Import Users

Import Users

Auth source can be SSO/VIDM/LDAP/AD/VIDB.
When a user is being re-imported, make sure to populate the "id" field of the user.
NOTE: In the case of vIDB users, the import occurs based on the provided externalId. If other provided details are incorrect, they will be asynchronously updated with the correct values right after the import operation is completed.

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/suite-api/api/auth/sources/{id}/users
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Path Parameters
string
id
Required

The ID of the Auth source

Request Body

The List of users to be imported

user-list of type(s) application/json
Required 
"{\n  \"users\" : [ {\n    \"username\" : \"alexr\",\n    \"firstName\" : \"alex\",\n    \"lastName\" : \"richard\",\n    \"password\" : null,\n    \"emailAddress\" : \"[email protected]\",\n    \"distinguishedName\" : \"CN=USER,OU=PAO_Users,OU=PaloAlto_California_USA,OU=NALA,OU=SITES,OU=Engineering,DC=vmware,DC=com\",\n    \"enabled\" : false,\n    \"roleNames\" : [ \"Administrator\" ],\n    \"role-permissions\" : [ {\n      \"roleName\" : \"Administrator\",\n      \"traversal-spec-instances\" : [ {\n        \"adapterKind\" : \"adap_kind\",\n        \"resourceKind\" : \"resource_kind\",\n        \"name\" : \"traversal_spec_name\",\n        \"selectAllResources\" : true\n      } ],\n      \"allowAllObjects\" : true\n    } ],\n    \"lastLoginTime\" : 0\n  }, {\n    \"username\" : \"bobw\",\n    \"firstName\" : \"bob\",\n    \"lastName\" : \"williams\",\n    \"password\" : null,\n    \"emailAddress\" : \"[email protected]\",\n    \"distinguishedName\" : \"CN=USER,OU=PAO_Users,OU=PaloAlto_California_USA,OU=NALA,OU=SITES,OU=Engineering,DC=vmware,DC=com\",\n    \"enabled\" : false,\n    \"roleNames\" : [ \"Administrator\" ],\n    \"role-permissions\" : [ {\n      \"roleName\" : \"Administrator\",\n      \"traversal-spec-instances\" : [ {\n        \"adapterKind\" : \"adap_kind\",\n        \"resourceKind\" : \"resource_kind\",\n        \"name\" : \"traversal_spec_name\",\n        \"selectAllResources\" : true\n      } ],\n      \"allowAllObjects\" : true\n    } ],\n    \"lastLoginTime\" : 0\n  } ]\n}"
array of object
users
Optional

List of users

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
201

List of users successfully imported

Returns user-list of type(s) application/json 
"{\n  \"users\" : [ {\n    \"id\" : \"fff4c377-2deb-4dc4-bfdd-811f74df44c3\",\n    \"username\" : \"alexr\",\n    \"firstName\" : \"alex\",\n    \"lastName\" : \"richard\",\n    \"password\" : null,\n    \"emailAddress\" : \"[email protected]\",\n    \"distinguishedName\" : \"CN=USER,OU=PAO_Users,OU=PaloAlto_California_USA,OU=NALA,OU=SITES,OU=Engineering,DC=vmware,DC=com\",\n    \"enabled\" : false,\n    \"roleNames\" : [ \"Administrator\" ],\n    \"role-permissions\" : [ {\n      \"roleName\" : \"Administrator\",\n      \"traversal-spec-instances\" : [ {\n        \"adapterKind\" : \"adap_kind\",\n        \"resourceKind\" : \"resource_kind\",\n        \"name\" : \"traversal_spec_name\",\n        \"selectAllResources\" : true\n      } ],\n      \"allowAllObjects\" : true\n    } ],\n    \"lastLoginTime\" : 0\n  }, {\n    \"id\" : \"1d40f8f1-ddb4-4347-a618-67ad038cec5a\",\n    \"username\" : \"bobw\",\n    \"firstName\" : \"bob\",\n    \"lastName\" : \"williams\",\n    \"password\" : null,\n    \"emailAddress\" : \"[email protected]\",\n    \"distinguishedName\" : \"CN=USER,OU=PAO_Users,OU=PaloAlto_California_USA,OU=NALA,OU=SITES,OU=Engineering,DC=vmware,DC=com\",\n    \"enabled\" : false,\n    \"roleNames\" : [ \"Administrator\" ],\n    \"role-permissions\" : [ {\n      \"roleName\" : \"Administrator\",\n      \"traversal-spec-instances\" : [ {\n        \"adapterKind\" : \"adap_kind\",\n        \"resourceKind\" : \"resource_kind\",\n        \"name\" : \"traversal_spec_name\",\n        \"selectAllResources\" : true\n      } ],\n      \"allowAllObjects\" : true\n    } ],\n    \"lastLoginTime\" : 0\n  } ]\n}"
array of object
users
Optional

List of users


Code Samples
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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{}' https://{api_host}/suite-api/api/auth/sources/{id}/users
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Auth Operations
GET
Get Users
PUT
Modify User
POST
Create User
DELETE
Delete Users
PUT
Assign Traversal Spec To User
Deprecated
GET
Get Assigned Role Permissions For User
PUT
Assign Role Permission To User
PUT
Change Password
GET
Get User Groups
PUT
Modify User Group
POST
Create User Group
DELETE
Delete User Groups
PUT
Assign Traversal Spec To User Group
Deprecated
GET
Get Assigned Role Permissions For User Group
PUT
Assign Role Permission To User Group
GET
Get Auth Sources
PUT
Update Auth Source
POST
Add Auth Source
PATCH
Patch Auth Source With Certificate Details
PUT
Synchronize User Groups
GET
Get All Object Scopes
PUT
Modify Scope
POST
Create Scope
DELETE
Delete Scopes
GET
Get Roles
PUT
Update User Role
POST
Create User Role
GET
Get Role Privileges
PUT
Set Role Privileges
POST
Add Role Privileges
DELETE
Remove Role Privileges
POST
Release Token
POST
Acquire Token
POST
Import Users
POST
Search Users For Auth Source
POST
Search User Groups For Auth Source
POST
Test Auth Source
PATCH
Patch Test Auth Source
GET
Get User
DELETE
Delete User
GET
Get User Group
DELETE
Delete User Group
GET
Get Traversal Specs
GET
Get Auth Source Types
GET
Get Auth Source Type
GET
Get Auth Source
DELETE
Delete Auth Source
GET
Get Scope
GET
Get Role By Name
DELETE
Delete User Role
GET
Get Available Privileges
GET
Get Available Privilege Groups
GET
Get Current User
GET
Get Current User Role Privileges
GET
Get Assigned Role Permissions For Current User
DELETE
Unassigned Role Permission From User
DELETE
Unassigned Role Permission From User Group