Add users to role with API

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Hello, I am using the BigFix REST API to add new operators, display the roles they are in, and delete them. I am having issues adding operators to roles though and cannot find any documentation.

when I look at /api/role/{roleID} I see information about the role including an Operators block in the xml like op name

How can I add a new operator to this block? Can I just POST to /api/role/{roleID} with the updated role xml containing a new operator in the Operators block? I’m getting an error that way but is this even possible?

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This works for me

root@bfbionics5:~/rest# curl -s -k --user BFAdmin https://<redacted>:52311/api/role/3535 > 3535.xml Enter host password for user 'BFAdmin':

Edit xml and add/remove operators
root@bfbionics5:~/rest# vi 3535.xml

root@bfbionics5:~/rest# curl -s -k --user BFAdmin -d @3535.xml -X POST https://<redacted>:52311/api/role/3535 Enter host password for user 'BFAdmin': Ok

root@bfbionics5:~/rest#

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Thank you, what exactly are you posting to the server? The exact xml the server returns from the GET request plus your added operators in the block?

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yes, keep the entire XML and only change the operators block

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Thank you, I was sending the wrong header. Appreciate the sanity check! Documentation is pretty sparse so it’s appreciated!