# Progress Software Roles API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-roles-api/  
**Provider:** Progress Software — https://apis.io/providers/progress-software/  
**Base URL:** https://automate.chef.io  
**Documentation:** https://docs.chef.io/automate/api/

Progress Software Roles API is one of 66 APIs that [Progress Software](https://apis.io/providers/progress-software/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Roles. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

A role encapsulates a list of actions. Chef Automate provides several default Chef-managed roles that cannot be altered but you may also define and use your own Custom roles.

## Operations (5)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/apis/iam/v2/roles` | Lists all roles |
| POST | `/apis/iam/v2/roles` | Creates a custom role |
| GET | `/apis/iam/v2/roles/{id}` | Gets a role |
| PUT | `/apis/iam/v2/roles/{id}` | Updates a custom role |
| DELETE | `/apis/iam/v2/roles/{id}` | Deletes a custom role |

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/progress-software/refs/heads/main/openapi/progress-software-roles-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.chef.io/automate/
- **APIReference** — https://docs.chef.io/automate/api/
- **APIReference** — https://docs.ipswitch.com/MOVEit/Transfer2025/Api/Rest/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.progress.com/category/moveit
- **APIReference** — https://docs.ipswitch.com/NM/WhatsUpGold2026/02_Guides/rest_api/index.html
- **Documentation** — https://www.whatsupgold.com/rest-api

## Other Progress Software APIs (12)

- [ShareFile API v3](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-sharefile/)
- [Sitefinity CMS Headless OData Services](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-sitefinity-odata/)
- [Progress Software Ad Hoc Transfer Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-adhoctransfersettings-api/)
- [Progress Software Appearance Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-appearancesettings-api/)
- [Progress Software Applications Service API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-applicationsservice-api/)
- [Progress Software Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-authentication-api/)
- [Progress Software Authorization API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-authorization-api/)
- [Progress Software Cds API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-cds-api/)
- [Progress Software Chef Ingester API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-chefingester-api/)
- [Progress Software Comp Assets API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-comp-assets-api/)
- [Progress Software Config Mgmt API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-configmgmt-api/)
- [Progress Software Contacts API](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-contacts-api/)

## Tags

Roles

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/progress-software/progress-software-roles-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/progress-software/.