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.

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

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:

<EntityRef xmlns="http://www.veeam.com/ent/v1.0" Type="EnterpriseRoleReference" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/security/roles/d19a3d33-cb77-4ffe-94e6-001432483a4e" Name="Portal User" UID="urn:veeam:EnterpriseRole:d19a3d33-cb77-4ffe-94e6-001432483a4e">
 <Links>
   <Link Rel="Alternate" Type="EnterpriseRole" Href="https://localhost:9398/api/security/roles/d19a3d33-cb77-4ffe-94e6-001432483a4e?format=Entity" />
 </Links>
</EntityRef>