OWASP ZAP users API

The users API from OWASP ZAP — 15 operation(s) for users.

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owasp-zap-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: ZAP accessControl users API
  description: The HTTP API for controlling and accessing ZAP.
  contact:
    name: ZAP User Group
    url: https://groups.google.com/group/zaproxy-users
    email: zaproxy-users@googlegroups.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  version: 2.16.1
servers:
- url: http://zap
  description: The URL while proxying through ZAP.
- url: http://{address}:{port}
  description: The URL of a Local Proxy of ZAP.
  variables:
    address:
      description: The address ZAP is listening on.
      default: 127.0.0.1
    port:
      description: The port ZAP is bound to.
      default: '8080'
security:
- {}
- apiKeyHeader: []
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: users
paths:
  /JSON/users/action/authenticateAsUser/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Tries to authenticate as the identified user, returning the authentication request and whether it appears to have succeeded.
      operationId: usersActionAuthenticateAsUser
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/newUser/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: name
      in: query
      required: true
      description: ''
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Creates a new user with the given name for the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersActionNewUser
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/pollAsUser/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Tries to poll as the identified user, returning the authentication request and whether it appears to have succeeded. This will only work if the polling verification strategy has been configured.
      operationId: usersActionPollAsUser
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/removeUser/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Removes the user with the given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersActionRemoveUser
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/setAuthenticationCredentials/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: authCredentialsConfigParams
      in: query
      description: ''
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Sets the authentication credentials for the user with the given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersActionSetAuthenticationCredentials
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/setAuthenticationState/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: lastPollResult
      in: query
      description: Last Poll Result - optional, should be 'true' or 'false'.
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: lastPollTimeInMs
      in: query
      description: Last Poll Time in Milliseconds - optional, should be a long or 'NOW' for the current time in ms.
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: requestsSinceLastPoll
      in: query
      description: Requests Since Last Poll - optional, should be an integer.
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Sets fields in the authentication state for the user identified by the Context and User Ids.
      operationId: usersActionSetAuthenticationState
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/setCookie/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: domain
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Cookie Domain
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: name
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Cookie Name
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: value
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Cookie Value
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: path
      in: query
      description: The Cookie Path - optional default no path
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: secure
      in: query
      description: If the Cookie is secure - optional default false
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Sets the specified cookie for the user identified by the Context and User Ids.
      operationId: usersActionSetCookie
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/setUserEnabled/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: enabled
      in: query
      required: true
      description: ''
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Sets whether or not the user, with the given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID, should be enabled.
      operationId: usersActionSetUserEnabled
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/action/setUserName/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: name
      in: query
      required: true
      description: ''
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Renames the user with the given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersActionSetUserName
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/getAuthenticationCredentials/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: the User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets the authentication credentials of the user with given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersViewGetAuthenticationCredentials
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/getAuthenticationCredentialsConfigParams/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets the configuration parameters for the credentials of the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersViewGetAuthenticationCredentialsConfigParams
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/getAuthenticationSession/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets the authentication session information for the user identified by the Context and User Ids, e.g. cookies and realm credentials.
      operationId: usersViewGetAuthenticationSession
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/getAuthenticationState/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets the authentication state information for the user identified by the Context and User Ids.
      operationId: usersViewGetAuthenticationState
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/getUserById/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    - name: userId
      in: query
      required: true
      description: The User ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets the data of the user with the given ID that belongs to the context with the given ID.
      operationId: usersViewGetUserById
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
  /JSON/users/view/usersList/:
    parameters:
    - name: contextId
      in: query
      description: The Context ID
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      description: Gets a list of users that belong to the context with the given ID, or all users if none provided.
      operationId: usersViewUsersList
      tags:
      - users
      responses:
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ErrorJson'
components:
  responses:
    ErrorJson:
      description: Error of JSON endpoints.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorJson'
  schemas:
    ErrorJson:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        detail:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      name: X-ZAP-API-Key
      in: header
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      name: apikey
      in: query