# Ory Identity (Admin) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-identity-admin-api/  
**Provider:** Ory — https://apis.io/providers/ory/  
**Base URL:** https://{project-slug}.projects.oryapis.com  
**Documentation:** https://www.ory.com/hydra/

Ory Identity (Admin) API is one of 22 APIs that [Ory](https://apis.io/providers/ory/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Identity (Admin). The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Privileged Kratos identity and session management.

## Operations (17)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |

## Machine-readable artifacts (20)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/openapi/ory-identity-admin-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service
- **APIReference** — https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/reference/api
- **PostmanCollection** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/collections/ory-network.postman_collection.json
- **OpenCollection** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/ory/refs/heads/main/collections/ory-network.opencollection.json
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/manage-identities/overview
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/oauth2-openid-connect-do-you-need-use-cases-products
- **APIReference** — https://www.ory.com/docs/hydra/reference/api
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/hydra/guides/oauth2-clients
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/concepts/api-overview
- **APIReference** — https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/reference/rest-api
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/reference/ory-permission-language
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/self-service/flows/verify-email-account-activation
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/organizations
- **APIReference** — https://www.ory.com/docs/reference/api
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/manage-project-via-api
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/concepts/personal-access-token
- **APIReference** — https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/manage-project-via-api
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/docs/guides/event-streams/aws-sns
- **Documentation** — https://www.ory.com/pricing

## Other Ory APIs (12)

- [Ory api API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-api-api/)
- [Ory courier API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-courier-api/)
- [Ory frontend API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-frontend-api/)
- [Ory identity API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-identity-api/)
- [Ory jwk API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-jwk-api/)
- [Ory metadata API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-metadata-api/)
- [Ory oAuth2 API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-oauth2-api/)
- [Ory oidc API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-oidc-api/)
- [Ory permission API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-permission-api/)
- [Ory relationship API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-relationship-api/)
- [Ory wellknown API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-wellknown-api/)
- [Ory Billing API](https://apis.io/apis/ory/ory-billing-api/)

## Tags

Identity (Admin)

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