SCIM API for User Modification
Use the SCIM API to modify a user.
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer <Client Secret>
Use the copied Client Secret key as the Authorization key value.
Request Requirements
| Method | Request URL | Response Content Type | Response Body | Response Codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATCH | <Base URI>/Users/id | application/scim+json | User details | 200, 400, 404, 405, 409, 500 |
Example Request Data
PATCH <Base URI>/"<id>"
Authorization: Bearer 29da0602f6db1ed033aa91d644ce4d70bdf3ab58
Content-Type: application/scim+json
Add - Single-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "add",
"path": "nickname",
"value": "User One"
}
]
}Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:01:08.961Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "User One",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": user.one @ example.com ",
" type ": " work "
}
],
" nickName ": " User One ",
}
Remove - Single-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "remove",
"path": "nickname"
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:02:12.228Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "User One",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user.one@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
Replace - Single-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "replace",
"path": "userName",
"value": "user_one"
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:03:37.041Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "user_one",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user.one@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}Add - Multi-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "add",
"path": "phoneNumbers",
"value": [{
"type": "work",
"value": "+31 65 7777777"
}, {
"type": "mobile",
"value": "+31 65 8888888",
"primary": true
}
]
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:20:00.100Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "user_one",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one_123@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
],
"phoneNumbers": [{
"value": "+31 65 8888888",
"type": "mobile"
}, {
"value": "+31 65 7777777",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
Remove - Multi-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "remove",
"path": "phoneNumbers[type eq \"work\"]"
}
]
}Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "377d8abf-7f97-5619-3af2-54e1d2f48bbf",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:25:23.824Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:17:40.933Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/377d8abf-7f97-5619-3af2-54e1d2f48bbf"
},
"userName": "user_two123",
"name": {
"familyName": "family_cloud",
"givenName": "User"
},
"displayName": "User Two",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "usertwo123@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
Replace - Multi valued attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "replace",
"value": {
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one123@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:14:16.257Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "user_one",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one_123@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
All Operations - Single-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "remove",
"path": "nickName"
}, {
"op": "replace",
"path": "userName",
"value": "user_one_123"
}, {
"op": "add",
"path": "userType",
"value": "Employee"
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:27:53.799Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "user_one_123",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one_123@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
],
"userType": "Employee"
}
All Operations - Multi-valued Attribute
Example Request Body
The following examples display a user modification request.
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:api:messages:2.0:PatchOp"
],
"Operations": [{
"op": "remove",
"path": "phoneNumbers[type eq \"work\"]"
}, {
"op": "replace",
"value": {
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one_629@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
]
}
}, {
"op": "add",
"path": "addresses",
"value": [{
"primary": true,
"type": "work",
"streetAddress": "Banklaan 1",
"locality": "Amsterdam",
"region": "Noord Hooland",
"postalCode": "1000 AA",
"country": "Netherlands"
}
]
}
]
}
Example Response
{
"schemas": [
"urn:ietf:params:scim:schemas:core:2.0:User"
],
"id": "5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244",
"meta": {
"resourceType": "User",
"created": "2022-12-21T13:59:27.464Z",
"lastModified": "2022-12-21T14:32:56.250Z",
"location": "<Base URI>/Users/5f4f0884-3f54-e183-994e-719a59e05244"
},
"userName": "user_one_123",
"active": true,
"emails": [{
"value": "user_one_629@example.com",
"type": "work"
}
],
"addresses": [{
"primary": true,
"type": "work",
"streetAddress": "Address 1",
"locality": "Address 2",
"region": "Address 3",
"postalCode": "1000 AA",
"country": "Country 1"
}
]
}Request Body Parameters
See the SCIM Attributes section for the request parameters.
Response Property Descriptions
See SCIM Attributes.
Response Codes
The following table shows response codes for this API.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | OK |
| 400 | Bad Data Error message examples:
{ Value test is not valid for attribute emails[0].type because it is not one of the canonical types: other, work, home. }
{ Value help is not valid for attribute phoneNumbers[0].type because it is not one of the canonical types: other, pager, work, mobile, fax, home. }
{ Value test is not valid for attribute emails[0].type because it is not one of the canonical types: other, work, home, Attribute userName is required and must have a value. } |
| 404 | Not Found Error message example:
|
| 405 | Method Not Allowed (for Local identity source types). |
| 409 | Conflict Error message examples:
|
| 500 | Internal Server Error Error message example:
|
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