Update Identity Profile

PATCH 
https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/v2025/identity-profiles/:identity-profile-id

Update a specified identity profile with this PATCH request.

You cannot update these fields:

• id
• created
• modified
• identityCount
• identityRefreshRequired
• Authoritative Source and Identity Attribute Configuration cannot be modified at the same time.

Request

Path Parameters

identity-profile-id uuidrequired
Identity profile ID.
Example: ef38f94347e94562b5bb8424a56397d8

application/json-patch+json

Body arrayrequired

List of identity profile update operations according to the JSON Patch standard.

Array [
opstringrequired
The operation to be performed
Possible values: [add, remove, replace, move, copy, test]
Example: replace
pathstringrequired
A string JSON Pointer representing the target path to an element to be affected by the operation
Example: /description
value object
The value to be used for the operation, required for "add" and "replace" operations
oneOf
string
string
Example: New description
boolean
boolean
Example: true
integer
integer
Example: 300
object
object
Example: {"attributes":{"name":"philip"}}
array
Array [
anyOf
MOD1
string
MOD2
integer
MOD3
object
]
]

Responses

200

Updated identity profile.

application/json

Schema

Schema

idstring
System-generated unique ID of the Object
Example: id12345
namestringnullablerequired
Name of the Object
Example: aName
createddate-time
Creation date of the Object
Example: 2015-05-28T14:07:17Z
modifieddate-time
Last modification date of the Object
Example: 2015-05-28T14:07:17Z
descriptionstringnullable
Identity profile's description.
Example: My custom flat file profile
owner objectnullable
Identity profile's owner.
typestring
Owner's object type.
Possible values: [IDENTITY]
Example: IDENTITY
idstring
Owner's ID.
Example: 2c9180835d191a86015d28455b4b232a
namestring
Owner's name.
Example: William Wilson
priorityint64
Identity profile's priority.
Example: 10
authoritativeSource objectrequired
typestring
Authoritative source's object type.
Possible values: [SOURCE]
Example: SOURCE
idstring
Authoritative source's ID.
Example: 2c9180835d191a86015d28455b4b232a
namestring
Authoritative source's name.
Example: HR Active Directory
identityRefreshRequiredboolean
Set this value to 'True' if an identity refresh is necessary. You would typically want to trigger an identity refresh when a change has been made on the source.
Default value: false
Example: true
identityCountint32
Number of identities belonging to the identity profile.
Example: 8
identityAttributeConfig object
Defines all the identity attribute mapping configurations. This defines how to generate or collect data for each identity attributes in identity refresh process.
enabledboolean
Backend will only promote values if the profile/mapping is enabled.
Default value: false
Example: true
attributeTransforms object[]
Array [
identityAttributeNamestring
Identity attribute's name.
Example: email
transformDefinition object
typestring
Transform definition type.
Example: accountAttribute
attributes object
Arbitrary key-value pairs to store any metadata for the object
property name*any
Arbitrary key-value pairs to store any metadata for the object
Example: {"attributeName":"e-mail","sourceName":"MySource","sourceId":"2c9180877a826e68017a8c0b03da1a53"}
]
identityExceptionReportReference objectnullable
taskResultIduuid
Task result ID.
Example: 2b838de9-db9b-abcf-e646-d4f274ad4238
reportNamestring
Report name.
Example: My annual report
hasTimeBasedAttrboolean
Indicates the value of requiresPeriodicRefresh attribute for the identity profile.
Default value: false
Example: true

Example (auto)

{
  "id": "id12345",
  "name": "aName",
  "created": "2015-05-28T14:07:17Z",
  "modified": "2015-05-28T14:07:17Z",
  "description": "My custom flat file profile",
  "owner": {
    "type": "IDENTITY",
    "id": "2c9180835d191a86015d28455b4b232a",
    "name": "William Wilson"
  },
  "priority": 10,
  "authoritativeSource": {
    "type": "SOURCE",
    "id": "2c9180835d191a86015d28455b4b232a",
    "name": "HR Active Directory"
  },
  "identityRefreshRequired": true,
  "identityCount": 8,
  "identityAttributeConfig": {
    "enabled": true,
    "attributeTransforms": [
      {
        "identityAttributeName": "email",
        "transformDefinition": {
          "type": "accountAttribute",
          "attributes": {
            "attributeName": "e-mail",
            "sourceName": "MySource",
            "sourceId": "2c9180877a826e68017a8c0b03da1a53"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "identityExceptionReportReference": {
    "taskResultId": "2b838de9-db9b-abcf-e646-d4f274ad4238",
    "reportName": "My annual report"
  },
  "hasTimeBasedAttr": true
}

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:manage
user levels: ORG_ADMIN

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• NATIVE

package main

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

func main() {

  url := "https://sailpoint.api.identitynow.com/v2025/identity-profiles/:identity-profile-id"
  method := "PATCH"

  payload := strings.NewReader(`[
  {
    "op": "replace",
    "path": "/description",
    "value": "New description"
  }
]`)

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

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
    return
  }
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json-patch+json")
  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/v2025

Auth

Bearer Token

Parameters

identity-profile-id — pathrequired

Body required

• Example (from schema)
• add-attribute-transform

[
  {
    "op": "replace",
    "path": "/description",
    "value": "New description"
  }
]

ResponseClear

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