Create a scope

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POST
/resources/scopes

Creates a new identity scope that defines a permission clients can request to receive specific user claims.

Authorization

API-Key
headerX-API-KEY<token>

MonoCloud APIs require authentication with an API key. Retrieve your key from the Tenant Settings section of the MonoCloud dashboard and include it in the request header as: X-API-Key: <your_api_key>

Request Body

application/json

The request payload used to create a new scope.

TypeScript Definitions

Use the request body type in TypeScript.

Create Scope Request: Creates an identity scope that defines a permission for accessing user claims.

Response Headers

201

location?string

Returns the location header

Formaturi

Response Body

201

application/json

The scope was created successfully

TypeScript Definitions

Use the response body type in TypeScript.

Scope Response: Represents a permission that can be requested by clients and evaluated during authorization.

Errors

401Unauthorized
403Forbidden

curl -X POST "https://your-domain.us.monocloud.com/api/resources/scopes" \  -H "X-API-KEY: <token>" \  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \  -d '{    "name": "string",    "user_claims": [      {        "claim": "string"      }    ]  }'
{  "id": "string",  "display_name": null,  "description": null,  "show_in_discovery_document": true,  "creation_time": 0,  "last_updated": 0,  "name": "string",  "required": true,  "emphasize": true,  "is_default": true,  "user_claims": [    {      "claim": "string",      "include_in_identity_token": true,      "include_in_user_info": true    }  ]}
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