnly=true in the same query.

Filter Parameters

  • jobId

  • processDefinitionId

  • processInstanceId

  • executionId

  • timersOnly

  • messagesOnly

  • withException

  • exceptionMessage

  • dueAfter

  • dueBefore

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter/id?_action=execute

POST

Executes a dead-letter job. If successful, runs as a normal job.

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter/id?_action=stacktrace

POST

Displays the stacktrace for a dead-letter job that triggered an exception.

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter/id

DELETE

Deletes a dead-letter job.

/openidm/workflow/job/deadletter/id

GET

Reads a dead-letter job.

/openidm/workflow/job/id?_action=execute

POST

Forces the synchronous execution of a job, even if it is suspended.

/openidm/workflow/job/id?_action=stacktrace

POST

Displays the stacktrace for a job that triggered an exception.

/openidm/workflow/job/id

DELETE

Deletes a job.

/openidm/workflow/job/id

GET

Reads a job.

/openidm/workflow/model?_action=validate_bpmn

POST

Validates a BPMN 2.0 XML file.

/openidm/workflow/model

POST

Creates a new model. Omitting the bpmnXML field generates a template. Also refer to the deploy action.

/openidm/workflow/model?_queryFilter=query

GET

Queries the existing models. bpmnXML and resourceMap fields are omitted from results by default.

openidm/workflow/model/id?_action=deploy

POST

Deploys a model and creates associated process definitions. Existing process definition IDs will be returned if duplicate model detected. refer to workflow/processdefinition endpoints.

/openidm/workflow/model/id?_action=list_deployments

POST

Lists process definition IDs for model deployments.

/openidm/workflow/model/id

DELETE

Deletes a model.

/openidm/workflow/model/id

GET

Reads a model.

/openidm/workflow/model/id

PUT

Updates a model.

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the process definitions. Only supports _queryFilter=true. Use the READ endpoint to get form-related fields.

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of workflow process definitions, based on the specified query filter.

Filter Parameters

  • version

  • deploymentId

  • category

  • key

  • name

  • processDefinitionResourceName

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition/id

DELETE

Deletes a process definition.

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition/id

GET

Reads a process definition with form-related fields included.

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition/procdefid/taskdefinition?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the task definitions. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/processdefinition/procdefid/taskdefinition/id

GET

Reads a task definition.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance

POST

Creates a process instance. JSON request object must contain either the _processDefinitionId or _key fields, but not both. Additional JSON fields will be passed to the create-operation and utilized if applicable.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the process instances. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of workflow process instances, based on the specified query filter.

Filter parameters

  • processDefinitionId

  • processDefinitionKey

  • processInstanceBusinessKey

  • processInstanceId

  • superProcessInstanceId

  • finished

  • unfinished

  • involvedUserId

  • startUserId

  • startedAfter

  • startedBefore

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/history?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the process instance history. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/history?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of process instance history, based on the specified query filter.

Filter parameters

  • processDefinitionId

  • processDefinitionKey

  • processInstanceBusinessKey

  • processInstanceId

  • superProcessInstanceId

  • finished

  • unfinished

  • involvedUserId

  • startUserId

  • startedAfter

  • startedBefore

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/history/id

DELETE

Deletes process instance history.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/history/id

GET

Reads process instance history. diagram field returned when defined and requested in _fields parameter.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/id?_action=migrate

POST

Migrates a process instance to a different process definition. To simulate the migration first, refer to the action validateMigration.

JSON Request Payload Model 
{
  "processDefinitionId": "string",
  "variables": {},
  "fromActivityIdMap": {
    "123": {
      "toActivityId": "string",
      "localVariables": {}
    }
  }
}

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/id?_action=validateMigration

POST

Simulates a process instance migration (migrate action).

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/id

DELETE

Deletes a process instance.

/openidm/workflow/processinstance/id

GET

Reads a process instance. diagram field returned when defined and requested in _fields parameter.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the task instances. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of task instances, based on the specified query filter.

Filter parameters

  • executionId

  • processDefinitionId

  • processDefinitionKey

  • processInstanceId

  • assignee

  • taskCandidateGroup

  • taskCandidateUser

  • name

  • owner

  • description

  • priority

  • unassigned

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance?_queryId=unassignedTaskQuery

GET

Queries unassigned task instances for which the authenticated user is authorized to assign.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/history?_queryFilter=true

GET

Queries the task instance history. Only supports _queryFilter=true.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/history?_queryId=filtered-query&filter

GET

Returns a list of task instance history, based on the specified query filter.

Filter parameters

  • executionId

  • processDefinitionId

  • processDefinitionKey

  • processInstanceId

  • assignee

  • taskCandidateGroup

  • taskCandidateUser

  • taskId

  • taskName

  • owner

  • description

  • finished

  • unfinished

  • processFinished

  • processUnfinished

  • priority

  • deleteReason

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/history/id

GET

Reads a task instance history.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/id?_action=claim

POST

Assigns a task to a userId.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/id?_action=complete

POST

To complete a task, supply the required task parameters, as specified in the BPMN 2.0 XML file.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/id

DELETE

Deletes a task instance.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/id

GET

Reads a task instance.

/openidm/workflow/taskinstance/id

PUT

Updates a task instance. Must include one or more supported fields in JSON payload:

Supported fields

  • assignee

  • description

  • name

  • owner

  • category

  • dueDate

  • priority

The following examples list the defined workflows. For a workflow to appear in this list, the corresponding workflow definition must be in the openidm/workflow directory:

curl \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request GET \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/workflow/processdefinition?_queryId=query-all-ids"

Depending on the defined workflows, the output will be something like the following:

{
  "result": [
    {
      "_id": "contractorOnboarding:1:5"
    },
    {
      "_id": "contractorOnboarding:2:9"
    }
  ],
  "resultCount": 2,
  "pagedResultsCookie": null,
  "totalPagedResultsPolicy": "NONE",
  "totalPagedResults": -1,
  "remainingPagedResults": -1
}

The following example invokes a workflow named "myWorkflow". The foo parameter is given the value bar in the workflow invocation:

curl \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Username: openidm-admin" \
--header "X-OpenIDM-Password: openidm-admin" \
--header "Accept-API-Version: resource=1.0" \
--request POST \
--data '{
  "_key":"contractorOnboarding",
  "foo":"bar"
}' \
"http://localhost:8080/openidm/workflow/processinstance?_action=create"