GET /security/roles/{ID}

Returns a security role having the specified ID. The security role belongs to a list of roles used in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager REST API exposes the following security roles:

Portal Administrator
Portal User
VM Restore Operator
File Restore Operator
Exchange Restore Operator
Oracle Restore Operator
SQL Restore Operator

Request

To get a security role used in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, send the GET HTTP request to the URL of the /security/roles/{ID} resource.

HTTP Request

GET https://<Enterprise-Manager>:9398/api/security/roles/{ID}

Request Header

The request contains the following headers:

Header	Required	Description
X-RestSvcSessionId	True	The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. For details, see Authentication and Security.
Accept	False	Identifies the format of the response. Possible values: application/xml — the client can send this value in the header to accept response in the XML format. application/json — the client must send this value in the header to accept the request in the JSON format. If the request does not contain the header, the server will return the response in the XML format.

Header

Required

Description

X-RestSvcSessionId

True

The request requires authorization. In the header, the client must send a session ID copied from the server reply to the request creating a new logon session. For details, see Authentication and Security.

False

Identifies the format of the response. Possible values:

application/xml — the client can send this value in the header to accept response in the XML format.
application/json — the client must send this value in the header to accept the request in the JSON format.

If the request does not contain the header, the server will return the response in the XML format.

Request Body

None.

Query Parameters

None.

Response

The server returns the following response to the client.

Response Codes

A successfully completed operation returns response code 200 OK.

Response Headers

The response to this request contains the following headers. The response may also include additional standard HTTP headers.

Header	Description
Content-length	The length of the response body.
Content-type	The media type and syntax of the request body message. Possible values: application/xml application/json

Header

Description

Content-length

The length of the response body.

Content-type

The media type and syntax of the request body message. Possible values:

application/xml
application/json

Response Body

In the response body, the REST API returns an entity or an entity reference of the /security/roles/{ID} resource. The resource entity contains the following parameters and links.

Parameters

Element	Type	Description
UID	UidType	UID of the security role used in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, for example:urn:veeam:EnterpriseRole:d19a3d33-cb77-4ffe-94e6-001432483a4e.
Name	String	Name of the security role used in Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager, for example: Portal User.

Links

Reference	Relationship	Description
/security/roles/{ID}	Alternate	Alternate URL of the /security/roles/{ID} resource.

Example

A sample request below returns the Portal User security role in used Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager.

Request:

GET https://localhost:9398/api/security/roles/d19a3d33-cb77-4ffe-94e6-001432483a4e

Request Header:

X-RestSvcSessionId NDRjZmJkYmUtNWE5NS00MTU2LTg4NjctOTFmMDY5YjdjMmNj

Response:

200 OK

Response Body: