Tenable Role API
Groupment of permissions that may be assigned to several users
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Identity Exposure Role API
description: API to interact with Identity Exposure.
version: production
servers:
- url: '{protocol}://customer.tenable.ad'
variables:
protocol:
default: https
tags:
- name: Role
description: Groupment of permissions that may be assigned to several users
paths:
/api/roles:
get:
summary: Retrieve all role instances
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the get /roles response
type: array
items:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
operationId: getApiRoles
x-operation-id-source: derived
post:
summary: Create role instance
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'201':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the get /roles response
type: array
minItems: 1
items:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the POST /roles request
type: array
minItems: 1
items:
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- name
- description
properties:
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
operationId: postApiRoles
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/roles/user-creation-defaults:
get:
summary: Return the default roles for user creation
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the get /roles response
type: array
items:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
operationId: getApiRolesUserCreationDefaults
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/roles/{id}:
get:
summary: Get role instance by id
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
- name: id
in: path
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-9]+$
x-patternError: should be a numerical string
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
operationId: getApiRolesById
x-operation-id-source: derived
patch:
summary: Update role instance
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
- name: id
in: path
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-9]+$
x-patternError: should be a numerical string
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role
type: object
additionalProperties: false
properties:
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
operationId: patchApiRolesById
x-operation-id-source: derived
delete:
summary: Delete role instance
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'204':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
- name: id
in: path
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-9]+$
x-patternError: should be a numerical string
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
operationId: deleteApiRolesById
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/roles/from/{fromId}:
post:
summary: Creates a new role from another one
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'204':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the POST /roles/from/{fromId} response
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
- name: fromId
in: path
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-9]+$
x-patternError: should be a numerical string
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role copy from
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- name
properties:
name:
type: string
operationId: postApiRolesFromByFromId
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/roles/{id}/permissions:
put:
summary: Replace permission list for a role
description: 'Required license type: ioa, ioaPreview, ioe'
responses:
'200':
description: ''
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Validates the POST /roles/{id}/permissions response
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- id
- name
- description
- permissions
properties:
id:
type: number
name:
type: string
description:
type: string
permissions:
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
'401':
description: Unauthorized
'500':
description: Internal server error
tags:
- Role
x-tenablead-required-product-license-type:
- ioa
- ioaPreview
- ioe
parameters:
- name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
schema:
type: string
default: put-your-api-key-here
required: true
deprecated: false
- name: id
in: path
schema:
type: string
pattern: ^[0-9]+$
x-patternError: should be a numerical string
required: true
deprecated: false
security:
- ApiKey: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
description: Role add-permission
type: array
items:
description: Permission
type: object
additionalProperties: false
required:
- entityIds
- action
- entityName
properties:
entityName:
type: string
action:
type: string
entityIds:
type:
- array
- 'null'
items:
type: string
dynamicId:
type:
- string
- 'null'
enum:
- self-user-id
- null
default: null
operationId: putApiRolesByIdPermissions
x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
securitySchemes:
ApiKey:
name: x-api-key
description: The user's API key
in: header
type: apiKey
x-readme:
explorer-enabled: true
proxy-enabled: true