To use the API, you would need to [enable fine-grained access control]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/_index.md#enable-fine-grained-access-control" >}}).
The API does not currently work with an API Token. So in order to use these API endpoints you will have to use [Basic auth]({{< relref "./auth/#basic-auth" >}}).
## Get status
`GET /api/access-control/status`
Returns an indicator to check if fine-grained access control is enabled or not.
Creates a new custom role and maps given permissions to that role. Note that roles with the same prefix as [Fixed Roles]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md" >}}) can't be created.
`permission:delegate` scope ensures that users can only create custom roles with the same, or a subset of permissions which the user has.
For example, if a user does not have required permissions for creating users, they won't be able to create a custom role which allows to do that. This is done to prevent escalation of privileges.
| uid | string | No | UID of the role. If not present, the UID will be automatically created for you and returned in response. Refer to the [Custom roles]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#custom-roles" >}}) for more information. |
| global | boolean | No | A flag indicating if the role is global or not. If set to `false`, the default org ID of the authenticated user will be used from the request. Refer to the [Role scopes]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#role-scopes" >}}) for more information. |
| version | number | No | Version of the role. If not present, version 0 will be assigned to the role and returned in the response. Refer to the [Custom roles]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#custom-roles" >}}) for more information. |
| name | string | Yes | Name of the role. Refer to [Custom roles]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#custom-roles" >}}) for more information. |
| description | string | No | Description of the role. |
| permissions | Permission | No | If not present, the role will be created without any permissions. |
| action | string | Yes | Refer to [Permissions]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/permissions.md" >}}) for full list of available actions. |
| scope | string | No | If not present, no scope will be mapped to the permission. Refer to [Permissions]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/permissions.md#scope-definitions" >}}) for full list of available scopes. |
Update the role with the given UID, and it's permissions with the given UID. The operation is idempotent and all permissions of the role will be replaced with what is in the request. You would need to increment the version of the role with each update, otherwise the request will fail.
#### Required permissions
`permission:delegate` scope ensures that users can only update custom roles with the same, or a subset of permissions which the user has.
For example, if a user does not have required permissions for creating users, they won't be able to update a custom role which allows to do that. This is done to prevent escalation of privileges.
| action | string | Yes | Refer to [Permissions]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/permissions.md" >}}) for full list of available actions. |
| scope | string | No | If not present, no scope will be mapped to the permission. Refer to [Permissions]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/permissions.md#scope-definitions" >}}) for full list of available scopes. |
Delete a role with the given UID, and it's permissions. If the role is assigned to a built-in role, the deletion operation will fail, unless `force` query param is set to `true`, and in that case all assignments will also be deleted.
#### Required permissions
`permission:delegate` scope ensures that users can only delete a custom role with the same, or a subset of permissions which the user has.
For example, if a user does not have required permissions for creating users, they won't be able to delete a custom role which allows to do that.
API set allows to create or remove [built-in role assignments]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#built-in-role-assignments" >}}) and list current assignments.
`permission:delegate` scope ensures that users can only create built-in role assignments with the roles which have same, or a subset of permissions which the user has.
For example, if a user does not have required permissions for creating users, they won't be able to create a built-in role assignment which will allow to do that. This is done to prevent escalation of privileges.
| builtinRole | boolean | Yes | Can be one of `Viewer`, `Editor`, `Admin` or `Grafana Admin`. |
| global | boolean | No | A flag indicating if the assignment is global or not. If set to `false`, the default org ID of the authenticated user will be used from the request to create organization local assignment. Refer to the [Built-in role assignments]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#built-in-role-assignments" >}}) for more information. |
Deletes a built-in role assignment (for one of _Viewer_, _Editor_, _Admin_, or _Grafana Admin_) to the role with the provided UID.
#### Required permissions
`permission:delegate` scope ensures that users can only remove built-in role assignments with the roles which have same, or a subset of permissions which the user has.
For example, if a user does not have required permissions for creating users, they won't be able to remove a built-in role assignment which allows to do that.
| global | boolean | No | A flag indicating if the assignment is global or not. If set to `false`, the default org ID of the authenticated user will be used from the request to remove assignment. Refer to the [Built-in role assignments]({{< relref "../enterprise/access-control/roles.md#built-in-role-assignments" >}}) for more information. |
