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searchRoles #

Searches security roles, optionally returning only those allowing access to the provided controllers.

Query Syntax #

HTTP #

URL: http://kuzzle:7512/roles/_search[?from=0][&size=42]
Method: POST
Body:

{
  // optional: retrieve only roles giving access to the
  // provided controller names
  "controllers": ["document", "security"]
}

Other protocols #

{
  "controller": "security",
  "action": "searchRoles",
  "body": {
    // optional: search for roles allowing access to the provided
    // list of controllers
    "controllers": ["document", "security"]
  },
  // optional: result pagination configuration
  "from": 0,
  "size": 42
}

Arguments #

Optional: #

from: the offset from the first result you want to fetch. Usually used with the size argument
size: the maximum number of profiles returned in one response page

Body properties #

Optional: #

controllers: an array of controller names. Restrict the search to roles linked to the provided controllers.

Response #

Returns an object with the following properties:

hits: array of object. Each object describes a found role:
- _id: role identifier
- _source: role definition
total: total number of roles found. Depending on pagination options, this can be greater than the actual number of roles in a single result page

{
  "action": "searchRoles",
  "controller": "security",
  "error": null,
  "requestId": "<unique request identifier>",
  "result":
  {
    "total": 1,
    "hits": [
      {
        "_id": "<roleId>",
        "_source": {
          "controllers": {
            "*": {
              "actions": {
                "*": true
              }
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
  "status": 200
}

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