Get Identity Attribute

GET 
https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/v2024/identity-attributes/:name

experimental

This API is currently in an experimental state. The API is subject to change based on feedback and further testing. You must include the X-SailPoint-Experimental header and set it to true to use this endpoint.

This gets an identity attribute for a given technical name.

Request

Path Parameters

name stringrequired
The attribute's technical name.
Example: displayName

Header Parameters

X-SailPoint-Experimental stringrequired
Use this header to enable this experimental API.
Default value: true
Example: true

Responses

200

The identity attribute with the given name

application/json

Schema

Schema

namestringrequired
Identity attribute's technical name.
Example: costCenter
displayNamestring
Identity attribute's business-friendly name.
Example: Cost Center
standardboolean
Indicates whether the attribute is 'standard' or 'default'.
Default value: false
Example: false
typestringnullable
Identity attribute's type.
Example: string
multiboolean
Indicates whether the identity attribute is multi-valued.
Default value: false
Example: false
searchableboolean
Indicates whether the identity attribute is searchable.
Default value: false
Example: false
systemboolean
Indicates whether the identity attribute is 'system', meaning that it doesn't have a source and isn't configurable.
Default value: false
Example: false
sources object[]
Identity attribute's list of sources - this specifies how the rule's value is derived.
Array [
typestring
Attribute mapping type.
Example: rule
propertiesobject
Attribute mapping properties.
Example: {"ruleType":"IdentityAttribute","ruleName":"Cloud Promote Identity Attribute"}
]

Example (auto)

{
  "name": "costCenter",
  "displayName": "Cost Center",
  "standard": false,
  "type": "string",
  "multi": false,
  "searchable": false,
  "system": false,
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "rule",
      "properties": {
        "ruleType": "IdentityAttribute",
        "ruleName": "Cloud Promote Identity Attribute"
      }
    }
  ]
}

400

Client Error - Returned if the request body is invalid.

application/json

Schema

Schema

detailCodestring
Fine-grained error code providing more detail of the error.
Example: 400.1 Bad Request Content
trackingIdstring
Unique tracking id for the error.
Example: e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599
messages object[]
Generic localized reason for error
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]
causes object[]
Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]

Example (auto)

{
  "detailCode": "400.1 Bad Request Content",
  "trackingId": "e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ]
}

401

Unauthorized - Returned if there is no authorization header, or if the JWT token is expired.

application/json

Schema

Schema

error
A message describing the error
Example: JWT validation failed: JWT is expired

Example (auto)

{
  "error": "JWT validation failed: JWT is expired"
}

403

Forbidden - Returned if the user you are running as, doesn't have access to this end-point.

application/json

Schema

Schema

detailCodestring
Fine-grained error code providing more detail of the error.
Example: 400.1 Bad Request Content
trackingIdstring
Unique tracking id for the error.
Example: e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599
messages object[]
Generic localized reason for error
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]
causes object[]
Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]

Example (auto)

{
  "detailCode": "400.1 Bad Request Content",
  "trackingId": "e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ]
}

403

An example of a 403 response object

{
  "detailCode": "403 Forbidden",
  "trackingId": "b21b1f7ce4da4d639f2c62a57171b427",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it."
    }
  ]
}

404

Not Found - returned if the request URL refers to a resource or object that does not exist

application/json

Schema

Schema

detailCodestring
Fine-grained error code providing more detail of the error.
Example: 400.1 Bad Request Content
trackingIdstring
Unique tracking id for the error.
Example: e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599
messages object[]
Generic localized reason for error
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]
causes object[]
Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]

Example (auto)

{
  "detailCode": "400.1 Bad Request Content",
  "trackingId": "e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ]
}

404

An example of a 404 response object

{
  "detailCode": "404 Not found",
  "trackingId": "b21b1f7ce4da4d639f2c62a57171b427",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The server did not find a current representation for the target resource."
    }
  ]
}

429

Too Many Requests - Returned in response to too many requests in a given period of time - rate limited. The Retry-After header in the response includes how long to wait before trying again.

application/json

Schema

Schema

message
A message describing the error
Example: Rate Limit Exceeded

Example (auto)

{
  "message": " Rate Limit Exceeded "
}

500

Internal Server Error - Returned if there is an unexpected error.

application/json

Schema

Schema

detailCodestring
Fine-grained error code providing more detail of the error.
Example: 400.1 Bad Request Content
trackingIdstring
Unique tracking id for the error.
Example: e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599
messages object[]
Generic localized reason for error
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]
causes object[]
Plain-text descriptive reasons to provide additional detail to the text provided in the messages field
Array [
localestringnullable
The locale for the message text, a BCP 47 language tag.
Example: en-US
localeOriginstringnullable
An indicator of how the locale was selected. DEFAULT means the locale is the system default. REQUEST means the locale was selected from the request context (i.e., best match based on the Accept-Language header). Additional values may be added in the future without notice.
Possible values: [DEFAULT, REQUEST, null]
Example: DEFAULT
textstring
Actual text of the error message in the indicated locale.
Example: The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid.
]

Example (auto)

{
  "detailCode": "400.1 Bad Request Content",
  "trackingId": "e7eab60924f64aa284175b9fa3309599",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ],
  "causes": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "The request was syntactically correct but its content is semantically invalid."
    }
  ]
}

500

An example of a 500 response object

{
  "detailCode": "500.0 Internal Fault",
  "trackingId": "b21b1f7ce4da4d639f2c62a57171b427",
  "messages": [
    {
      "locale": "en-US",
      "localeOrigin": "DEFAULT",
      "text": "An internal fault occurred."
    }
  ]
}

Authorization: oauth2

type: Personal Access Token
scopes: idn:identity-profile-attribute:read

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package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "net/http"
  "io"
)

func main() {

  url := "https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/v2024/identity-attributes/:name"
  method := "GET"

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <TOKEN>")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  defer res.Body.Close()

  body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Request Collapse all

Base URL

https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/v2024

Auth

Bearer Token

Parameters

name — pathrequired

X-SailPoint-Experimental — headerrequired

ResponseClear

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