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Roles
The role object
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
integer | Unique ID for the role. |
name |
string | The name of the role. |
user_ids |
array of integers | The IDs of the users assigned to this role. |
created_at |
datetime | Date and time the role was created. |
updated_at |
datetime | Date and time the role was last updated. |
Required permissions
You must be an Administrator in order to interact with the /v2/roles endpoint. Insufficient permissions will result in a 403 Forbidden status code.
List all roles
Returns a list of roles in the account. The roles are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created roles appearing first.
The response contains an object with a roles property that contains an array of up to per_page roles. Each entry in the array is a separate role object. If no more roles are available, the resulting array will be empty. Several additional pagination properties are included in the response to simplify paginating your roles.
GET /v2/roles
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
page |
integer | DEPRECATED The page number to use in pagination. For instance, if you make a list request and receive 2000 records, your subsequent call can include page=2 to retrieve the next page of the list. (Default: 1) |
per_page |
integer | The number of records to return per page. Can range between 1 and 2000. (Default: 2000) |
page parameter.
For more information, visit the pagination guide.
Example Requests:
Postman Collection
We have a collection of API requests in Postman that makes it easy to try this out. Click here to learn more!
curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Harvest-Account-Id: $ACCOUNT_ID" \
-H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)"
Example Response:
{
"roles": [
{
"id": 618100,
"name": "Designer",
"created_at": "2020-04-17T10:09:41Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-17T10:09:41Z",
"user_ids": []
},
{
"id": 618099,
"name": "Developer",
"created_at": "2020-04-17T10:08:43Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-17T10:08:43Z",
"user_ids": []
},
{
"id": 617630,
"name": "Sales",
"created_at": "2020-04-16T16:59:59Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-16T16:59:59Z",
"user_ids": [
2084359,
3122373,
3122374
]
}
],
"per_page": 2000,
"total_pages": 1,
"total_entries": 2,
"next_page": null,
"previous_page": null,
"page": 1,
"links": {
"first": "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles?page=1&per_page=2000",
"next": null,
"previous": null,
"last": "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles?page=1&per_page=2000"
}
}Retrieve a role
Retrieves the role with the given ID. Returns a role object and a 200 OK response code if a valid identifier was provided.
GET /v2/roles/{ROLE_ID}
Example Requests:
Postman Collection
We have a collection of API requests in Postman that makes it easy to try this out. Click here to learn more!
curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles/617630" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Harvest-Account-Id: $ACCOUNT_ID" \
-H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)"
Example Response:
{
"id": 617630,
"name": "Sales",
"created_at": "2020-04-16T16:59:59Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-16T16:59:59Z",
"user_ids": [
2084359,
3122373,
3122374
]
}Create a role
Creates a new role object. Returns a role object and a 201 Created response code if the call succeeded.
POST /v2/roles
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | required | The name of the role. |
user_ids |
array of integers | optional | The IDs of the users assigned to this role. |
Example Requests:
Postman Collection
We have a collection of API requests in Postman that makes it easy to try this out. Click here to learn more!
Specifying User IDs
In order to specify multiple user IDs for the role you're creating, all you need to do is add an additional user_ids[] parameter for each ID, as shown in the image below.
curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Harvest-Account-Id: $ACCOUNT_ID" \
-H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
-X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"Marketing","user_ids":[3122374,3122373,2084359]}'
Example Response:
{
"id": 617670,
"name": "Marketing",
"created_at": "2020-04-16T18:18:30Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-16T18:18:30Z",
"user_ids": [
3122374,
3122373,
2084359
]
}Update a role
Updates the specific role by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged. Returns a role object and a 200 OK response code if the call succeeded.
PATCH /v2/roles/{ROLE_ID}
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | optional | The name of the role. |
user_ids |
array of integers | optional | The IDs of the users assigned to this role. |
Example Requests:
Postman Collection
We have a collection of API requests in Postman that makes it easy to try this out. Click here to learn more!
Changing User IDs
Any existing user IDs will be overwritten by your user_ids[] parameters. That means that if you only specify one user_ids parameter, all users except for that user will be unassigned from the role.
curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles/618099" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Harvest-Account-Id: $ACCOUNT_ID" \
-H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
-X PATCH \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name":"HR","user_ids":[2084359,3122373,3122374]}'
Example Response:
{
"id": 618099,
"name": "HR",
"created_at": "2020-04-16T17:00:38Z",
"updated_at": "2020-04-16T17:00:57Z",
"user_ids": [
2084359
]
}Delete a role
Delete a role. Deleting a role will unlink it from any users it was assigned to. Returns a 200 OK response code if the call succeeded.
DELETE /v2/roles/{ROLE_ID}
Example Requests:
Postman Collection
We have a collection of API requests in Postman that makes it easy to try this out. Click here to learn more!
curl "https://api.harvestapp.com/v2/roles/617631" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Harvest-Account-Id: $ACCOUNT_ID" \
-H "User-Agent: MyApp (yourname@example.com)" \
-X DELETE