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Kong Auth Settings API

The Auth Settings API from Kong — 8 operation(s) for auth settings.

Kong Auth Settings API is one of 139 APIs that Kong publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Auth Settings. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, a GitHub repository, an API reference, authentication docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 17 operations across 8 paths, and defines 40 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.14.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, {protocol}://{hostname}:{port}{path}.

17 operations 8 paths 40 schemas 2 DELETE8 GET4 PATCH2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.14.0
Base URL
https://konghq.com/
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Kong Auth Settings API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Kong-Admin-Token (adminToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 17

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 17 operations — 2 DELETE, 8 GET, 4 PATCH, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Auth Settings 17
GET
/v3/authentication-settings
Get Auth Settings
get-authentication-settings → 200401
PATCH
/v3/authentication-settings
Update Auth Settings
update-authentication-settings body → 200400401403
GET
/v3/identity-provider
Get the IdP Configuration
get-idp-configuration → 200400401403404
PATCH
/v3/identity-provider
Update IdP Configuration
update-idp-configuration body → 200400401403
GET
/v3/identity-provider/team-group-mappings
Get a Team Group Mappings
get-team-group-mappings 2 params → 200400401403
PATCH
/v3/identity-provider/team-group-mappings
Patch Mappings by Team ID
patch-team-group-mappings body → 200400401403
PUT
/v3/identity-provider/team-mappings
Update Team Mappings
update-idp-team-mappings body → 200400401404412
GET
/v3/identity-provider/team-mappings
Get a Team Mapping
get-idp-team-mappings 2 params → 200401403404412
GET
/v3/identity-providers
List Identity Providers
get-identity-providers 1 param → 200401403
POST
/v3/identity-providers
Create Identity Provider
create-identity-provider body → 201400401403409
GET
/v3/identity-providers/{id}
Get Identity Provider
get-identity-provider 1 param → 200400401403404
PATCH
/v3/identity-providers/{id}
Update Identity Provider
update-identity-provider 1 param body → 200400401403404409
DELETE
/v3/identity-providers/{id}
Delete Identity Provider
delete-identity-provider 1 param → 204400401403404
GET
/v3/identity-providers/{idpId}/team-group-mappings
List Team Group Mappings
list-idp-team-group-mappings 5 params → 200400401403404
POST
/v3/identity-providers/{idpId}/team-group-mappings
Create Team Group Mapping
create-idp-team-group-mapping 1 param body → 201400401403404409
GET
/v3/identity-providers/{idpId}/team-group-mappings/{id}
Get Team Group Mapping
get-idp-team-group-mapping 2 params → 200400401403404
DELETE
/v3/identity-providers/{idpId}/team-group-mappings/{id}
Delete Team Group Mapping
delete-idp-team-group-mapping 2 params → 204400401403404

Schemas 40

The contract defines 40 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are IdentityProvider (7 properties), SAMLIdentityProviderConfig (6 properties), IdpTeamGroupMapping (5 properties), OIDCIdentityProviderConfig (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

IdentityProvider
object
The identity provider that contains configuration data for authentication integration.
7 properties
InvalidParameterMinimumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
IdP
object
The IdP object contains the configuration data for the OIDC authentication integration. NOTE: The openid scope is required. Removing it could break the OIDC in…
5 properties
IdpTeamGroupMapping
object
A mapping between a Konnect team and an identity provider group.
5 properties 5 required
SAMLIdentityProviderMetadata
string
The identity provider's SAML metadata. If the identity provider supports a metadata URL, you can use the idpmetadataurl field instead.
StringFieldEqualsFilter
object
Filters on the given string field value by exact match.
1 property
UpdatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity update date.
InvalidParameterChoiceItem
object
5 properties 4 required
ConflictError
InvalidParameterMaximumLength
object
5 properties 4 required
OIDCIdentityProviderClaimMappings
object
Defines the mappings between OpenID Connect (OIDC) claims and local claims used by your application for authentication.
3 properties
OIDCIdentityProviderScopes
array
The scopes requested by your application when authenticating with the identity provider.
IdentityProviderLoginPath
string
The path used for initiating login requests with the identity provider.
UpdateIdentityProvider
object
The identity provider that contains configuration data for updating an authentication integration.
3 properties
CreateIdentityProvider
object
The identity provider that contains configuration data for creating an authentication integration.
4 properties
UUID
string
Contains a unique identifier used for this resource.
TeamMapping
object
A team assignment is a mapping of an IdP group to a Konnect Team.
2 properties
TeamGroupMapping
object
A map of Konnect Team to IdP groups.
2 properties
UnauthorizedError
CursorMetaPage
object
5 properties 3 required
SAMLIdentityProviderMetadataURL
string
The identity provider's metadata URL where the identity provider's metadata can be obtained.
CursorMeta
object
Pagination metadata.
1 property 1 required
ForbiddenError
OIDCIdentityProviderClientSecret
string
The Client Secret assigned to your application by the identity provider.
PaginatedMeta
object
returns the pagination information
1 property 1 required
CreatedAt
string
An ISO-8601 timestamp representation of entity creation date.
BaseError
object
standard error
5 properties 4 required
InvalidParameterDependentItem
object
5 properties 4 required
InvalidRules
string
invalid parameters rules
InvalidParameters
array
invalid parameters
BadRequestError
IdentityProviderEnabled
boolean
Indicates whether the identity provider is enabled. Only one identity provider can be active at a time, such as SAML or OIDC.
IdentityProviderType
string
Specifies the type of identity provider.
InvalidParameterStandard
object
4 properties 2 required
SAMLIdentityProviderConfig
object
The identity provider that contains configuration data for the SAML authentication integration.
6 properties
OIDCIdentityProviderConfig
object
The identity provider that contains configuration data for the OIDC authentication integration.
5 properties 2 required
OIDCIdentityProviderClientId
string
The client ID assigned to your application by the identity provider.
OIDCIdentityProviderIssuer
string
The issuer URI of the identity provider. This is the URL where the provider's metadata can be obtained.
NotFoundError
PageMeta
object
Contains pagination query parameters and the total number of objects returned.
3 properties 3 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kong-auth-settings-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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