HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault Entity Alias API

Identity entity alias management

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 4

POST /identity/entity-alias HashiCorp Vault Create entity alias #
GET /identity/entity-alias/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Read entity alias #
POST /identity/entity-alias/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Update entity alias #
DELETE /identity/entity-alias/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Delete entity alias #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/system
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Authentication
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/docs/auth
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth
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Documentation
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/identity

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hvault/refs/heads/main/openapi/hvault-entity-alias-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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X-openapi
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/openapi.json
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X-kv-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/kv/kv-v2
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X-aws-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/aws
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X-database-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/secret/databases
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X-token-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/token
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X-approle-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/approle
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X-kubernetes-docs
https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth/kubernetes

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OpenAPI Specification

hvault-entity-alias-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole Entity Alias API
  description: APIs for authentication methods in HashiCorp Vault including Token, AppRole, Kubernetes, LDAP, JWT/OIDC, GitHub, Userpass, and AWS auth methods. These endpoints handle user and machine authentication to obtain Vault tokens.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: HashiCorp Support
    email: support@hashicorp.com
    url: https://support.hashicorp.com/
  license:
    name: Business Source License 1.1
    url: https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://vault.example.com/v1
  description: Vault Server
security:
- vaultToken: []
tags:
- name: Entity Alias
  description: Identity entity alias management
paths:
  /identity/entity-alias:
    post:
      operationId: createEntityAlias
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Create entity alias
      description: Creates an entity alias that maps an authentication method's identity to a Vault entity.
      tags:
      - Entity Alias
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAliasRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity alias created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAlias'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /identity/entity-alias/id/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: readEntityAlias
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read entity alias
      description: Reads the entity alias with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity Alias
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Entity alias ID
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity alias returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAlias'
        '404':
          description: Entity alias not found
    post:
      operationId: updateEntityAlias
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Update entity alias
      description: Updates the entity alias with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity Alias
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Entity alias ID
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAliasRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity alias updated
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEntityAlias
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete entity alias
      description: Deletes the entity alias with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity Alias
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Entity alias ID
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Entity alias deleted
components:
  schemas:
    EntityAlias:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the alias
        canonical_id:
          type: string
          description: Entity ID this alias belongs to
        mount_accessor:
          type: string
          description: Auth mount accessor
        mount_path:
          type: string
          description: Auth mount path
        mount_type:
          type: string
          description: Auth mount type
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the alias (auth-method-specific identifier)
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata from the auth method
        creation_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_update_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    EntityAliasRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - mount_accessor
      - canonical_id
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the alias
        mount_accessor:
          type: string
          description: Auth mount accessor
        canonical_id:
          type: string
          description: Entity ID to associate with
        custom_metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Custom metadata
  securitySchemes:
    vaultToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Vault-Token
      description: Vault authentication token
externalDocs:
  description: Vault Auth Methods API Documentation
  url: https://developer.hashicorp.com/vault/api-docs/auth