POST Identity/ReadAttribute

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Returns an array of attributes for the requested person or group's identity. The caller is not required to have any special permissions.

Requirements

Permissions: The caller is not required to have any special permissions.
Token scope: Configuration

Headers

Content type: Content-Type:application/json.
Token: The bearer access token that you received. For example, Authorization:Bearer 4MyGeneratedBearerTknz==. For more information, see Passing a bearer token in your API calls.

Parameters

Input parameters
Name	Description
Name	Description
AttributeName	The attribute that describes a person or group: For a Group: specify Group Membership. For an individual identity, specify one of the following: Full Name, Internet EMail Address ,Given Name, Surname.
ID	Identity Information that describes a user or group. To get this information, call POST Identity/Browse or the UI.

Returns

Response description
Name	Description
Name	Description
AttributeNames	An array of ID attribute values or an empty array if no ID attributes were stored.

Example: Find information about an identity

Request

POST https://tpp.venafi.example/vedsdk/Identity/ReadAttribute
Authorization:Bearer 4MyGeneratedBearerTknz==
{
   "ID":{
      "PrefixedName":"AD+venqa:bsupport"
   },
   "AttributeName":"Surname"
}

Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
   "Attributes":[
      "support"
   ]
}