HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault Entity API

Identity entity management

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Operations 10

POST /identity/entity HashiCorp Vault Create entity #

GET /identity/entity HashiCorp Vault List entities #

GET /identity/entity/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Read entity by ID #

POST /identity/entity/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Update entity by ID #

DELETE /identity/entity/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Delete entity by ID #

GET /identity/entity/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Read entity by name #

POST /identity/entity/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Update entity by name #

DELETE /identity/entity/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Delete entity by name #

POST /identity/entity/batch-delete HashiCorp Vault Batch delete entities #

POST /identity/entity/merge HashiCorp Vault Merge entities #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole Entity 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
  description: Identity entity management
paths:
  /identity/entity:
    post:
      operationId: createEntity
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Create entity
      description: Creates or updates an identity entity.
      tags:
      - Entity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity created or updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
    get:
      operationId: listEntities
      summary: HashiCorp Vault List entities
      description: Lists all identity entities by ID.
      tags:
      - Entity
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entities listed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      keys:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                        description: List of entity IDs
                      key_info:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                            aliases:
                              type: array
                              items:
                                type: object
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /identity/entity/id/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: readEntityById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read entity by ID
      description: Reads the identity entity with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/entityId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
        '404':
          description: Entity not found
    post:
      operationId: updateEntityById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Update entity by ID
      description: Updates the identity entity with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/entityId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEntityById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete entity by ID
      description: Deletes the identity entity with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/entityId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Entity deleted
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /identity/entity/name/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: readEntityByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read entity by name
      description: Reads the identity entity with the given name.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the entity
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '404':
          description: Entity not found
    post:
      operationId: updateEntityByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Update entity by name
      description: Updates the identity entity with the given name.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the entity
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Entity updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entity'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEntityByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete entity by name
      description: Deletes the identity entity with the given name.
      tags:
      - Entity
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the entity
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Entity deleted
  /identity/entity/batch-delete:
    post:
      operationId: batchDeleteEntities
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Batch delete entities
      description: Deletes multiple identity entities by their IDs.
      tags:
      - Entity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - entity_ids
              properties:
                entity_ids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: List of entity IDs to delete
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Entities deleted
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /identity/entity/merge:
    post:
      operationId: mergeEntities
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Merge entities
      description: Merges two or more entities into a single entity. Aliases from the source entities are transferred to the destination entity.
      tags:
      - Entity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - from_entity_ids
              - to_entity_id
              properties:
                from_entity_ids:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Entity IDs to merge from
                to_entity_id:
                  type: string
                  description: Entity ID to merge into
                force:
                  type: boolean
                  description: Force merge even if there are conflicting aliases
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Entities merged
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
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
    Entity:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the entity
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the entity
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata key-value pairs
        disabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the entity is disabled
        aliases:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntityAlias'
          description: Entity aliases
        direct_group_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: IDs of groups the entity directly belongs to
        inherited_group_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: IDs of groups inherited through group hierarchy
        policies:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Policies directly assigned to the entity
        creation_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Entity creation time
        last_update_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last update time
    EntityRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the entity
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata key-value pairs
        policies:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Policies to assign to the entity
        disabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the entity is disabled
  parameters:
    entityId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Entity unique identifier
      schema:
        type: string
  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