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Getting started

The Identity Federation for AWS REST API is based on open standards, so you can use any web development language or command line tool capable of generating an HTTP request to access the API, e.g. the popular cURL (a CLI tool for transferring data with URL syntax) or the highly recommended HTTPie (a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans). All resources can be used like the regular JIRA REST API (or Stash REST API

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, see info below):

Structure of the REST URIs

The Identity Federation for AWS REST API provides access to resources (data entities) via URI paths. To use the REST API, your application will make an HTTP request and parse the response. The Identity Federation for AWS REST API uses JSON as its communication format, and the standard HTTP methods like GET, PUT, POST and DELETE. URIs for Identity Federation for AWS REST API resources are keyed by the add-on namespace and have the following structure:

http://host:port/context/rest/identity-federation-aws/1.0

REST API

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The easiest way to explore the API is by means of the Atlassian REST API Browser, simply select the Identity Federation for AWS resources.

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resources (Identity Federation)

This is the reference of all resources relevant to this add-ons actual functionality as a as a token vendor for Identity Federation - please see the REST API resources (complete reference) if you intent to include this add-on into administrative automation scenarios (e.g. for scripting).

Resource	URI template	methods	description	permissions	comments
Connectors					This is the main resource to interact with currently in order to retrieve temporary AWS credentials.
	/connectors	GET	Get all AWS connectors.	Configurable
	/connectors/{id}	GET	Get an AWS connector identified by its id.	Configurable	.
	/connectors/{id}/credentials	GET	Get the temporary security credentials via an AWS connector identified by its id.	Configurable	This is the main resource to use for calling AWS Services in turn.

REST API resources (complete reference)

This is the complete reference of all resources available. You usually won't interact with most of these outside of administrative automation scenarios (e.g. for scripting) - please see the REST API resources (Identity Federation) for this add-ons actual functionality first.

Resource	URI template	methods	description	permissions	comments
Accounts					You usually won't interact with accounts via the API currently, please see the Connectors resource instead!
	/accounts	GET|POST	Get all accounts (IAM users).	Administrator
	/accounts/{id}	GET|DELETE|PUT	Get an account (IAM user) identified by its id.	Administrator
Connectors					This is the main resource to interact with currently in order to retrieve temporary AWS credentials.
	/connectors	GET	Get all AWS connectors.	Configurable	You only need GET for the intended usage as a token vendor, but POST will be added in a subsequent release regardless.
	/connectors/{id}	GET	Get an AWS connector identified by its id.	Configurable	You only need GET for the intended usage as a token vendor, but DELETE|PUT will be added in a subsequent release regardless.
	/connectors/{id}/credentials	GET	Get the temporary security credentials via an AWS connector identified by its id.	Configurable	This is the main resource to use for calling AWS Services in turn.

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