ControlUp

ControlUp Roles API

The Roles API from ControlUp — 2 operation(s) for roles.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 5

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /organizations/{orgId}/roles List roles in the organization · List all roles #
Ask an LLM
“Which roles exist in my ControlUp organization?”
“Can I list only the default roles, or roles for one child organization?”
Tell an agent
List all roles in organization {orgId}.
Find roles named {name} in organization {orgId}.
POST /organizations/{orgId}/roles Create a role · Create a role #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a custom role with specific permissions?”
“Can I assign users and groups to a role while creating it?”
Tell an agent
Create role {name} in organization {orgId}.
Create role {name} in {orgId} with permissions {permissions} and assign users {usersIdsToAssign}.
GET /organizations/{orgId}/roles/{id} Get a role's permissions and assignees · Retrieve a role #
Ask an LLM
“What permissions does a specific role grant?”
“Which users are assigned a particular role?”
Tell an agent
Get role {id} in organization {orgId}.
Show the permissions and assigned users of role {id} in {orgId}.
PATCH /organizations/{orgId}/roles/{id} Update a role · Update a role #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add or remove users from an existing role?”
“Can I change the permissions of a role I already created?”
Tell an agent
Assign users {usersIdsToAssign} to existing role {id} in {orgId}.
Remove groups {groupsIdsToRemove} from role {id} in organization {orgId}.
DELETE /organizations/{orgId}/roles/{id} Delete a role · Delete a role #
Ask an LLM
“What happens to users assigned a role when I delete it?”
“How do I remove a role from my organization?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete role {id} from organization {orgId}.
Remove role {id} in {orgId} and unassign it from everyone.

Documentation

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https://api.controlup.io/reference
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https://api.controlup.io/reference

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/controlup/refs/heads/main/openapi/controlup-roles-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

controlup-roles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dex Roles API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Dex API Description
  contact: {}
servers:
- url: https://api.controlup.com/v1
tags:


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