Attributes

Attributes are individual pieces of user data, like uid or email, that are required by applications in order to identify a user and grant access to protected resources. In OpenID Connect, these are called user claims.

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Listing existing attributes

GET / (gets list of attributes based on search parameters)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | limit | query | integer | optional |50 |Search size - max size of the results to return | > | pattern | query | string | optional |N/A |Comma separated search patter. E.g. `pattern=edu`, `pattern=edu,locale,License` | > | status | query | string | optional |all |Search size - max size of the results to return | > | startIndex | query | integer | optional |1 |Index of the first query result | > | sortBy | query | string | optional |inum |Field whose value will be used to order the returned response | > | sortOrder | query | string | optional |ascending |Search size - max size of the results to return | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `200` | `application/json` | `Paginated result` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -k -i -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization:Bearer 697479e0-e6f4-453d-bf7a-ddf31b53efba" -X GET http://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes?limit=5&pattern=edu,locale,carLicense&startIndex=1

### Sample Response >

 {
   "start": 0,
   "totalEntriesCount": 78,
   "entriesCount": 2,
   "entries": [
       {
           "dn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans",
           "selected": false,
           "inum": "08E2",
           "name": "departmentNumber",
           "displayName": "Department",
           "description": "Organizational Department",
           "origin": "jansCustomPerson",
           "dataType": "string",
           "editType": [
               "admin"
           ],
           "viewType": [
               "user",
               "admin"
           ],
           "claimName": "department_number",
           "status": "inactive",
           "saml1Uri": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
           "saml2Uri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.2",
           "urn": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
           "oxMultiValuedAttribute": false,
           "custom": false,
           "whitePagesCanView": false,
           "adminCanEdit": true,
           "userCanView": true,
           "userCanEdit": false,
           "adminCanAccess": true,
           "adminCanView": true,
           "userCanAccess": true,
           "baseDn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans"
       },
       {
           "dn": "inum=0C18,ou=attributes,o=jans",
           "selected": false,
           "inum": "0C18",
           "name": "telephoneNumber",
           "displayName": "Home Telephone Number",
           "description": "Home Telephone Number",
           "origin": "jansCustomPerson",
           "dataType": "string",
           "editType": [
               "user",
               "admin"
           ],
           "viewType": [
               "user",
               "admin"
           ],
           "claimName": "phone_number",
           "status": "inactive",
           "saml1Uri": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:telephoneNumber",
           "saml2Uri": "urn:oid:2.5.4.20",
           "urn": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:phone_number",
           "oxMultiValuedAttribute": false,
           "custom": false,
           "whitePagesCanView": false,
           "adminCanEdit": true,
           "userCanView": true,
           "userCanEdit": true,
           "adminCanAccess": true,
           "adminCanView": true,
           "userCanAccess": true,
           "baseDn": "inum=0C18,ou=attributes,o=jans"
       }
 }

GET /{inum} (gets attribute based on inum)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------| > | `inum` | path | string | required | NA | Attribute unique identifier | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `200` | `application/json ` | `attribute details` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -k -i -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization:Bearer 697479e0-e6f4-453d-bf7a-ddf31b53efba" -X GET http://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes/08E2

### Sample Response >

 {
   "dn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans",
   "selected": false,
   "inum": "08E2",
   "name": "departmentNumber",
   "displayName": "Department",
   "description": "Organizational Department",
   "origin": "jansCustomPerson",
   "dataType": "string",
   "editType": [
       "admin"
   ],
   "viewType": [
       "user",
       "admin"
   ],
   "claimName": "department_number",
   "status": "inactive",
   "saml1Uri": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
   "saml2Uri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.2",
   "urn": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
   "oxMultiValuedAttribute": false,
   "custom": false,
   "whitePagesCanView": false,
   "adminCanEdit": true,
   "userCanView": true,
   "userCanEdit": false,
   "adminCanAccess": true,
   "adminCanView": true,
   "userCanAccess": true,
   "baseDn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans"
 }

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Creating new attribute

POST /{inum} (creates a new attribute)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------| > | None | request | object (JSON) | required | NA | Attribute json | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `201` | `application/json ` | `attribute details json` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -X POST -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ba9b8810-7a2b-4e4a-a18a-689d7eacf7d1' -i 'https://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes' --data @post.json

### Sample Request >

{
   "adminCanAccess": true,
   "adminCanEdit": true,
   "adminCanView": true,
   "custom": false,
   "dataType": "string",
   "description": "QAAdded Attribute",
   "displayName": "QAAdded Attribute",
   "editType": [
       "admin",
       "user"
   ],
   "name": "qaattribute",
   "origin": "jansPerson",
   "jansMultivaluedAttr": false,
   "status": "active",
   "urn": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:qaattribute",
   "userCanAccess": true,
   "userCanEdit": true,
   "userCanView": true,
   "viewType": [
       "admin",
       "user"
   ],
   "whitePagesCanView": false
}

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Updating existing attribute

PUT /{inum} (updates an existing attribute)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|----------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------| > | None | request | object (JSON) | required | NA | Attribute json | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `200` | `application/json ` | `attribute details` | > | `404` | `application/json` | `{"code":"404","message":"The requested doesn't exist"}` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -X PUT -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ba9b8810-7a2b-4e4a-a18a-689d7eacf7d1' -i 'https://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes' --data @put.json

### Sample Request >

{
   "dn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans",
   "selected": false,
   "inum": "08E2",
   "name": "departmentNumber",
   "displayName": "Department",
   "description": "Organizational Department",
   "origin": "jansCustomPerson",
   "dataType": "string",
   "editType": [
       "admin"
   ],
   "viewType": [
       "user",
       "admin"
   ],
   "claimName": "department_number",
   "status": "inactive",
   "saml1Uri": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
   "saml2Uri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113730.3.1.2",
   "urn": "urn:mace:dir:attribute-def:departmentNumber",
   "oxMultiValuedAttribute": false,
   "custom": false,
   "whitePagesCanView": false,
   "adminCanEdit": true,
   "userCanView": true,
   "userCanEdit": false,
   "adminCanAccess": true,
   "adminCanView": true,
   "userCanAccess": true,
   "baseDn": "inum=08E2,ou=attributes,o=jans"
}

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Patching existing attribute

PATCH /{inum} (patches an existing attribute)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------| > | inum | path | string | required | NA | Attribute unique identifier | > | None | request | json-patch object | required | NA | json-patch request | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `200` | `application/json ` | `attribute details` | > | `404` | `application/json` | `{"code":"404","message":"The requested doesn't exist"}` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -X PATCH -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json-patch+json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ba9b8810-7a2b-4e4a-a18a-689d7eacf7d1' -i 'https://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes/08E2' --data @patch.json

### Sample Request >

[ {"op":"replace", "path":"/displayName", "value": "PatchCustomAttribute123" } ]

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Deleting existing attribute

DELETE /{inum} (deletes an existing attribute)

### Parameters > | name | param type | data type | type |default value | description | > |------------|-------------|--------------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------| > | inum | path | string | required | NA | Attribute unique identifier | ### Responses > | http code | content-type | response | > |---------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | `204` | `application/json ` | `No Content` | > | `404` | `application/json` | `{"code":"404","message":"The requested doesn't exist"}` | > | `401` | `application/json` | `{"code":"401","message":"Unauthorized"}` | > | `500` | `application/json` | `{"code":"500","message":"Error msg"}` | ### Example cURL >

 curl -X DELETE -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Bearer ba9b8810-7a2b-4e4a-a18a-689d7eacf7d1' -i 'https://my.jans.server/jans-config-api/api/v1/attributes/08E2'

### Sample Request > None

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Last update: 2024-06-07
Created: 2022-11-22