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Access Control Lists - Query

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Service:
Security
API Version:
7.1

Return a list of access control lists for the specified security namespace and token. All ACLs in the security namespace will be retrieved if no optional parameters are provided.

GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/_apis/accesscontrollists/{securityNamespaceId}?api-version=7.1
With optional parameters: 
GET https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/_apis/accesscontrollists/{securityNamespaceId}?token={token}&descriptors={descriptors}&includeExtendedInfo={includeExtendedInfo}&recurse={recurse}&api-version=7.1

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
securityNamespaceId
 path True

string

uuid

Security namespace identifier.
organization
 path

string

The name of the Azure DevOps organization.
api-version
 query True

string

Version of the API to use. This should be set to '7.1' to use this version of the api.
descriptors
 query

string

An optional filter string containing a list of identity descriptors separated by ',' whose ACEs should be retrieved. If this is left null, entire ACLs will be returned.
includeExtendedInfo
 query

boolean

If true, populate the extended information properties for the access control entries contained in the returned lists.
recurse
 query

boolean

If true and this is a hierarchical namespace, return child ACLs of the specified token.
token
 query

string

Security token

Responses

Name Type Description
200 OK

AccessControlList[]

successful operation

Security

accessToken

Personal access token. Use any value for the user name and the token as the password.

Type: basic

Examples

All ACLs in a security namespace
Filter by descriptors
Filter by token
Include child ACLs
Include extended info properties

All ACLs in a security namespace

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/accesscontrollists/5a27515b-ccd7-42c9-84f1-54c998f03866?api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:
200 
{
  "count": 5,
  "value": [
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4\\846cd9c3-56ba-4158-b6d2-23a3a73244e5",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-1-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-1-2",
          "allow": 8,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "28b9bb88-a513-4115-9b5c-8be39ce1f1ba",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-3": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-2294004008-329585985-2606533603-2632053178-0-0-0-0-3",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": false,
      "token": "token1",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": false,
      "token": "token2",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 8,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Filter by descriptors

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/accesscontrollists/5a27515b-ccd7-42c9-84f1-54c998f03866?descriptors=Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:
200 
{
  "count": 5,
  "value": [
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4\\846cd9c3-56ba-4158-b6d2-23a3a73244e5",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 0,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "28b9bb88-a513-4115-9b5c-8be39ce1f1ba",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 0,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": false,
      "token": "token1",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": false,
      "token": "token2",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Filter by token

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/accesscontrollists/5a27515b-ccd7-42c9-84f1-54c998f03866?token=1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:
200 
{
  "count": 1,
  "value": [
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Include child ACLs

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/accesscontrollists/5a27515b-ccd7-42c9-84f1-54c998f03866?token=1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4&includeExtendedInfo=False&recurse=True&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:
200 
{
  "count": 2,
  "value": [
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4\\846cd9c3-56ba-4158-b6d2-23a3a73244e5",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-1-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-1-2",
          "allow": 8,
          "deny": 0
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Include extended info properties

Sample request

GET https://dev.azure.com/fabrikam/_apis/accesscontrollists/5a27515b-ccd7-42c9-84f1-54c998f03866?token=1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4&includeExtendedInfo=True&api-version=7.1

Sample response

Status code:
200 
{
  "count": 1,
  "value": [
    {
      "inheritPermissions": true,
      "token": "1ba198c0-7a12-46ed-a96b-f4e77554c6d4",
      "acesDictionary": {
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-1",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0,
          "extendedInfo": {
            "effectiveAllow": 31
          }
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-2",
          "allow": 31,
          "deny": 0,
          "extendedInfo": {
            "effectiveAllow": 31
          }
        },
        "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3": {
          "descriptor": "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Identity;S-1-9-1551374245-1204400969-2402986413-2179408616-0-0-0-0-3",
          "allow": 1,
          "deny": 0,
          "extendedInfo": {
            "effectiveAllow": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "includeExtendedInfo": true
    }
  ]
}

Definitions

Name Description
AccessControlEntry

Class for encapsulating the allowed and denied permissions for a given IdentityDescriptor.
AccessControlList

The AccessControlList class is meant to associate a set of AccessControlEntries with a security token and its inheritance settings.
AceExtendedInformation

Holds the inherited and effective permission information for a given AccessControlEntry.
IdentityDescriptor

An Identity descriptor is a wrapper for the identity type (Windows SID, Passport) along with a unique identifier such as the SID or PUID.

AccessControlEntry

Class for encapsulating the allowed and denied permissions for a given IdentityDescriptor.

Name Type Description
allow

integer

The set of permission bits that represent the actions that the associated descriptor is allowed to perform.
deny

integer

The set of permission bits that represent the actions that the associated descriptor is not allowed to perform.
descriptor

IdentityDescriptor

The descriptor for the user this AccessControlEntry applies to.
extendedInfo

AceExtendedInformation

This value, when set, reports the inherited and effective information for the associated descriptor. This value is only set on AccessControlEntries returned by the QueryAccessControlList(s) call when its includeExtendedInfo parameter is set to true.

AccessControlList

The AccessControlList class is meant to associate a set of AccessControlEntries with a security token and its inheritance settings.

Name Type Description
acesDictionary

<string,  AccessControlEntry>

Storage of permissions keyed on the identity the permission is for.
includeExtendedInfo

boolean

True if this ACL holds ACEs that have extended information.
inheritPermissions

boolean

True if the given token inherits permissions from parents.
token

string

The token that this AccessControlList is for.

AceExtendedInformation

Holds the inherited and effective permission information for a given AccessControlEntry.

Name Type Description
effectiveAllow

integer

This is the combination of all of the explicit and inherited permissions for this identity on this token. These are the permissions used when determining if a given user has permission to perform an action.
effectiveDeny

integer

This is the combination of all of the explicit and inherited permissions for this identity on this token. These are the permissions used when determining if a given user has permission to perform an action.
inheritedAllow

integer

These are the permissions that are inherited for this identity on this token. If the token does not inherit permissions this will be 0. Note that any permissions that have been explicitly set on this token for this identity, or any groups that this identity is a part of, are not included here.
inheritedDeny

integer

These are the permissions that are inherited for this identity on this token. If the token does not inherit permissions this will be 0. Note that any permissions that have been explicitly set on this token for this identity, or any groups that this identity is a part of, are not included here.

IdentityDescriptor

An Identity descriptor is a wrapper for the identity type (Windows SID, Passport) along with a unique identifier such as the SID or PUID.

Name Type Description
identifier

string

The unique identifier for this identity, not exceeding 256 chars, which will be persisted.
identityType

string

Type of descriptor (for example, Windows, Passport, etc.).