# ServiceNow User Role Inheritance API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-user-role-inheritance-api/  
**Provider:** ServiceNow — https://apis.io/providers/servicenow/  
**Base URL:** https://{instance}.service-now.com/api/now/user_role_inheritance  
**Documentation:** https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/yokohama-api-reference/page/integrate/inbound-rest/concept/user-role-inheritance-api.html

ServiceNow User Role Inheritance API is one of 63 APIs that [ServiceNow](https://apis.io/providers/servicenow/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Access Control, Roles, Security, and User. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The ServiceNow User Role Inheritance API provides REST endpoints for querying the role inheritance hierarchy for users and groups. It enables external systems to determine effective roles and permissions assigned through direct assignment or group membership inheritance.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/yokohama-api-reference/page/integrate/inbound-rest/concept/user-role-inheritance-api.html

## Other ServiceNow APIs (12)

- [ServiceNow Batch API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-batch-api/)
- [ServiceNow Knowledge Management API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-knowledge-management-api/)
- [ServiceNow Identification and Reconciliation API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-identification-reconciliation-api/)
- [ServiceNow Performance Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-performance-analytics-api/)
- [ServiceNow Scripted REST APIs](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-scripted-rest-apis/)
- [ServiceNow GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-graphql-api/)
- [ServiceNow Application Service API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-application-service-api/)
- [ServiceNow Case API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-case-api/)
- [ServiceNow Account API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-account-api/)
- [ServiceNow Consumer API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-consumer-api/)
- [ServiceNow CSM Attachment API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-csm-attachment-api/)
- [ServiceNow Email API](https://apis.io/apis/servicenow/servicenow-email-api/)

## Tags

Access Control, Roles, Security, User

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