HashiCorp Vault

HashiCorp Vault Group API

Identity group management

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 8

POST /identity/group HashiCorp Vault Create group #
GET /identity/group HashiCorp Vault List groups #
GET /identity/group/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Read group by ID #
POST /identity/group/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Update group by ID #
DELETE /identity/group/id/{id} HashiCorp Vault Delete group by ID #
GET /identity/group/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Read group by name #
POST /identity/group/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Update group by name #
DELETE /identity/group/name/{name} HashiCorp Vault Delete group by name #

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-group-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-group-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: HashiCorp Vault Vault Auth Methods AppRole Group 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: Group
  description: Identity group management
paths:
  /identity/group:
    post:
      operationId: createGroup
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Create group
      description: Creates or updates an identity group.
      tags:
      - Group
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group created or updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
    get:
      operationId: listGroups
      summary: HashiCorp Vault List groups
      description: Lists all identity groups by ID.
      tags:
      - Group
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Groups listed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      keys:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                        description: List of group IDs
        '403':
          description: Permission denied
  /identity/group/id/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: readGroupById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read group by ID
      description: Reads the identity group with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Group ID
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '404':
          description: Group not found
    post:
      operationId: updateGroupById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Update group by ID
      description: Updates the identity group with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Group ID
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group updated
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
    delete:
      operationId: deleteGroupById
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete group by ID
      description: Deletes the identity group with the given ID.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Group ID
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Group deleted
  /identity/group/name/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: readGroupByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Read group by name
      description: Reads the identity group with the given name.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the group
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group returned
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '404':
          description: Group not found
    post:
      operationId: updateGroupByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Update group by name
      description: Updates the identity group with the given name.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the group
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group updated
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
    delete:
      operationId: deleteGroupByName
      summary: HashiCorp Vault Delete group by name
      description: Deletes the identity group with the given name.
      tags:
      - Group
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Name of the group
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Group deleted
components:
  schemas:
    GroupAlias:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the alias
        canonical_id:
          type: string
          description: Group 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 (external group name)
        creation_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_update_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    GroupRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the group
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - internal
          - external
          description: Group type (cannot be changed after creation)
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata key-value pairs
        policies:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Policies to assign to the group
        member_entity_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Entity IDs to add as members
        member_group_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Group IDs to add as members
    Group:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the group
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the group
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - internal
          - external
          description: Group type
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Metadata key-value pairs
        policies:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Policies assigned to the group
        member_entity_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Entity IDs that are members of this group
        member_group_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Group IDs that are members of this group
        parent_group_ids:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Parent group IDs
        alias:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupAlias'
        creation_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        last_update_time:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  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