Manage IAMs

BIM API reference guide

This page details the bim API, which allows users to programmatically access information about users, their group memberships, and authentications. Most of the actions described here require ADMIN permissions.

Additional fields may be included in some responses you receive; however, these attributes are for internal purposes and are therefore undocumented.

BIM workflow

Because the BIM endpoint encompasses groups, users, and authentications, there are three workflows.

Users workflow

Groups workflow

Authenticate with the API workflow

Create a new user

POST /bim/iam/bim/user

Create a new BIM user.

Payload parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request with the payload below will create a new BIM user with the username charlie.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  --data @example-payload.json \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user

Payload example

{
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "charlie.doe@immuta.com",
  "profile": {
    "name": "Charlie Doe",
    "email": "charlie.doe@immuta.com"
  },
  "permissions": []
}

Response example

{
  "newUser": {
    "id": 18,
    "iamid": "bim",
    "userid": "charlie.doe@immuta.com",
    "bimAuthorizations": null,
    "iamAuthorizations": null,
    "authorizations": {},
    "permissions": ["CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT", "CREATE_PROJECT"],
    "profile": {
      "name": "Charlie Doe",
      "email": "charlie.doe@immuta.com",
      "phone": null,
      "about": null,
      "location": null,
      "organization": null,
      "position": null,
      "preferences": null,
      "externalUserIds": {},
      "scim": null,
      "systemGenerated": false,
      "id": 18,
      "createdAt": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.382Z",
      "updatedAt": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.382Z"
    },
    "authentication": null,
    "systemGenerated": false,
    "lastLogin": null,
    "lastExternalRefresh": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.000Z",
    "disabled": false,
    "createdAt": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.389Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.389Z"
  },
  "newUserLink": "https://demo.immuta.com/login?token=******&userid=charlie.doe%40immuta.com&name=Charlie%20Doe",
  "emailFailed": false,
  "emailSent": false
}

Manage users

Authenticate a user from an outside IAM

GET /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/authenticate

Authenticate a user from a 3rd-party identity provider.

Request parameters

Request example

This example request

curl \
  --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/LDAPIAM/user/authenticate

Authenticate user with username and password

POST /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/authenticate

Authenticate a user using their username and password and proxying it to the specified IAM service.

Request parameters

Payload parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request with the payload below will authenticate the user using the bim IAM.

curl \
  --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data @example-payload.json \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/authenticate

Payload example

{
  "username": "demo.user@immuta.com",
  "password": "********"
}

Response example

{
  "authenticated": true,
  "token": "6913229***********0d3da",
  "tokenExpiration": "2021-09-29T19:12:51.467Z"
}

Update a user profile

PUT /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/{userid}/profile

Update a specified user's profile.

Request parameters

Payload parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will change the location to Boston, MA for the user with the username jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe@immuta.com/profile

Payload example

{
  "email": "jane.doe@immuta.com",
  "phone": null,
  "about": null,
  "location": "Boston, MA",
  "organization": null,
  "position": "",
  "preferences": {
    "sortDataSourceState": {
      "column": "name",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "sortProjectDataSourceState": {
      "column": "dataSourceName",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "sortProjectState": {
      "column": "name",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "notifications": {
      "email": false
    },
    "tabDataSourceState": 0,
    "tabProjectState": 0,
    "dataSourceOverrides": {},
    "showPolicySearchDetailLabels": true
  },
  "externalUserIds": {},
  "scim": null,
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "jane.doe@immuta.com"
}

Response example

{
  "name": "Jane Doe",
  "email": "jane.doe@immuta.com",
  "phone": null,
  "about": null,
  "location": "Boston, MA",
  "organization": null,
  "position": null,
  "externalUserIds": {},
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "id": 2,
  "createdAt": "2021-08-16T20:30:43.698Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-10-18T20:49:06.237Z",
  "preferences": {
    "sortProjectState": {
      "column": "name",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "currentProject": null,
    "sortDataSourceState": {
      "column": "name",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "sortProjectDataSourceState": {
      "column": "dataSourceName",
      "order": "asc",
      "size": 12
    },
    "notifications": {
      "email": false
    },
    "tabDataSourceState": 0,
    "tabProjectState": 0,
    "dataSourceOverrides": {},
    "showPolicySearchDetailLabels": true
  },
  "scim": null
}

Remove a user's permissions

DELETE /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/{userid}/permissions/{permission}

Remove the specified user's permission.

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will delete the permission CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT from the user with the username john.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request DELETE \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/john.doe%40immuta.com/permissions/CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT

Response example

{
  "id": 3,
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "john.doe@immuta.com",
  "bimAuthorizations": null,
  "iamAuthorizations": null,
  "authorizations": {},
  "permissions": [
    "CREATE_PROJECT",
    "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE"
  ],
  "profile": 3,
  "authentication": 3,
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "lastLogin": "2021-09-27T15:29:00.154Z",
  "lastExternalRefresh": "2021-09-27T15:29:00.154Z",
  "disabled": false,
  "createdAt": "2021-08-19T19:33:38.582Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-10-06T22:03:48.611Z"
}

Update a user's permissions

PUT /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/{userid}/permissions

Update the specified user's permission.

Request parameters

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request with the payload below will change to permissions of the user with the username charlie.doe@immuta.com to CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT, CREATE_PROJECT, and CREATE_DATA_SOURCE.

curl \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/charlie.doe%40immuta.com/permissions

Payload example

[
  "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT", "CREATE_PROJECT", "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE"
]

Response example

{
  "id": 18,
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "charlie.doe@immuta.com",
  "bimAuthorizations": null,
  "iamAuthorizations": null,
  "authorizations": {},
  "permissions": [
    "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT",
    "CREATE_PROJECT",
    "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE"
  ],
  "profile": 18,
  "authentication": null,
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "lastLogin": null,
  "lastExternalRefresh": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.000Z",
  "disabled": false,
  "createdAt": "2021-10-07T01:35:13.389Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-10-07T16:10:40.214Z"
}

Update a user's password

PUT /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/{userid}/password

Update the specified user's password.

Request parameters

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request with the payload below will change the password of the user with the ID jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe%40immuta.com/password

Payload example

{
  "originalPassword": "old********",
  "password": "new********"
}

Response example

{
  "success": true
}

Disable or enable a user

PUT /bim/iam/{iamid}/user/{userid}/disable/{disable}

Disable / enable the specified BIM user.

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will disabled the user with the username jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe%40immuta.com/disable/true

Response example

{
  "userid": "jane.doe@immuta.com",
  "disabled": true
}

Sync users from an external IAM

POST /bim/syncUsers

Sync users from an external IAM.

Payload parameters

Request example

This example request will sync the users from the specified external IAM with Immuta.

curl \
  --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  --data @example-payload.json \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/syncUsers

Payload example

{
  "iamid": "ldap"
}

Sync LDAP users with Immuta

POST /iam/{iamId}/sync

Sync LDAP users with Immuta.

Request parameters

Payload parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will sync the users from Jump Cloud with Immuta.

curl -X 'POST' \
  'https://demo.immuta.com/iam/JumpCloud/sync' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer 496ac257b8db4a96a16715fb4ed048dc' \

Payload example

{
  "dryRun": true,
  "iamConfig": {
    "authenticationOnly": false,
    "credentials": {
      "bind_dn": "uid=bind-user,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
    },
    "defaultPermissions": ["CREATE_DATA_SOURCE", "CREATE_PROJECT"],
    "displayName": "Jump Cloud LDAP",
    "id": "jumpcloudLDAPIAM",
    "ldapSync": {},
    "options": {
      "groupSearchFilter": "(&(objectClass=groupOfNames)(cn=%s*))",
      "host": "ldap.jumpcloud.com",
      "port": 636,
      "useSSL": true,
      "userGroupSearchFilter": "(member=<dn>)",
      "userSearchBase": "o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com",
      "userSearchFilter": "mail=%s",
      "allowIdPInitiatedSSO": false
    },
    "plugin": "ldap",
    "schema": {
      "group": {
        "name": "cn"
      },
      "profile": {
        "email": "mail",
        "name": "cn",
        "phone": "phone"
      },
      "authorizations": {},
      "externalUserIds": {}
    },
    "supportedActions": ["syncGroups"],
    "type": "ldap"
  }
}

Response example

{
  "totalCount": 10,
  "importedUsers": [{
    "userId": "user-1@example.com",
    "dn": "uid=user-1,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
  }, {
    "userId": "user-2@example.com",
    "dn": "uid=user-2,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
  }, {
    "userId": "user-3@example.com",
    "dn": "uid=user-3,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
  }, {
    "userId": "user-4@example.com",
    "dn": "uid=user-4,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
  }, {
    "userId": "user-5@example.com",
    "dn": "uid=user-5,ou=Users,o=redacted,dc=jumpcloud,dc=com"
  }],
  "refreshedUsers": [],
  "disabledUsers": [],
  "enabledUsers": [],
  "count": 5
}

Update a user's or group's attributes

PUT /bim/iam/{iamid}/{modelType}/{modelId}/authorizations/{attributeName}/{attributeValue}

Update the specified user's attributes.

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will add the attribute Finance.Red Team to the user with the username jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request PUT \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe@immuta.com/authorizations/Finance/Red%20Team

Response example

{
  "id": 16,
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "jane.doe@immuta.com",
  "bimAuthorizations": {
    "Finance": ["CFA", "Red Team"]
  },
  "iamAuthorizations": null,
  "authorizations": {
    "Finance": ["CFA", "Red Team"]
  },
  "permissions": ["CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT", "CREATE_PROJECT"],
  "profile": 16,
  "authentication": 5,
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "lastLogin": "2021-10-07T02:58:31.708Z",
  "lastExternalRefresh": "2021-10-07T02:58:31.708Z",
  "disabled": false,
  "createdAt": "2021-10-06T22:17:46.500Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-10-18T17:09:53.711Z"
}

Remove a user or group's attribute

DELETE /bim/iam/{iamid}/{modelType}/{modelId}/authorizations/{key}/{value}

Remove an attribute from the specified group or user.

Request parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will remove the attribute Country.JP from the user with the user ID jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request DELETE \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  --data @example-payload.json \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe@demo.com/authorizations/Country/JP

Response example

{
  "id": 4,
  "iamid": "bim",
  "userid": "jane.doe@demo.com",
  "bimAuthorizations": {
    "Country": ["US"],
    "Environment": ["Dev"],
    "OfficeLocation": ["Japan"]
  },
  "iamAuthorizations": null,
  "authorizations": {
    "Country": ["US"],
    "Environment": ["Dev"],
    "OfficeLocation": ["Japan"]
  },
  "permissions": ["CREATE_DATA_SOURCE_IN_PROJECT", "CREATE_PROJECT", "USER_ADMIN", "GOVERNANCE"],
  "profile": 4,
  "authentication": 3,
  "systemGenerated": false,
  "lastLogin": "2022-08-11T01:36:01.947Z",
  "lastExternalRefresh": "2022-08-11T01:36:01.947Z",
  "disabled": false,
  "createdAt": "2022-06-02T17:37:24.515Z",
  "updatedAt": "2022-08-11T18:40:51.366Z"
}

Clone user

Configure SMTP: SMTP must be configured to use this endpoint. Additionally, after the users are created, they will not be active until they sign in to the Immuta UI.

POST /bim/iam/bim/user/{userid}/clone

Clones the provided user (including their permissions, groups, and attributes) to create multiple additional user accounts.

Request parameters

Payload parameters

Response parameters

Request example

This example request will clone the user with the username jane.doe@immuta.com.

curl \
  --request POST \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
  https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam/bim/user/jane.doe%40demo.com/clone

Payload example

[
  "john.doe@demo.com"
]

Response example

{
  "failedEmails": []
}

Review user information

Search all IAMs

GET /bim/iam

Get a listing of configured IAM services.

Response parameters

Request example

The request below will list all of the IAMs in use.

curl \
    --request GET \
      --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://demo.immuta.com/bim/iam

Response example

[
  {
    "id": "bim",
    "displayName": "Immuta",
    "type": "built-in",
    "oauth": false
  },
  {
    "id": "oktaSamlIAM",
    "displayName": "Okta SAML",
    "type": "saml",
    "oauth": false
  },
  {
    "id": "ldap",
    "displayName": "LDAP",
    "type": "ldap"
  }
]

Search all users

GET /bim/user

Administrative search over the aggregated view of all users.

Query parameters

Response parameters

Request example

The request below will search all of the users in Immuta.

curl \
    --request GET \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://demo.immuta.com/bim/user?size=25&name=bar&sortOrder=asc

Response example

{
  "count": "2",
  "hits": [
    {
      "id": 18,
      "iamid": "bim",
      "userid": "bspringer@immuta.com",
      "permissions": [
        "CREATE_DATA_SOURCE",
        "CREATE_PROJECT"
      ],
      "profile": {
        "name": "Barrett Springer",
        "email": "bspringer@immuta.com",
        "id": 18,
        "createdAt": "2018-07-05T07:37:06.569Z",
        "updatedAt": "2018-07-05T07:37:06.569Z"
      },
      "authentication": 18,
      "systemGenerated": false,
      "lastLogin": "2018-07-05T07:39:56.365Z",
      "disabled": false,
      "createdAt": "2018-07-05T07:37:05.987Z",
      "updatedAt": "2018-07-05T07:37:05.987Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,