User Attribute Types REST API

The User/AttributeType endpoint allows creating and managing user attribute types.

Note: The API version supported by HID Authentication Service is 10.1.0.

To use the version-specific parameters/attributes, you must add api-version=N to the query parameter.

Previous versions of the API are also supported with the corresponding functionality. For details of the version updates, see SCIM API Revision History.

Important: The multiValued property allowing multiple values for user attributes (see Replace a user) is only supported for api-version=9 or later.

This property can only be set to true for custom user attribute types. For predefined types or if not specified, the value is false.

If multiValued was set to true , it cannot be reverted to false.

Method Details

HTTPS Method	Entity Action	Request URI	Description
GET	Read	/configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType	Retrieve the list of all user attribute types
GET	Read	/configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/{id}	Retrieve a user attribute type
POST	Create	/configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType	Create a user attribute type
PUT	Replace	/configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/{id}	Replace a user attribute type
DELETE	Delete	/configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/{id}	Delete a user attribute type

Required Permissions

Function	Required Permissions
GET ALL	Read reference data
GET	Read reference data
CREATE	Create user attribute type
REPLACE	Read reference data Update user attribute type
DELETE	Read reference data Delete user attribute type

Get All User Attribute Types

GET /User/AttributeType

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Sample Request URI

GET /configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType?api-version=9

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:ListResponse"],
    "totalResults": 23,
    "resources": [
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
            "id": "DOB",
            "meta": {
                "resourceType": "UserAttributeType",
                "created": "2023-11-28T08:59:40.702Z",
                "location": "https://[base-server-url]/configuration/tenant/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB",
                "version": 1
            },
            "name": "Date of Birth",
            "notes": "Notes",
            "encrypted": true,
            "predefined": true
        },
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
            "id": "CUSTATT1",
            "meta":
                {
                    "resourceType": "UserAttributeType",
                    "created": "2023-03-18T09:14:34.702Z",
                    "location": "https://[base-server-url]/configuration/tenant/v2/User/AttributeType/CUSTATT1",
                    "version": "1"
                },
            "name": "Custom Attribute 1",
            "notes": "Custom Attribute 1 notes"
            "encrypted": true,
            "predefined": false,
            "multiValued": true
        },
    <--- truncated output --->
    ]
}

Get User Attribute Type

GET /User/AttributeType/{id}

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Sample Request URI

GET /configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
    "id": "DOB",
    "meta":
        {
            "resourceType": "UserAttributeType",
            "location": "https://[base-server-url]/configuration/tenant/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB",
            "version": "1"
        },
    "name": "Date of Birth",
    "encrypted": true,
    "predefined": true
}

Create User Attribute Type

POST /User/AttributeType

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Sample Request URI

POST /configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType?api-version=9

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Sample Request

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
    "id": "CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE_OFFICE",
    "name": "Custom Attribute Office",
    "notes":"Office locations",
    "encrypted": false,
    "multiValued": true
}

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
    "id": "CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE_OFFICE",
    "meta":
        {
            "resourceType": "UserAttributeType",
            "location": "https://[base-server-url]/configuration/tenant/v2/User/AttributeType/CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE_OFFICE",
            "version": "1"
        },
    "name": "Custom Attribute Office",
    "notes":"Office locations",
    "encrypted": false,
    "predefined": false,
    "multiValued": true
}

Replace User Attribute Type

PUT /User/AttributeType/{id}

Note: As a best practice, use GET to retrieve the current data for the resource before using PUT.

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Sample Request URI

PUT /configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB

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Sample request where "Date of Birth" is added to the notes property of the AttributeType DOB

{
    "notes": "Date of Birth"
}

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:userattribute:Type"],
    "id": "DOB",
    "meta":
        {
            "resourceType": "UserAttributeType",
            "location": "https://[base-server-url]/configuration/tenant/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB",
            "version": "1"
        },
    "name": "Date of Birth",
    "notes": "Date of Birth",
    "encrypted": true,
    "predefined": true
}

Delete User Attribute Type

DELETE /User/AttributeType/{id}

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Sample Request URI

DELETE /configuration/{tenant}/v2/User/AttributeType/DOB

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Sample Response

HTTP 204 No Content