Oracle APEX Roles API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) REST Roles API
  description: REST API for managing Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) RESTful service definitions including modules, templates, handlers, privileges, roles, OAuth clients, and AutoREST-enabled objects. ORDS provides a mid-tier Java application that maps HTTP requests to database transactions, enabling RESTful access to Oracle Database resources. This specification covers the ORDS REST Services Management endpoints available through the Database API stable interface.
  version: '25.4'
  contact:
    name: Oracle APEX Support
    url: https://apex.oracle.com/community
    email: apex-info_us@oracle.com
  license:
    name: Oracle Technology Network License
    url: https://www.oracle.com/downloads/licenses/distribution-license.html
servers:
- url: https://{host}:{port}/ords/_/db-api/stable
  description: ORDS Database API stable endpoint
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname of the ORDS instance
    port:
      default: '8443'
      description: Port number for the ORDS instance
- url: https://{host}/ords/_/db-api/stable
  description: ORDS Database API stable endpoint (default port)
  variables:
    host:
      default: example.com
      description: Hostname of the ORDS instance
security:
- basicAuth: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Roles
  description: ORDS role management. Roles group privileges for assignment to users and OAuth clients.
paths:
  /ords/rest/roles/:
    get:
      operationId: listRoles
      summary: Get all ORDS roles
      description: Retrieves a paginated list of all ORDS roles defined in the current schema.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of ORDS roles
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemsCollection'
    post:
      operationId: createRole
      summary: Create an ORDS role
      description: Creates a new ORDS role that can be assigned to privileges and OAuth clients to control access to REST services.
      tags:
      - Roles
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleCreate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ORDS role created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceItem'
        '400':
          description: No role_name parameter provided
        '409':
          description: A role with that name already exists
  /ords/rest/roles/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getRole
      summary: Get an ORDS role
      description: Retrieves details of a specific ORDS role by its identifier.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ORDS role details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceItem'
        '404':
          description: Role not found
    put:
      operationId: updateRole
      summary: Update an ORDS role
      description: Updates an existing ORDS role.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleCreate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ORDS role updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceItem'
        '404':
          description: Role not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteRole
      summary: Delete an ORDS role
      description: Deletes a specific ORDS role.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ORDS role deleted successfully
        '404':
          description: Role not found
  /ords/rest/roles/{id}/privileges/:
    get:
      operationId: listRolePrivileges
      summary: Get all ORDS privileges for a specific role
      description: Retrieves all privileges associated with a specific ORDS role.
      tags:
      - Roles
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/resourceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of privileges for the role
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemsCollection'
        '404':
          description: Role not found
components:
  parameters:
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      required: false
      description: The index of the first item to return (0-based). Default is 0.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
        minimum: 0
    resourceId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique identifier of the resource
      schema:
        type: integer
    limit:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of items to return per page. Default is 25.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 500
  schemas:
    RoleCreate:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating or updating an ORDS role
      required:
      - role_name
      properties:
        role_name:
          type: string
          description: Unique name of the ORDS role
        run_mode:
          type: string
          description: Set to 'codePreview' to return the PL/SQL code instead of executing it
          enum:
          - codePreview
    ItemsCollection:
      type: object
      description: Paginated collection of resource items following the ORDS standard collection format
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of records in the current response page
        hasMore:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether additional pages of results are available
        limit:
          type: integer
          description: The page size limit applied by the server
        offset:
          type: integer
          description: The starting index of items in this page
        items:
          type: array
          description: Array of resource items in this page
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceItem'
        links:
          type: array
          description: Pagination navigation links (first, next, prev, last)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
    ResourceItem:
      type: object
      description: A single resource item with HATEOAS navigation links. Additional properties are included depending on the resource type.
      additionalProperties: true
      properties:
        links:
          type: array
          description: HATEOAS links for the resource
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LinkRelation'
    LinkRelation:
      type: object
      description: HATEOAS link relation describing a related resource or action
      required:
      - rel
      - href
      properties:
        rel:
          type: string
          description: Link relationship type (e.g., self, describedby, edit, collection)
        href:
          type: string
          description: URI of the related resource
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using ORDS-enabled database schema credentials
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: OAuth 2.0 authorization using ORDS OAuth client credentials or authorization code flow
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /ords/{schema}/oauth/token
          scopes: {}
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /ords/{schema}/oauth/auth
          tokenUrl: /ords/{schema}/oauth/token
          scopes: {}