# Sonatype Nexus Repository Security management: privileges API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-security-management-privileges-api/  
**Provider:** Sonatype Nexus Repository — https://apis.io/providers/nexus/  
**Base URL:** https://repo.sonatype.com/service/rest  
**Documentation:** https://help.sonatype.com/en/api-reference.html

Sonatype Nexus Repository Security management: privileges API is one of 62 APIs that [Sonatype Nexus Repository](https://apis.io/providers/nexus/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Security management: privileges. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 6 JSON Schemas.

The Security management: privileges API from Sonatype Nexus Repository — 14 operation(s) for security management: privileges.

## Operations (15)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-admin` | Create a repository admin type privilege |
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-content-selector` | Create a repository content selector type privilege |
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-view` | Create a repository view type privilege |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-admin/{privilegeName}` | Update a repository admin type privilege |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-content-selector/{privilegeName}` | Update a repository content selector type privilege |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/repository-view/{privilegeName}` | Update a repository view type privilege |
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/application` | Create an application type privilege |
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/wildcard` | Create a wildcard type privilege |
| GET | `/v1/security/privileges/{privilegeName}` | Retrieve a privilege by name |
| DELETE | `/v1/security/privileges/{privilegeName}` | Delete a privilege by name |
| GET | `/v1/security/privileges` | Retrieve a list of privileges |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/application/{privilegeName}` | Update an application type privilege |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/wildcard/{privilegeName}` | Update a wildcard type privilege |
| POST | `/v1/security/privileges/script` | Create a script type privilege |
| PUT | `/v1/security/privileges/script/{privilegeName}` | Update a script type privilege |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/openapi/nexus-security-management-privileges-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-repository-content-selector-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-repository-admin-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-repository-view-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-application-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-repository-content-selector-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/nexus/json-schema/nexus-api-privilege-script-schema.json

## Other Sonatype Nexus Repository APIs (12)

- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-assets-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Components API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-components-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Search API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-search-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Status API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-status-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Tasks API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-tasks-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Azure blob store API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-azure-blob-store-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Blob store API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-blob-store-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Capabilities API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-capabilities-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Cleanup policies API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-cleanup-policies-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Community Edition Eula API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-community-edition-eula-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Content selectors API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-content-selectors-api/)
- [Sonatype Nexus Repository Email API](https://apis.io/apis/nexus/nexus-email-api/)

## Tags

Security management: privileges

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