Instana

Instana Groups API

Groups are used to permit individual users to perform specific actions and get visibility to an access scope. Each user can be assigned to multiple groups, every one coming with its associated permissions. In addition a group sets the access scope and you can configure the visible areas for the group members. When you are a member of multiple groups, your permissions have an additive effect. Granting access to certain entities within Instana (e.g. Applications, Kubernetes Clusters etc.) is done through a corresponding entry in the `permissionSet` payload.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 19

GET /api/settings/rbac/groups Get groups #
POST /api/settings/rbac/groups Create group #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/groups/delete Delete groups #
GET /api/settings/rbac/groups/user/{email} Get groups of a single user #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/groups/{groupId}/permissions Add permissions to group #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/groups/{groupId}/users Add users to group #
DELETE /api/settings/rbac/groups/{id} Delete group #
GET /api/settings/rbac/groups/{id} Get group #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/groups/{id} Update group #
DELETE /api/settings/rbac/groups/{id}/user/{userId} Remove user from group #
GET /api/settings/rbac/mappings Get all group mappings #
POST /api/settings/rbac/mappings Create group mapping #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/mappings/delete Delete multiple group mappings #
GET /api/settings/rbac/mappings/identityProvider/restrictEmptyIdpGroups Check user restrictions for empty Idp group mapping #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/mappings/identityProvider/restrictEmptyIdpGroups Allow/Restrict users with empty Idp group mapping #
GET /api/settings/rbac/mappings/overview Get all group mappings overview #
DELETE /api/settings/rbac/mappings/{id} Delete group mapping #
GET /api/settings/rbac/mappings/{id} Get group mapping #
PUT /api/settings/rbac/mappings/{id} Update group mapping #

Documentation

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https://instana.github.io/openapi/

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/instana/refs/heads/main/openapi/instana-groups-api-openapi.yml

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https://github.com/instana/openapi

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instana-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: support@instana.com
    name: © Instana
    url: http://instana.com
  termsOfService: https://www.instana.com/terms-of-use/
  title: Instana REST API documentation Groups API
  version: 1.307.1417
  x-ibm-ahub-try: true
  x-logo:
    altText: instana logo
    backgroundColor: '#FAFBFC'
    url: header-logo.svg
  description: Searching for answers and best pratices?
servers:
- description: Instana Backend
  url: https://{unit}-{tenant}.instana.io
  variables:
    tenant:
      default: tenant
      description: Customer tenant unit
    unit:
      default: unit
      description: Customer tenant name
- description: Instana Self-Hosted Backend
  url: https://{domain}
  variables:
    domain:
      default: example.com
      description: Customer Self-Hosted domain
tags:


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