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WorkOS directories API

Manage directories.

WorkOS directories API is one of 41 APIs that WorkOS publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include directories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a GitHub repository, a changelog, and pricing.

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.workos.com, https://api.workos-test.com.

3 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.workos.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

WorkOS directories API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearer). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (access_token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearer — Your WorkOS API key prefixed with sk. Pass it as a Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer skexample123456789.
  • access_token — An SSO access token returned from the Get a Profile and Token endpoint.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

directories 3

Manage directories.

GET
/directories
List Directories
DirectoriesController_list 7 params → 200403422
GET
/directories/{id}
Get a Directory
DirectoriesController_find 1 param → 200403404
DELETE
/directories/{id}
Delete a Directory
DirectoriesController_deleteDirectory 1 param → 200202403

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Directory (11 properties), DirectoryList (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PaginationOrder
string
Directory
object
11 properties 9 required
DirectoryList
object
3 properties 4 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

workos-directories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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WorkOS admin-portal API
WorkOS api_keys API
WorkOS application.client-secrets API
WorkOS applications API
WorkOS audit-logs API
WorkOS authorization API
WorkOS connections API
WorkOS directory-groups API
WorkOS directory-users API
WorkOS events API
WorkOS feature-flags API
WorkOS feature-flags.targets API