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Update a Hook

Early Preview

This API is in early preview and may be subject to change. Please contact your account manager if you are interested in trying Smart Hooks.

Use this API to update a Hook function.

See Hook Overview for more detail on the types of hooks available, the context object inserted into the hook function, and how to return from your hook function.

Also download the Postman Collection which has multiple examples of hook functions to use in different scenarios.


Resource URL

https://<api-domain>/api/2/hooks/:id

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.

In order to use Smart Hooks your API Credentials must be created after 21st October 2020.

Content-Type

required

string

 Set to application/json.

Resource Parameters

id

required

string

Set to the id of the Hook that you want to return.

Request Parameters

type

required

integer

The type of hook function that will be updated. Must be one of:

  • pre-authentication

See the Smart Hooks Overview for more detail on the types of hooks available, the context object inserted into the hook function, and how to return from your hook function.

disabled

required

boolean

Default true. Indicates if function is available for execution or not.

timeout

required

integer

Default 1. The number of seconds to allow the hook function to run before before timing out. Maximum timeout varies based on the type of hook. See overview for more details.

env_vars

required

array

An array of predefined environment variables to be supplied to the function at runtime.

runtime

required

string

The Node.js version to execute the hook function with. Must be one of the following supported versions:

  • nodejs12.x

retries

required

integer

Default 0. Max 4. Number of retries if execution fails.

risk_enabled

required

boolean

Default false. When true a risk score and risk reasons will be passed in the context. Only applies authentication time hooks. E.g. pre-authentication.

location_enabled

required

boolean

Default false. When true an ip to location lookup is done and the location info is passed in the context. Only applies authentication time hooks. E.g. pre-authentication.

packages

required

object

A list of public npm packages than will be installed as part of the function build process. Packages can be any version and support the semantic versioning syntax used by NPM.

function

required

string

A base64 encoded string containing the javascript function code.

Sample Responses

  • 200 Ok
  • 401 Unauthorized
  • 422 Unprocessable Entity
{
    "id": "bcc59ea8-002c-4ef7-8002-742ce7cc1892",
    "type": "pre-authentication",
    "packages": {},
    "runtime": "nodejs12.x",
    "retries": 0,
    "timeout": 1,
    "disabled": false,
    "status": "update-queued",
    "env_vars": [],
    "risk_enabled": false,
    "location_enabled": false,
    "created_at": "2020-10-19T23:18:35.162Z",
    "updated_at": "2020-10-19T23:47:30.606Z",
    "function": "CmV4cG9ydHMuaGFuZGxlciA9IGFzeW5jIChjb250ZXh0KSA9PiB7CiAgICBjb25zb2xlLmxvZyhjb250ZXh0KQogICAgcmV0dXJuIHsKICAgICAgICB1c2VyOiBjb250ZXh0LnVzZXIKICAgIH0KfQo="
}

Typically, this error means that your Authorization header value is missing or incorrectly formatted. The Authorization header value should use this format: bearer:<access_token>.

{
    "name": "UnauthorizedError",
    "message": "The request requires user authentication."
}

You function is not base64 encoded.

{
    "name": "UnprocessableEntityError",
    "message": "instance.function does not match pattern \"^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+/]{3}=)?$\""
}

Response Elements

The values sent in the original payload body will be returned along with the following additions.

id The Hook unique ID in OneLogin.
status String describing the state of the hook function. When a hook is ready and disabled is false it will be executed.
  • ready
  • create-queued
  • create-running
  • create-failed

Postman Collection

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

Download for the Smart Smart Hooks API

Sample Code

cURL

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

Create Hook

curl 'https://<api-domain>/api/2/hooks/:id' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
    "type": "pre-authentication",
    "function": "CmV4cG9ydHMuaGFuZGxlciA9IGFzeW5jIChjb250ZXh0KSA9PiB7CiAgICBjb25zb2xlLmxvZyhjb250ZXh0KQogICAgcmV0dXJuIHsKICAgICAgICB1c2VyOiBjb250ZXh0LnVzZXIKICAgIH0KfQo=",
    "disabled": false,
  "runtime": "nodejs12.x",
    "retries": 0,
    "timeout": 1,
    "risk_enabled": false,
    "location_enabled": false,
    "env_vars": [
    ],
    "packages": {
    }
}'

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