Merge · Schema

Permission

# The Permission Object ### Description The Permission object is used to represent a user's or group's access to a File or Folder. Permissions are unexpanded by default. ### Usage Example Fetch from the `GET Files` or `GET Folders` endpoint. Permissions are unexpanded by default. Use the query param `expand=permissions` to see more details.

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string
remote_id stringnull The third-party API ID of the matching object.
created_at string The datetime that this object was created by Merge.
modified_at string The datetime that this object was modified by Merge.
user stringnull The user that is granted this permission. This will only be populated if the type is `USER`.
group stringnull The group that is granted this permission. This will only be populated if the type is `GROUP`.
type object Denotes what type of people have access to the file.
roles arraynull The permissions that the user or group has for the File or Folder. It is possible for a user or group to have multiple roles, such as viewing & uploading. Possible values include: `READ`, `WRITE`, `OW
remote_was_deleted boolean Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited cove
field_mappings object
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JSON Schema

merge-permission-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Permission",
  "title": "Permission",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid"
    },
    "remote_id": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The third-party API ID of the matching object."
    },
    "created_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The datetime that this object was created by Merge."
    },
    "modified_at": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The datetime that this object was modified by Merge."
    },
    "user": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The user that is granted this permission. This will only be populated if the type is `USER`."
    },
    "group": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The group that is granted this permission. This will only be populated if the type is `GROUP`."
    },
    "type": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/TypeEnum"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "description": "Denotes what type of people have access to the file."
    },
    "roles": {
      "type": [
        "array",
        "null"
      ],
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RolesEnum"
      },
      "description": "The permissions that the user or group has for the File or Folder. It is possible for a user or group to have multiple roles, such as viewing & uploading. Possible values include: `READ`, `WRITE`, `OWNER`. In cases where there is no clear mapping, the original value passed through will be returned."
    },
    "remote_was_deleted": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Indicates whether or not this object has been deleted in the third party platform. Full coverage deletion detection is a premium add-on. Native deletion detection is offered for free with limited coverage. [Learn more](https://docs.merge.dev/integrations/hris/supported-features/)."
    },
    "field_mappings": {
      "oneOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PermissionFieldMappings"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "description": "# The Permission Object\n### Description\nThe Permission object is used to represent a user's or group's access to a File or Folder. Permissions are unexpanded by default.\n\n### Usage Example\nFetch from the `GET Files` or `GET Folders` endpoint. Permissions are unexpanded by default. Use the query param `expand=permissions` to see more details."
}

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