Manage the Web API permissions

Summary

Set permissions on the Web API

Permissions on the Web API are granted according to the connection user role.

To change Web API permissions for one user role:

  1. Go to System and click on the Roles menu entry
  2. Click on the role to edit
  3. Click on the Web API Permissions tab  
  4. Check/uncheck the permissions you want
  5. Click on the Save button to confirm your changes

Whenever you are setting up a connection user role, we strongly advise to only set permissions under the Web API permissions tab. No UI permission should be checked for your connection user role, as this user role shouldn't be used for logging into the PIM.

 

The following sections will give you a detailed explanation of what each permission grant. Do not hesitate to take a look.

Give the overall access

First, there is a permission that grants access to the overall Web API. It is called Overall Web API.

If it is turned on for a given role, it will give an overall access to the API to the users that have this role. Meaning these users would be able to call any endpoints in the API.

If it is turned off, the users that have this role won't be able to make calls to the API endpoints.

Give access by endpoints

You can also be more precise in terms of endpoints you want your API users to call.

The following tables sum up the permissions you will find to restrict the access to the API, endpoint by endpoint.

Channel endpoints  
List channels Gives permission to GET on the channel endpoint
Create and update channels  Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the channel endpoint
Locale endpoints  
List locales Gives permission to GET on the locale endpoint
Currency endpoints  
List currencies Gives permission to GET on the currency endpoint
Family endpoints  
List families Gives permission to GET on the family endpoint
Create and update families Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the family endpoint
Attribute endpoints  
List attributes Gives permission to GET on the attribute endpoint
Create and update attributes Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the attribute endpoint
Attribute option endpoints   
List attribute options Gives permission to GET on the attribute options endpoint
Create and update attribute options Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the attribute options endpoint
Attribute group endpoints  
List attribute groups Gives permission to GET on the attribute groups endpoint
Create and update attribute groups Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the attribute groups endpoint
Category endpoints  
List categories Gives permission to GET on the category endpoint
Create and update categories Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the category endpoint
Association type endpoints  
List association types Gives permission to GET on the association type endpoint
Create and update association types  Gives permission to POST and PATCH on the association type endpoint

For more details about these permissions, have a look to our dedicated section in the API documentation.