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Keycloak Users API

Manage users within a realm

Keycloak Users API is one of 6 APIs that Keycloak publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Users. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 13 operations across 7 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 26.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{host}/admin/realms.

13 operations 7 paths 4 schemas 3 DELETE5 GET2 POST3 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
26.0.0
Server
https://{host}/admin/realms
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Keycloak Users API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Access token obtained from the Keycloak token endpoint. Use the master realm admin credentials or a service account with appropriate realm-management roles.

Paths & Operations 13

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 13 operations — 3 DELETE, 5 GET, 2 POST, 3 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Users 13

Manage users within a realm

GET
/{realm}/users
Keycloak List users
getUsers 10 params → 200
POST
/{realm}/users
Keycloak Create a new user
createUser 1 param body → 201409
GET
/{realm}/users/{userId}
Keycloak Get a user
getUser 2 params → 200404
PUT
/{realm}/users/{userId}
Keycloak Update a user
updateUser 2 params body → 204404
DELETE
/{realm}/users/{userId}
Keycloak Delete a user
deleteUser 2 params → 204404
GET
/{realm}/users/{userId}/role-mappings/realm
Keycloak Get realm-level role mappings for a user
getUserRealmRoleMappings 2 params → 200
POST
/{realm}/users/{userId}/role-mappings/realm
Keycloak Add realm-level role mappings to a user
addUserRealmRoleMappings 2 params body → 204
DELETE
/{realm}/users/{userId}/role-mappings/realm
Keycloak Remove realm-level role mappings from a user
deleteUserRealmRoleMappings 2 params body → 204
GET
/{realm}/users/{userId}/groups
Keycloak Get groups for a user
getUserGroups 2 params → 200
PUT
/{realm}/users/{userId}/groups/{groupId}
Keycloak Add a user to a group
addUserToGroup 3 params → 204
DELETE
/{realm}/users/{userId}/groups/{groupId}
Keycloak Remove a user from a group
removeUserFromGroup 3 params → 204
PUT
/{realm}/users/{userId}/reset-password
Keycloak Reset a user's password
resetUserPassword 2 params body → 204
GET
/{realm}/groups/{groupId}/members
Keycloak Get members of a group
getGroupMembers 4 params → 200

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are UserRepresentation (19 properties), RoleRepresentation (8 properties), GroupRepresentation (7 properties), CredentialRepresentation (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

UserRepresentation
object
Representation of a Keycloak user
19 properties
RoleRepresentation
object
Representation of a role in Keycloak
8 properties
CredentialRepresentation
object
Representation of a user credential
6 properties
GroupRepresentation
object
Representation of a user group in Keycloak
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

keycloak-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Keycloak publishes across the network.

Keycloak Clients API
Keycloak Groups API
Keycloak Identity Providers API
Keycloak Realms API
Keycloak Roles API