Version: current [25.x]

Role Enterprise

Use the Role API to manage roles.

Role Object

{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "type": "INTERNAL",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7",
      "name": "qa_team1",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    },
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
      "name": "prod_testing",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    }
  ],
  "memberCount": 3,
  "description": "Role for testing the new feature"
}

Role Attributes

id String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

name String

User-provided name of the role.

Example: Temporary Testing

type String

Origin of the role.

INTERNAL: Role was created in the Dremio user interface (UI) or with the Role API.
EXTERNAL: Role was imported from an external service like Microsoft Entra ID, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), or a System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) provider.
SYSTEM: Role was predefined in Dremio.

Example: INTERNAL

roles Array of Object

Information about the roles to which the role belongs.

Example: [{"id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7","name": "SELECT and CREATE","type": "INTERNAL"},{"id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248","name": "VIEW","type": "INTERNAL"}]

memberCount Integer

Number of users and roles that are members of the role.

Example: 3

description String

User-provided description of the role.

Example: Role for testing the new feature

Attributes of Objects in the `roles` Array

id String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role.

Example: 6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7

name String

Name of the role.

Example: SELECT and CREATE

type String

Origin of the role.

INTERNAL: Role was created in the Dremio user interface (UI) or with the Role API.
EXTERNAL: Role was imported from an external service like Microsoft Entra ID, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), or a System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) provider.
SYSTEM: Role was predefined in Dremio.

Example: INTERNAL

Creating a Role

Create a Dremio role.

Method and URL

POST /api/v3/role

Parameters

name Body String

Name for the role. The role name must be unique and cannot be updated after the role is created.

Example: Temporary Testing

roles Body Array of Object Optional

Information about the roles to which the role should be assigned.

Example: [{"id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7"},{"id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248"}]

description Body String Optional

Description for the role.

Example: Role for testing the new feature

Parameters of Objects in the `roles` Array

id Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role to which the role you create should be assigned.

Example: 6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7

name Body String Optional

Name of the role to which the role you create should be assigned.

Example: qa_team1

Example Request

curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7"
    },
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Role for testing the new feature"
}'

Example Response

{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "type": "INTERNAL",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7",
      "name": "qa_team1",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    },
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
      "name": "prod_testing",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    }
  ],
  "memberCount": 0,
  "description": "Role for testing the new feature"
}

Response Status Codes

200 OK

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

405 Method Not Allowed

Retrieving a Role by ID

Retrieve a specific role by the role's ID.

Method and URL

GET /api/v3/role/{id}

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role you want to retrieve.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role/957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Example Response

{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "type": "INTERNAL",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7",
      "name": "qa_team1",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    },
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
      "name": "prod_testing",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    }
  ],
  "memberCount": 3,
  "description": "Role for testing the new feature"
}

Response Status Codes

200 OK

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

500 Internal Server Error

Retrieving a Role by Name

Retrieve a specific role by the role's name.

Method and URL

GET /api/v3/role/by-name/{name}

Parameters

name Path String

Name of the role you want to retrieve. The role name is case-insensitive. If the role name includes special characters for a URL, such as spaces, use URL encoding to replace the special characters with their UTF-8-equivalent characters. For example, "Dremio University" should be Dremio%20University in the URL path.

Example: Temporary%20Testing

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role/by-name/Temporary%20Testing' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Example Response

{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "type": "INTERNAL",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7",
      "name": "qa_team1",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    },
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
      "name": "prod_testing",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    }
  ],
  "memberCount": 3,
  "description": "Role for testing the new feature"
}

Response Status Codes

200 OK

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

500 Internal Server Error

Updating a Role

Update the specified role.

Method and URL

PUT /api/v3/role/{id}

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role you want to update.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

id Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role you want to update.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

name Body String

Name of the role.

Example: Temporary Testing

roles Body Array of Object Optional

Information about the roles to which the role should be assigned. If you omit an existing role in a PUT request, Dremio removes the role. To keep all existing roles while making other updates, include all existing roles in the PUT request.

Example: [{"id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248"}]

description Body String Optional

Description to use for the role. If you omit the description in a PUT request, Dremio removes the existing description. To keep the existing description while making other updates, include the description in the PUT request.

Example: Role for viewing the new feature

Parameters of Objects in the `roles` Array

id Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role to which the role you update should be assigned.

Example: f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248

name Body String Optional

Name of the role to which the role you update should be assigned.

Example: prod_testing

Example Request

curl -X PUT 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role/957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Role for viewing the new feature"
}'

Example Response

{
  "id": "957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d",
  "name": "Temporary Testing",
  "type": "INTERNAL",
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
      "name": "prod_testing",
      "type": "INTERNAL"
    }
  ],
  "memberCount": 3,
  "description": "Role for viewing the new feature"
}

Response Status Codes

200 OK

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

405 Method Not Allowed

Add and Remove Role Members

Add and remove members (roles and users) of the specified role.

Method and URL

PATCH /api/v3/role/{id}/member

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role for which you want to add or remove members.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

op Body String

Action to take for the user or role.

Enum: add, remove

Example: add

id Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the user or role to add or remove.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

type Body String

Type of member you want to add or remove.

Enum: role, user

Example: role

The request body is an array of objects. Each object includes the three parameters for a single user or role that you want to add or remove:

Example Request

curl -X PATCH 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role/957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d/member' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '[
  {
    "op": "add",
    "id": "f8426061-8413-46ec-a84d-1b481a97b248",
    "type": "role"
  },
  {
    "op": "add",
    "id": "671cdeb8-1af9-45b6-98ee-8ca1e0543a38",
    "type": "user"
  },
  {
    "op": "remove",
    "id": "6f87a9c5-d733-4935-8331-875a4a8e09d7",
    "type": "role"
  },
  {
    "op": "remove",
    "id": "614a6938-7a69-4f7c-ab96-00b50addb1f9",
    "type": "user"
  }
]'

Example Response

No response

Response Status Codes

200 OK

400 Bad Request

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

405 Method Not Allowed

Deleting a Role

Delete the specified role.

Method and URL

DELETE /api/v3/role/{id}

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the role that you want to delete.

note

It is not possible to delete a system role, like ADMIN or PUBLIC. Requests to delete a system role result in a 404 Not Found response.

Example: 957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d

Example Request

curl -X DELETE 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/role/957a8af5-9211-4bc5-9fe5-1a44ff30304d' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Example Response

No response

Response Status Codes

204 No Content

401 Unauthorized

404 Not Found

405 Method Not Allowed

Role Attributes​

Attributes of Objects in the roles Array​

Creating a Role​

Parameters​

Parameters of Objects in the roles Array​

Response Status Codes​

Retrieving a Role by ID​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Retrieving a Role by Name​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Updating a Role​

Parameters​

Parameters of Objects in the roles Array​

Response Status Codes​

Add and Remove Role Members​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Deleting a Role​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Role Attributes

Attributes of Objects in the `roles` Array

Creating a Role

Parameters

Parameters of Objects in the `roles` Array

Response Status Codes

Retrieving a Role by ID

Parameters

Response Status Codes

Retrieving a Role by Name

Parameters

Response Status Codes

Updating a Role

Parameters

Parameters of Objects in the `roles` Array

Response Status Codes

Add and Remove Role Members

Parameters

Response Status Codes

Deleting a Role

Parameters

Response Status Codes