8 Replies Latest reply on Mar 23, 2016 8:05 PM by sharakarasic

Space permissions via REST API

tone Mar 11, 2014 5:02 PM

Hi Community,

Is there a Jive REST API available for setting and getting space permissions?

A colleague and I have done some Jive REST API documentation searching, but to no avail. If it does exist, perhaps we're looking in the wrong place?

Thank you!

Tone

Re: Space permissions via REST API

whoiskevin Mar 11, 2014 5:29 PM (in response to tone)

I've never come across any of the permissions functionality in the web services. There is some functionality for security groups but not permissions.
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  tone Mar 11, 2014 5:53 PM (in response to whoiskevin)
  
  Thanks for the feedback!
  
  I saw the security group functionality, too, hoping that there was something close by that addressed permissions. Seems like this might require being suggested as an Idea.
  
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    Ryan Rutan Mar 12, 2014 6:32 AM (in response to tone)
    
    Anthony,
    
    In the past, I have actually used the security groups service to manage this behavior with quite a bit of success, but it does take foresight and planning. For example, creating security groups ahead of time and assigning them the right privileges in the community, and then using the APIs to shuttle people in and out of those groups as needed. This makes the interactions more of a "Role Management" integration, rather than a pure-play permissioning one.
    
    While not what you are asked for, I hope it helps provide a middle-ground.
    
    RR
    
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      tone Mar 12, 2014 5:05 PM (in response to Ryan Rutan)
      
      Hi Ryan,
      
      Thanks for the reply!
      
      I see how that can work, and it's good to know that you've achieved success with this method. We'll give that idea some thought.
      
      Thanks again Ryan Rutan and Kevin Brown for confirming.
      
      -Tone
      
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Re: Space permissions via REST API

allanlewis67 Apr 3, 2014 12:53 PM (in response to tone)

Is there a REST API to report on Space Security Permissions by User?

We have only been using Jive since November and have not done anything yet with the REST API. So I just created this SQL script to report this report on Space Permissions by User (with Security Groups) from the Core DB.
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  tone Apr 3, 2014 4:54 PM (in response to allanlewis67)
  
  Hi Allan,
  
  From the feedback on this discussion by Ryan Rutan and Kevin Brown, I don't think there is a way to directly get space security permissions by user via REST API, but perhaps using the API for security group access would at least indirectly help you with getting that info. given that security groups have been logically mapped to the appropriate space permissions beforehand.
  
  https://developers.jivesoftware.com/api/v3/cloud/rest/PersonService.html#getSecurityGroups(String,%20String)
  
  I haven't yet extensively used the API with respect to security groups, but I hope the link at least points you in the right direction.
  
  -Tone
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Re: Space permissions via REST API

kim.nelson Mar 23, 2016 6:12 PM (in response to tone)

i have the same need and created this idea Set permissions for a space and subspaces in bulk
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Re: Space permissions via REST API

sharakarasic Mar 23, 2016 8:05 PM (in response to tone)

What is the difference between security groups and permissions groups? I thought they were the same thing.
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