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WorkOS permissions API

Manage permissions.

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

Tagged areas include permissions. 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 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 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.

5 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

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 permissions 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 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

permissions 5

Manage permissions.

GET
/authorization/permissions
List Permissions
AuthorizationPermissionsController_list 4 params → 200404
POST
/authorization/permissions
Create a Permission
AuthorizationPermissionsController_create body → 201400404409422
GET
/authorization/permissions/{slug}
Get a Permission
AuthorizationPermissionsController_find 1 param → 200404
PATCH
/authorization/permissions/{slug}
Update a Permission
AuthorizationPermissionsController_update 1 param body → 200403404422
DELETE
/authorization/permissions/{slug}
Delete a Permission
AuthorizationPermissionsController_delete 1 param → 204403404

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are AuthorizationPermission (9 properties), CreateAuthorizationPermissionDto (4 properties), AuthorizationPermissionList (3 properties), UpdateAuthorizationPermissionDto (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

UpdateAuthorizationPermissionDto
object
2 properties
AuthorizationPermissionList
object
3 properties 3 required
PaginationOrder
string
AuthorizationPermission
object
9 properties 9 required
CreateAuthorizationPermissionDto
object
4 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

workos-permissions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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WorkOS authorization API
WorkOS connections API
WorkOS directories API
WorkOS directory-groups API
WorkOS directory-users API
WorkOS events API
WorkOS feature-flags API