Neon

Neon Roles API

Manage Postgres roles within a branch. Roles control database access and permissions.

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Operations 5

GET /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles List roles #
POST /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles Create a role #
GET /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name} Retrieve role details #
DELETE /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name} Delete a role #
POST /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name}/reset_password Reset role password #

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https://neon.com/docs/reference/api-reference
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https://artifacts.apis.io/neon/openapi/neon-roles-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

neon-roles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Neon Management Roles API
  description: The Neon Management API is a RESTful interface for programmatically managing Neon serverless Postgres resources. It allows developers to create and manage projects, branches, databases, roles, compute endpoints, and operations. The API supports everything available through the Neon Console, enabling automation of database infrastructure workflows. An OpenAPI 3.0 specification is available along with TypeScript, Python, and Go SDKs.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Neon Support
    url: https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support
  termsOfService: https://neon.com/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://console.neon.tech/api/v2
  description: Neon Production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Roles
  description: Manage Postgres roles within a branch. Roles control database access and permissions.
paths:
  /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles:
    get:
      operationId: listProjectBranchRoles
      summary: List roles
      description: Retrieves a list of Postgres roles for the specified branch.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/branchIdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved list of roles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  roles:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Branch not found
    post:
      operationId: createProjectBranchRole
      summary: Create a role
      description: Creates a Postgres role in the specified branch. You must specify a role name.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/branchIdParam'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Role created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  role:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
                  operations:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Branch not found
  /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name}:
    get:
      operationId: getProjectBranchRole
      summary: Retrieve role details
      description: Retrieves information about the specified Postgres role.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/branchIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/roleNameParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved role details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  role:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Role not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteProjectBranchRole
      summary: Delete a role
      description: Deletes the specified Postgres role from the branch.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/branchIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/roleNameParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Role deleted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  role:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
                  operations:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Role not found
  /projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/roles/{role_name}/reset_password:
    post:
      operationId: resetProjectBranchRolePassword
      summary: Reset role password
      description: Resets the password for the specified Postgres role. Returns the new password in the response.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/branchIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/roleNameParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Password reset successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  role:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
                  operations:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Operation'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Role not found
components:
  schemas:
    Operation:
      type: object
      description: An operation tracks the progress of an action performed on a project resource such as creating a branch, starting an endpoint, or updating a database.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The operation ID
        project_id:
          type: string
          description: The project ID
        branch_id:
          type: string
          description: The branch ID associated with the operation
        endpoint_id:
          type: string
          description: The endpoint ID associated with the operation
        action:
          type: string
          description: The type of action being performed
          enum:
          - create_compute
          - create_timeline
          - start_compute
          - suspend_compute
          - apply_config
          - check_availability
          - delete_timeline
          - create_branch
          - tenant_ignore
          - tenant_attach
          - tenant_detach
          - replace_safekeeper
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the operation
          enum:
          - scheduling
          - running
          - finished
          - failed
          - cancelling
          - cancelled
          - skipped
        failures_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of times the operation has failed
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Operation creation timestamp
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last status update timestamp
    RoleCreateRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a new role
      required:
      - role
      properties:
        role:
          type: object
          required:
          - name
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
              description: The role name
    Role:
      type: object
      description: A Postgres role within a branch
      properties:
        branch_id:
          type: string
          description: The branch ID this role belongs to
        name:
          type: string
          description: The role name
        password:
          type: string
          description: The role password. Only returned when creating a role or resetting a password.
        protected:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether this is a protected system role
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Role creation timestamp
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Last update timestamp
  parameters:
    projectIdParam:
      name: project_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Neon project ID
      schema:
        type: string
    roleNameParam:
      name: role_name
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Postgres role name
      schema:
        type: string
    branchIdParam:
      name: branch_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The branch ID
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: Neon API keys are used to authenticate requests. Include the API key in the Authorization header as a Bearer token.
externalDocs:
  description: Neon API Documentation
  url: https://neon.com/docs/reference/api-reference