Ory

Ory Identity API

APIs for managing identities.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 19

GET /admin/identities List Identities #
PATCH /admin/identities Create multiple identities #
POST /admin/identities Create an Identity #
GET /admin/identities/by/external/{externalID} Get an Identity by its External ID #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id} Delete an Identity #
GET /admin/identities/{id} Get an Identity #
PATCH /admin/identities/{id} Patch an Identity #
PUT /admin/identities/{id} Update an Identity #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id}/credentials/{type} Delete a credential for a specific identity #
DELETE /admin/identities/{id}/sessions Delete & Invalidate an Identity's Sessions #
GET /admin/identities/{id}/sessions List an Identity's Sessions #
POST /admin/recovery/code Create a Recovery Code #
POST /admin/recovery/link Create a Recovery Link #
GET /admin/sessions List All Sessions #
DELETE /admin/sessions/{id} Deactivate a Session #
GET /admin/sessions/{id} Get Session #
PATCH /admin/sessions/{id}/extend Extend a Session #
GET /schemas Get all Identity Schemas #
GET /schemas/{id} Get Identity JSON Schema #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/hydra/
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/kratos/
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/keto/
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Documentation
https://www.ory.com/docs/oathkeeper/

Specifications

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

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/ory/hydra
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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/ory/kratos
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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/ory/keto
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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/ory/oathkeeper

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OpenAPI Specification

ory-identity-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: office@ory.sh
  description: This is the API specification for Ory Identities with features such as registration, login, recovery, account verification, profile settings, password reset, identity management, session management, email and sms delivery, and more.
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
  title: Ory Identities Identity API
  version: ''
tags:


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