PipesHub Permissions API

Permission management for knowledge bases

Operations 4

POST /knowledgeBase/{kbId}/permissions Grant permissions #
GET /knowledgeBase/{kbId}/permissions List permissions #
PUT /knowledgeBase/{kbId}/permissions Update permissions #
DELETE /knowledgeBase/{kbId}/permissions Remove permissions #

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OpenAPI Specification

pipeshub-permissions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Pipeshub Permissions API
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: API Support
    email: support@pipeshub.com
  description: 'Operations tagged Permissions across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: pipeshub-openapi.yaml, pipeshub-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: '{instance_url}/api/v1'
  description: Base API URL
  variables:
    instance_url:
      default: https://app.pipeshub.com
      description: Base server URL (without /api/v1)
- url: '{instance_url}'
  description: Root URL (used for MCP endpoints mounted at /mcp)
  variables:
    instance_url:
      default: https://app.pipeshub.com
      description: Base server URL
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Permissions
  description: Permission management for knowledge bases
paths:
  /knowledgeBase/{kbId}/permissions:
    post:
      tags:
      - Permissions
      summary: Grant permissions
      description: 'Grant access permissions to users or teams for a knowledge base.


        **Required Permission:** OWNER


        **Permission Roles (highest to lowest):**


        1. **OWNER:** Full control, can delete KB, manage all permissions

        2. **WRITER:** Can upload, edit, delete records, create/delete folders

        3. **READER:** View-only access


        **Grant to Multiple:**


        Provide arrays of userIds and/or teamIds to grant the same role to multiple entities.'
      operationId: createKBPermission
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: kbId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: Request payload
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                userIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: User IDs to grant permission
                teamIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Team IDs to grant permission
                role:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - OWNER
                  - WRITER
                  - READER
                  description: Permission role to grant. Required when userIds is provided; omit for team-only grants.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Permissions granted successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeBasePermissionCreate'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid request. Possible reasons:


            - Missing userIds and teamIds

            - Role required when adding users

            - Invalid role value

            - Invalid kbId (must be UUID)

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - Valid bearer token required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden. Possible reasons:


            - OAuth token lacks the `kb:write` scope

            - Caller is not KB OWNER (only owners can grant permissions)

            - Caller has no access to the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: 'Not found. Possible reasons:


            - Knowledge base does not exist

            - Authenticated user not found in graph database

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error - Permission creation failed in connector or database
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable - Connector service is unreachable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    get:
      tags:
      - Permissions
      summary: List permissions
      description: 'Retrieve all permissions granted on a knowledge base.


        **Required access:** Caller must hold any role on the knowledge base (OWNER, WRITER, or READER) and the `kb:read` OAuth scope when using an OAuth token.


        Returns every user and team permission on the KB. Team entries have `type: TEAM` and `role: null` (teams are not assigned roles).'
      operationId: listKBPermissions
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - oauth2:
        - kb:read
      parameters:
      - name: kbId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
        description: Knowledge base ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Permissions list retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeBasePermissionList'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid request. Possible reasons:


            - Empty `kbId` path parameter (Zod `getPermissionsSchema` requires `params.kbId` min length 1)

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — valid bearer token required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden. Possible reasons:


            - OAuth token lacks the `kb:read` scope

            - Caller has no access to the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: 'Not found. Possible reasons:


            - Knowledge base does not exist

            - Authenticated user not found in graph database

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error — permission listing failed in connector or database
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable — connector service is unreachable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    put:
      tags:
      - Permissions
      summary: Update permissions
      description: 'Update permission roles for users on a knowledge base.


        **Required access:** Caller must be KB **OWNER** and hold the `kb:write` OAuth scope when using an OAuth token.


        **User IDs:** Provide graph user document IDs (the `id` field from list permissions / user `graphId` after graph sync), not Mongo user `_id` values.


        **Teams:** `teamIds` must be empty or omitted. Teams do not have roles; only user permissions can be updated.


        Users without an existing permission on the KB are skipped. If none of the supplied users have a permission to update, the request returns **404**.'
      operationId: updateKBPermissions
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - oauth2:
        - kb:write
      parameters:
      - name: kbId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: Knowledge base ID (must be a valid UUID)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: User permission role update payload
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                role:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - OWNER
                  - WRITER
                  - READER
                  description: New permission role to assign (required)
                userIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Graph user document IDs to update (at least one of `userIds` or `teamIds` must be non-empty)
                teamIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Must be empty or omitted — non-empty values are rejected (teams cannot have roles updated)
              required:
              - role
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Permissions updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgebaseUpdatePermissionResponse'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid request. Possible reasons:


            - Missing or invalid `role` (must be OWNER, WRITER, or READER)

            - Missing `userIds` and `teamIds`, or both empty

            - Non-empty `teamIds` (teams cannot have roles updated)

            - Invalid `kbId` (must be UUID)

            - Bulk update involving OWNER permissions (owners must be updated one at a time)

            - Attempt to remove the last OWNER from the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — valid bearer token required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden. Possible reasons:


            - OAuth token lacks the `kb:write` scope

            - Caller is not KB OWNER (only owners can update permissions)

            - Caller has no access to the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: 'Not found. Possible reasons:


            - Knowledge base does not exist

            - Authenticated user not found in graph database

            - None of the supplied users have an existing permission to update

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error — permission update failed in connector or database
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable — connector service is unreachable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Permissions
      summary: Remove permissions
      description: 'Remove access permissions from users or teams on a knowledge base.


        **Required access:** Caller must be KB **OWNER** and hold the `kb:delete` OAuth scope when using an OAuth token.


        **User IDs:** Provide graph user document IDs (the `id` field from list permissions / user `graphId` after graph sync), not Mongo user `_id` values.


        **Request body:** Send both `userIds` and `teamIds` arrays (use `[]` when not removing that entity type). Omitting either field can cause a server error because the controller reads `.length` on both arrays.


        Users or teams without an existing permission on the KB are skipped. If none of the supplied entities have a permission to remove, the request returns **404**.


        **Owner restriction:** Cannot remove the last OWNER from the knowledge base — at least one owner must remain.'
      operationId: deleteKBPermissions
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      - oauth2:
        - kb:delete
      parameters:
      - name: kbId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: Knowledge base ID (must be a valid UUID)
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: User and/or team permission removal payload
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                userIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Graph user document IDs to remove (at least one of `userIds` or `teamIds` must be non-empty)
                teamIds:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Graph team document IDs to remove
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Permissions removed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KnowledgeBaseDeleteResponseSchema'
        '400':
          description: 'Invalid request. Possible reasons:


            - Missing `userIds` and `teamIds`, or both empty arrays

            - Invalid `kbId` (must be UUID)

            - Attempt to remove the last OWNER from the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — valid bearer token required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: 'Forbidden. Possible reasons:


            - OAuth token lacks the `kb:delete` scope

            - Caller is not KB OWNER (only owners can remove permissions)

            - Caller has no access to the knowledge base

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: 'Not found. Possible reasons:


            - Knowledge base does not exist

            - Authenticated user not found in graph database

            - None of the supplied users or teams have an existing permission to remove

            '
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error — permission removal failed in connector or database
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '503':
          description: Service unavailable — connector service is unreachable
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    servers:
    - url: '{instance_url}/api/v1'
      description: Base API URL
      variables:
        instance_url:
          default: https://app.pipeshub.com
          description: Base server URL (without /api/v1)
    - url: '{instance_url}'
      description: Root URL (used for MCP endpoints mounted at /mcp)
      variables:
        instance_url:
          default: https://app.pipeshub.com
          description: Base server URL
components:
  schemas:
    KnowledgeBaseDeleteResponseSchema:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Response returned when user or team permissions are removed from a knowledge base
      properties:
        kbId:
          type: string
          description: Knowledge base ID
        userIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Graph user document IDs whose permissions were removed (Arango `users/{id}` key, not Mongo user `_id`)
        teamIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Graph team document IDs whose permissions were removed
      required:
      - kbId
      - userIds
      - teamIds
    KnowledgeBasePermissionList:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Response returned when listing permissions on a knowledge base
      properties:
        kbId:
          type: string
          description: Knowledge base ID
        permissions:
          type: array
          description: All user and team permissions granted on the knowledge base
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
            description: A single user or team permission entry
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                description: Permission entry ID (user or team document key)
              userId:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                description: User ID (null for team permissions)
              email:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                description: User email (null for team permissions)
              name:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                description: Display name (user full name or team name)
              role:
                type:
                - string
                - 'null'
                enum:
                - OWNER
                - WRITER
                - READER
                description: Permission role (null for team permissions; teams are not assigned roles)
              type:
                type: string
                enum:
                - USER
                - TEAM
                description: Whether permission is for a user or team
              createdAtTimestamp:
                type: integer
                format: int64
                description: Permission creation timestamp (epoch milliseconds)
              updatedAtTimestamp:
                type: integer
                format: int64
                description: Permission last update timestamp (epoch milliseconds)
            required:
            - id
            - type
            - createdAtTimestamp
            - updatedAtTimestamp
        totalCount:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of permissions in the list
      required:
      - kbId
      - permissions
      - totalCount
    KnowledgeBasePermissionCreate:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Response returned when permissions are granted on a knowledge base
      properties:
        kbId:
          type: string
          description: Knowledge base ID
        permissionResult:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          description: Connector result from permission creation
          properties:
            success:
              type: boolean
              description: Success status
            grantedCount:
              type: integer
              description: Number of new permissions granted (users and teams)
            grantedUsers:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              description: User IDs that received new permissions
            grantedTeams:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              description: Team IDs that received new permissions
            role:
              type: string
              enum:
              - OWNER
              - WRITER
              - READER
              description: Granted role (defaults to READER for team-only grants)
            kbId:
              type: string
              description: Knowledge base ID
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              description: Additional details of the permissions created (currently always empty)
          required:
          - success
          - grantedCount
          - grantedUsers
          - grantedTeams
          - role
          - kbId
          - details
      required:
      - kbId
      - permissionResult
    KnowledgebaseUpdatePermissionResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Response returned when user permission roles are updated on a knowledge base
      properties:
        kbId:
          type: string
          description: Knowledge base ID
        userIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Graph user document IDs whose roles were updated (Arango `users/{id}` key, not Mongo user `_id`)
        teamIds:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Graph team document IDs updated (always empty — teams cannot have roles updated)
        newRole:
          type: string
          enum:
          - OWNER
          - WRITER
          - READER
          description: New role assigned to the updated users
      required:
      - kbId
      - userIds
      - teamIds
      - newRole
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      description: 'Standard error envelope returned by all errors routed through `ErrorMiddleware`.

        Applies to all `BaseError` subclasses including `HttpError`, `ValidationError`, and others.

        The `code` field is a machine-readable string identifying the error type (e.g.

        `HTTP_UNAUTHORIZED`, `HTTP_NOT_FOUND`, `VALIDATION_ERROR`, `INTERNAL_ERROR`).

        '
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          required:
          - code
          - message
          properties:
            requestId:
              type: string
              description: 'Identifier for this request, echoed so a bug report can quote it.

                Absent when the request never reached the middleware that assigns one.

                '
            code:
              type: string
              description: 'Machine-readable error code. For application errors it takes the form `HTTP_<VARIANT>`

                For unhandled runtime errors (e.g. database unavailable) it is `INTERNAL_ERROR`.

                '
              example: HTTP_BAD_REQUEST
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable description of the error
              example: Admin access required
            metadata:
              type: object
              description: Additional context (only present in development environments)
              additionalProperties: true
      required:
      - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'JWT Bearer token for authenticated requests.


        A personal access token (see the **Personal Access Tokens** tag) is a

        `phpat_`-prefixed variant of this same JWT — e.g. `phpat_eyJhbGci...`.

        The prefix is display-only, added for secret-scanner detectability; the

        gateway strips it before verifying the token, so send it exactly as

        issued, prefix included.

        '
    scopedToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: 'Scoped JWT token for service-to-service authentication.

        Format: "Bearer {scoped_token}"

        Required scopes vary by endpoint.

        '
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'OAuth 2.0 authentication with fine-grained scopes.

        Supports authorization_code (with PKCE) and client_credentials flows.

        OAuth tokens are Bearer JWTs — use the same Authorization header as regular tokens.

        For **client_credentials**, machine JWTs may use `userId === client_id`; the Node gateway resolves the OAuth app creator — see **OAuth Provider** tag.

        '
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /api/v1/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: /api/v1/oauth2/token
          refreshUrl: /api/v1/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            openid: OpenID Connect authentication
            profile: User profile information
            email: User email address
            offline_access: Offline access (refresh tokens)
            org:read: Read organization information
            org:write: Update organization settings
            org:admin: Full organization administration
            user:read: Read user profiles
            user:write: Update user profiles
            user:invite: Invite new users
            user:delete: Delete users
            usergroup:read: Read user groups
            usergroup:write: Create and manage user groups
            team:read: Read team information
            team:write: Create and manage teams
            kb:read: Read knowledge bases and records
            kb:write: Create and update knowledge bases
            kb:delete: Delete knowledge bases and records
            kb:upload: Upload files to knowledge bases
            semantic:read: Read semantic search results and history
            semantic:write: Execute semantic search
            semantic:delete: Delete semantic search history
            conversation:read: Read conversations
            conversation:write: Create and manage conversations
            conversation:chat: Send messages in conversations
            project:read: Read projects and their conversations
            project:write: Create and manage projects
            project:delete: Delete projects
            agent:read: Read AI agents
            agent:write: Create and manage AI agents
            agent:execute: Execute AI agents
            connector:read: Read connector configurations
            connector:write: Create and update connectors
            connector:sync: Trigger connector synchronization
            connector:delete: Delete connectors
            config:read: Read system configuration
            config:write: Update system configuration
            crawl:read: Read crawling jobs
            crawl:write: Create and manage crawling jobs
            crawl:delete: Delete crawling jobs
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /api/v1/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            openid: OpenID Connect authentication
            profile: User profile information
            email: User email address
            offline_access: Offline access (refresh tokens)
            org:read: Read organization information
            org:write: Update organization settings
            org:admin: Full organization administration
            user:read: Read user profiles
            user:write: Update user profiles
            user:invite: Invite new users
            user:delete: Delete users
            usergroup:read: Read user groups
            usergroup:write: Create and manage user groups
            team:read: Read team information
            team:write: Create and manage teams
            kb:read: Read knowledge bases and records
            kb:write: Create and update knowledge bases
            kb:delete: Delete knowledge bases and records
            kb:upload: Upload files to knowledge bases
            semantic:write: Execute semantic search
            semantic:read: Read semantic search results and history
            semantic:delete: Delete semantic search history
            conversation:read: Read conversations
            conversation:write: Create and manage conversations
            conversation:chat: Send messages in conversations
            project:read: Read projects and their conversations
            project:write: Create and manage projects
            project:delete: Delete projects
            agent:read: Read AI agents
            agent:write: Create and manage AI agents
            agent:execute: Execute AI agents
            connector:read: Read connector configurations
            connector:write: Create and update connectors
            connector:sync: Trigger connector synchronization
            connector:delete: Delete connectors
            config:read: Read system configuration
            config:write: Update system configuration
            crawl:read: Read crawling jobs
            crawl:write: Create and manage crawling jobs
x-refined-from:
- pipeshub-openapi.yaml
- pipeshub-openapi.yml