Ory

Ory Identity (Admin) API

Privileged Kratos identity and session management.

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Operations 17

GET /admin/identities List identities #
POST /admin/identities Create an identity #
PATCH /admin/identities Create and delete identities in a batch #
GET /admin/identities/{id} Get an identity #
PUT /admin/identities/{id} Replace an identity #
PATCH /admin/identities/{id} Patch an identity (JSON Patch) #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id} Delete an identity #
GET /admin/identities/by/external/{externalID} Get an identity by external ID #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id}/credentials/{type} Delete a credential of an identity #
GET /admin/identities/{id}/sessions List an identity's sessions #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id}/sessions Revoke all of an identity's sessions #
GET /admin/sessions List all sessions #
GET /admin/sessions/{id} Get a session #
DELETE /admin/sessions/{id} Deactivate a session #
PATCH /admin/sessions/{id}/extend Extend a session #
POST /admin/recovery/code Create a recovery code for an identity #
POST /admin/recovery/link Create a recovery link for an identity #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service
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APIReference
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/reference/api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/manage-identities/overview
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/oauth2-openid-connect-do-you-need-use-cases-products
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APIReference
https://www.ory.com/docs/hydra/reference/api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/hydra/guides/oauth2-clients
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/concepts/api-overview
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APIReference
https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/reference/rest-api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/reference/ory-permission-language
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/verify-email-account-activation
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/organizations
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APIReference
https://www.ory.com/docs/reference/api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/manage-project-via-api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/concepts/personal-access-token
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APIReference
https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/manage-project-via-api
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/event-streams/aws-sns
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/pricing

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/openapi/ory-identity-admin-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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PostmanCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/collections/ory-network.postman_collection.json
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OpenCollection
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/collections/ory-network.opencollection.json

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OpenAPI Specification

ory-identity-admin-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Ory Network Identity (Admin) API
  description: Ory is open-source identity and access infrastructure, delivered as the Ory Network managed cloud.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Ory
    url: https://www.ory.com
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/ory/kratos/blob/master/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://{project-slug}.projects.oryapis.com
  description: Ory Network project (Kratos, Hydra, Keto, Courier)
  variables:
    project-slug:
      default: your-project-slug
      description: The slug of your Ory Network project.
- url: https://api.console.ory.sh
  description: Ory Network Console API (control plane)
security:
- oryApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Identity (Admin)
  description: Privileged Kratos identity and session management.
paths:
  /admin/identities:
    get:
      operationId: listIdentities
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: List identities
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of identities.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    post:
      operationId: createIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Create an identity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdentityInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created identity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
        '409':
          description: Conflict - an identity with these credentials exists.
    patch:
      operationId: batchPatchIdentities
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Create and delete identities in a batch
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The batch patch result.
  /admin/identities/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    get:
      operationId: getIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Get an identity
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The identity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Replace an identity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdentityInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated identity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
    patch:
      operationId: patchIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Patch an identity (JSON Patch)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The patched identity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Delete an identity
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Identity deleted.
  /admin/identities/by/external/{externalID}:
    get:
      operationId: getIdentityByExternalID
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Get an identity by external ID
      parameters:
      - name: externalID
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The identity.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
  /admin/identities/{id}/credentials/{type}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    - name: type
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - password
        - oidc
        - totp
        - webauthn
        - lookup_secret
        - code
    delete:
      operationId: deleteIdentityCredentials
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Delete a credential of an identity
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Credential deleted.
  /admin/identities/{id}/sessions:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    get:
      operationId: listIdentitySessions
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: List an identity's sessions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The identity's sessions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteIdentitySessions
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Revoke all of an identity's sessions
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Sessions revoked.
  /admin/sessions:
    get:
      operationId: listSessions
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: List all sessions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of sessions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
  /admin/sessions/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    get:
      operationId: getSession
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Get a session
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The session.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
    delete:
      operationId: disableSession
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Deactivate a session
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Session deactivated.
  /admin/sessions/{id}/extend:
    patch:
      operationId: extendSession
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Extend a session
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The extended session.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Session'
  /admin/recovery/code:
    post:
      operationId: createRecoveryCodeForIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Create a recovery code for an identity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                identity_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The recovery code and flow URL.
  /admin/recovery/link:
    post:
      operationId: createRecoveryLinkForIdentity
      tags:
      - Identity (Admin)
      summary: Create a recovery link for an identity
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                identity_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The recovery link.
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid credentials.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
            status:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            reason:
              type: string
    Identity:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        schema_id:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
        traits:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        verifiable_addresses:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    IdentityInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - schema_id
      - traits
      properties:
        schema_id:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
        traits:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        credentials:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Session:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        active:
          type: boolean
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        authenticated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        identity:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Identity'
  securitySchemes:
    oryApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Ory API key. Project admin endpoints use an Ory project API key (ory_pat_...); Console endpoints use a workspace API key (ory_wak_...). Passed as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`.'