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Create Roles

Use this API to create a new role.









Resource URL

https://<subdomain>/api/2/roles

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

name

required

string

The name of the role.

apps

array

A list of app IDs that will be assigned to the role.

E.g. [234, 567, 777]

users

array

A list of user IDs to assign to the role.

admins

array

A list of user IDs to assign as role administrators.

Sample Responses

[
  {
      "id": 123,
  }    
]

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

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

Postman Collection

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

Download for Roles API

Sample Code

cURL

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

Create Role

curl 'https://<subdomain>/api/2/roles' \
-X POST \
-H "Authorization: bearer <access_token>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "name":"<role name>"
}'

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