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Create Rule

Use this API to create an a new App Rule.

Resource URL

https://<api-domain>/api/2/apps/:app_id/rules

Header Parameters

Authorization

required

string

Set to bearer <access_token>.

Set <access_token> to the access token you generated using the Generate Token API.

The access token must have been generated using an API credential pair created using the scope required to call this API. This API can be called using any one of the following scopes: Manage All.

Content-Type

required

string

Set to application/json.

Request Parameters

app_id required integer	The id of the application that where the rules apply.
name required	The name of the rule.	String
enabled required	Indicates if the rule is enabled or not.	Boolean
match required	Indicates how conditions should be matched. all - Match all conditions any - Match any condition	String
position required	Indicates the order of the rule. When `null` this will default to last position.	Integer
conditions required	An array of conditions that the user must meet in order for the rule to be applied. source - The source field to check. See List Conditions for possible values. operator - A valid operator for the selected condition source. See List Condition Operators for possible values. value - A plain text string or valid value for the selected condition source. See List Condition Values for possible values.	Array
actions required	An array of actions that will be applied to the users that are matched by the conditions. action - The action to apply. See List Actions for possible values. value - An array of strings. Only applicable to provisioned and set_* actions. Items in the array will be a plain text string or valid value for the selected action. See List Action Values for possible values. In most cases only a single item will be accepted in the array. expression - A regular expression to extract a value. Applies to provisionable, multi-selects, and string actions. scriplet - A hash containing scriptlet code that returns a value. Scriptlets can not be modified and the same hash should not be applied to other applications. macro - A template to construct a value. Applies to default, string, and list actions.	Array

Sample Request Body

With a standard action

{
    "name": "My Second Rule",
    "match": "all",
    "enabled": true,
    "position": null,
    "conditions": [
        {
            "source": "last_login",
            "operator": ">",
            "value": "90"
        }
    ],
    "actions": [
        {
            "action": "set_status",
            "value": ["2"]
        }
    ]
}

Using an expression in an action

{
    "name": "My Second Rule",
    "match": "all",
    "enabled": true,
    "position": null,
    "conditions": [
        {
            "source": "has_role",
            "operator": "ri",
            "value": "123456"
        }
    ],
    "actions": [
        {
            "action": "set_groups",
            "value": ["member_of"],
            "expression": "/.*/"
        }
    ]
}

With a scriplet action

{
    "name": "My Second Rule",
    "match": "all",
    "enabled": true,
    "position": null,
    "conditions": [
        {
            "source": "last_login",
            "operator": ">",
            "value": "90"
        }
    ],
    "actions": [
        {
            "action": "set_filteredgroups",
            "scriplet": "4a77bdeb87652d78db...."
        }
    ]
}

Sample Responses

201 Created
401 Unauthorized
422 Unprocessable Entity

{
    "id": 1022743
}

Typically, this error means that your access token value is invalid.

{
    "message": "Unauthorized",
    "statusCode": 401,
    "name": "UnauthorizedError"
}

{
    "code": 422,
    "message": "Validation Failed",
    "errors": [
        {
            "field": "enabled",
            "message": [
                "Required field is missing"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

An invalid condition value was supplied

{
    "code": 422,
    "message": "Validation Failed",
    "errors": [
        {
            "field": "conditions.[0].value",
            "message": [
                "Invalid condition value: 12345"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Response Elements

`id`	New App Rule ID.

Postman Collection

Replace sample variables indicated by {{ }} with your actual values.

Download for the Apps Rules API

Sample Code

cURL

Replace sample values indicated by < > with your actual values.

Create a Rule

curl 'https://<api-domain>/api/2/apps/:app_id/rules' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>"
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
    "name": "My Second Rule",
    "match": "all",
    "enabled": true,
    "position": null,
    "conditions": [
        {
            "source": "last_login",
            "operator": ">",
            "value": "90"
        }
    ],
    "actions": [
        {
            "action": "set_status",
            "value": "2"
        }
    ]
}'

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