Grist

Grist session API

The session API from Grist — 2 operation(s) for session.

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Operations 3

GET /session/access/active Get active session information #

POST /session/access/active Set active user for organization #

GET /session/access/all Get all session users and organizations #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: 'An API for manipulating Grist sites, workspaces, and documents.


    # Authentication

    <SecurityDefinitions />

    '
  version: 1.0.1
  title: Grist attachments Session API
servers:
- url: https://{gristhost}/api
  variables:
    subdomain:
      description: The team name, or `docs` for personal areas
      default: docs
security:
- ApiKey: []
tags:
- name: session
paths:
  /session/access/active:
    get:
      operationId: getActiveSession
      tags:
      - session
      summary: Get active session information
      description: 'Returns information about the active user and organization for the current session.

        '
      responses:
        200:
          description: Active session info
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  user:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  org:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Org'
                  orgError:
                    type: object
                    description: Error information if org access failed
                    properties:
                      error:
                        type: string
                      status:
                        type: integer
    post:
      operationId: setActiveUser
      tags:
      - session
      summary: Set active user for organization
      description: 'Switch which user account is active for a given organization.

        Useful when a user has multiple accounts logged in.

        '
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - email
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: Email of the user to make active
                org:
                  type: string
                  description: Organization subdomain or 'current'
      responses:
        200:
          description: Active user changed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  email:
                    type: string
        403:
          description: Email not available for this session
  /session/access/all:
    get:
      operationId: getAllSessions
      tags:
      - session
      summary: Get all session users and organizations
      description: 'Returns all user profiles logged into the current session and all

        organizations they can access.

        '
      responses:
        200:
          description: All session info
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  users:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
                  orgs:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Org'
components:
  schemas:
    Org:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - domain
      - owner
      - createdAt
      - updatedAt
      - access
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          example: 42
        name:
          type: string
          example: Grist Labs
        domain:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: gristlabs
        owner:
          type:
          - object
          - 'null'
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
        access:
          type: string
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Access'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          example: '2019-09-13T15:42:35.000Z'
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          example: '2019-09-13T15:42:35.000Z'
    Access:
      type: string
      enum:
      - owners
      - editors
      - viewers
    User:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - picture
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          example: 101
        name:
          type: string
          example: Helga Hufflepuff
        picture:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: null
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: 'Authorization: Bearer XXXXXXXXXXX'
      description: Access to the Grist API is controlled by an Authorization header, which should contain the word 'Bearer', followed by a space, followed by your API key.