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# Grant a role on a resource to a subject

POST https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants
Content-Type: application/json

Creates a role grant (a share) on a resource. Authorization: the caller must be an organization administrator, or hold the resource’s share permission on the target (`space:share` for `space`, `spacetype:share` for `spacetype`; `settings` has no share permission and is administrator-only); otherwise returns 403 `forbidden`. Body: `subject` (name exactly one of `organizationMembershipId` or `groupId`), `role` (role slug), `resourceType` (`space` | `spacetype` | `settings`), `resourceExternalId`. `settings` resources are created lazily (idempotent) before granting. Returns the created grant.

Reference: https://docs.cloudraker.com/api/cloud-raker-api/workspace/authorization/create-grant

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CloudRaker API
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /authorization/grants:
    post:
      operationId: create-grant
      summary: Grant a role on a resource to a subject
      description: >-
        Creates a role grant (a share) on a resource. Authorization: the caller
        must be an organization administrator, or hold the resource’s share
        permission on the target (`space:share` for `space`, `spacetype:share`
        for `spacetype`; `settings` has no share permission and is
        administrator-only); otherwise returns 403 `forbidden`. Body: `subject`
        (name exactly one of `organizationMembershipId` or `groupId`), `role`
        (role slug), `resourceType` (`space` | `spacetype` | `settings`),
        `resourceExternalId`. `settings` resources are created lazily
        (idempotent) before granting. Returns the created grant.
      tags:
        - authorization
      parameters:
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Bearer authentication
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The role grant was created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleGrant'
        '403':
          description: Caller is not an admin and lacks the resource’s share permission
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                subject:
                  $ref: >-
                    #/components/schemas/AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaSubject
                role:
                  type: string
                resourceType:
                  $ref: >-
                    #/components/schemas/AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaResourceType
                resourceExternalId:
                  type: string
              required:
                - subject
                - role
                - resourceType
                - resourceExternalId
servers:
  - url: https://api.cloudraker.com
    description: Production
  - url: https://api.staging.raker.one
    description: Staging
  - url: https://api.dev.raker.one
    description: Development
components:
  schemas:
    AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaSubject:
      type: object
      properties:
        organizationMembershipId:
          type: string
        groupId:
          type: string
      title: AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaSubject
    AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaResourceType:
      type: string
      enum:
        - space
        - spacetype
        - settings
      title: >-
        AuthorizationGrantsPostRequestBodyContentApplicationJsonSchemaResourceType
    RoleGrantRole:
      type: object
      properties:
        slug:
          type: string
      required:
        - slug
      title: RoleGrantRole
    RoleGrantResource:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        externalId:
          type: string
        resourceTypeSlug:
          type: string
      required:
        - id
        - externalId
        - resourceTypeSlug
      title: RoleGrantResource
    RoleGrant:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        organizationMembershipId:
          type: string
        role:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleGrantRole'
        resource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RoleGrantResource'
      required:
        - id
        - role
        - resource
      title: RoleGrant
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

```

## Examples



**Request**

```json
{
  "role": "space-admin",
  "resourceType": "space",
  "resourceExternalId": "space-1234"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": "grant-9876",
  "role": {
    "slug": "space-member"
  },
  "resource": {
    "id": "space-1234",
    "externalId": "space-1234",
    "resourceTypeSlug": "space"
  },
  "organizationMembershipId": "orgmem-4567"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants"

payload = {
    "role": "space-admin",
    "resourceType": "space",
    "resourceExternalId": "space-1234"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"role":"space-admin","resourceType":"space","resourceExternalId":"space-1234"}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"role\": \"space-admin\",\n  \"resourceType\": \"space\",\n  \"resourceExternalId\": \"space-1234\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"role\": \"space-admin\",\n  \"resourceType\": \"space\",\n  \"resourceExternalId\": \"space-1234\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"role\": \"space-admin\",\n  \"resourceType\": \"space\",\n  \"resourceExternalId\": \"space-1234\"\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants', [
  'body' => '{
  "role": "space-admin",
  "resourceType": "space",
  "resourceExternalId": "space-1234"
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"role\": \"space-admin\",\n  \"resourceType\": \"space\",\n  \"resourceExternalId\": \"space-1234\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "role": "space-admin",
  "resourceType": "space",
  "resourceExternalId": "space-1234"
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.cloudraker.com/authorization/grants")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```