Vultr IAM Groups API

Non-SCIM group management endpoints

Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 9

POST /v2/groups Create Group #
GET /v2/groups List Groups #
GET /v2/groups/{id} Get Group #
PUT /v2/groups/{id} Update Group #
DELETE /v2/groups/{id} Delete Group #
POST /v2/groups/{id}/members Add Member to Group #
DELETE /v2/groups/{id}/members/{user_id} Remove Member from Group #
GET /v2/groups/{id}/policies List Policies for Group #
GET /v2/groups/{id}/roles List Roles for Group #

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OpenAPI Specification

vultr-iam-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vultr IAM Groups API
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    email: support@vultr.com
    url: https://www.vultr.com
  description: 'Operations tagged IAM Groups across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: vultr-iam-management-api-openapi.yml, vultr-iam-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.vultr.com
tags:
- name: IAM Groups
  description: Non-SCIM group management endpoints
paths:
  /v2/groups:
    post:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Create Group
      operationId: createGroup
      description: Create a new IAM group within the organization
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - display_name
              properties:
                display_name:
                  type: string
                  description: Display name of the group
                  example: DevelopersGroup
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description of the group
                  example: Group for all developers
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Group created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
    get:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: List Groups
      operationId: listGroups
      description: List all IAM groups within the organization
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/per_page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/cursor'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of groups
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  groups:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
  /v2/groups/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Get Group
      operationId: getGroup
      description: Retrieve a specific IAM group by ID
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  group:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Update Group
      operationId: updateGroup
      description: Update an IAM group's attributes
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                display_name:
                  type: string
                  description: Display name of the group
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description of the group
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Group updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Delete Group
      operationId: deleteGroup
      description: Soft delete an IAM group
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Group deleted
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
  /v2/groups/{id}/members:
    post:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Add Member to Group
      operationId: addGroupMember
      description: Add a user to a group
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - user_id
              properties:
                user_id:
                  type: string
                  description: User ID to add to the group
                display_name:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional display name for the group member
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Member added
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
  /v2/groups/{id}/members/{user_id}:
    delete:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: Remove Member from Group
      operationId: removeGroupMember
      description: Remove a user from a group
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - name: user_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Member removed
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
  /v2/groups/{id}/policies:
    get:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: List Policies for Group
      operationId: listPoliciesForGroup
      description: List all policies that are attached to this group
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List Policies for Group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Group:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                      name:
                        type: string
                      description:
                        type: string
                  policies:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      direct:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupAttachedPolicy'
                      from_roles:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupAttachedPolicy'
                      all:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupAttachedPolicy'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaWithoutPagination'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
  /v2/groups/{id}/roles:
    get:
      tags:
      - IAM Groups
      summary: List Roles for Group
      operationId: listRolesForGroup
      description: List all roles that are attached to this group
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List Roles for Group
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Group:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        format: uuid
                      name:
                        type: string
                      description:
                        type: string
                  Roles:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupAttachedRole'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaWithoutPagination'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    servers:
    - url: https://api.vultr.com
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
                example: Unauthorized
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
    NotFound:
      description: Not Found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
                example: Not Found
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string
                example: Forbidden
              message:
                type: string
                example: Not allowed to use IAM endpoints
  schemas:
    GroupAttachedPolicy:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        policy_document:
          type: object
        from_role:
          type: string
        source:
          type: string
        date_assigned:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    GroupAttachedRole:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - name
      - role_type
      - max_session_duration
      - date_assigned
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        role_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - assumable
          - assignable
          description: Type of role
          example: assumable
        date_assigned:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Group:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - display_name
      - date_created
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the group
        description:
          type: string
        date_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        members:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
          description: Group members (only included when not empty - typically not present in create response)
    MetaWithoutPagination:
      type: object
      description: Result Count metadata
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of items
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata
      properties:
        total:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of items
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            next:
              type: string
              description: Cursor for next page
            prev:
              type: string
              description: Cursor for previous page
  parameters:
    cursor:
      name: cursor
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Cursor for pagination
      schema:
        type: string
    id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Resource UUID
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
    per_page:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Number of items per page
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 20
x-refined-from:
- vultr-iam-management-api-openapi.yml
- vultr-iam-openapi.yml