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ebroyles's avatar
ebroyles
Maven
8 years ago

Why is the "Update Communities" permission required to view API Browser?

I learned today from a support case I opened that granting developers the "API Browser" and the "View Studio in read-only mode" permissions did not actually enable them to view the API Browser. I had...
  • DougS's avatar
    DougS
    8 years ago

    Hi Eric,

     

    Thank you for reporting this. I tested it out myself, and sure enough, there is a bug here.

     

    There is a permission for using the API browser called "Use the API Browser":

     

     

    Granting that permission should be the only thing you need to do to enable them to use the api browser tab.

     

    I filed a bug to fix this and have fixed it so that all you should need to do is add them to a role that has the "User the API browser" permission. This fix should go into our version 17.8 release.

     

    Thanks,

     

    -Doug

DougS's avatar
DougS
Khoros Oracle

Hi Eric,

 

Thank you for reporting this. I tested it out myself, and sure enough, there is a bug here.

 

There is a permission for using the API browser called "Use the API Browser":

 

 

Granting that permission should be the only thing you need to do to enable them to use the api browser tab.

 

I filed a bug to fix this and have fixed it so that all you should need to do is add them to a role that has the "User the API browser" permission. This fix should go into our version 17.8 release.

 

Thanks,

 

-Doug

Jaime_Lee's avatar
Jaime_Lee
Maven
6 years ago

ChadB  Just because I like asking you questions (and how you answer) or DougS who was the last one to leave a reply on this subject.

 

I have a developer asking me to grant this request

Could you please also give the “Use REST API browser” role and the "URL to access API Browser in Studio."

How do I do this?  I do not see this as a permission under user permissions,

 

I only see:

 

REST API

Make REST API V1 calls with read access,

Make REST API V1 calls,

View Action Logs,

and Manage API Apps

 

I have not read the developer documentation in detail.  Will this be sufficient for his requests/

 

Thank you!

 

Jaime Lee

 

Make REST API V1 calls that read data from the community. (Default = Deny; recommended for Admins)

View logs related to REST API activities. (Default = Deny; recommended for Admins)
  • DougS's avatar
    DougS
    Khoros Oracle
    6 years ago

    Hi Jaime_Lee,

    The permission will only show up on your stage site. You need to go to Admin > Users > Permissions and you will see it (under the "Studio" section):

    I recommend creating a role and granting the permission to that role, then adding the user to the role.

    -Doug

    • Jaime_Lee's avatar
      Jaime_Lee
      Maven
      6 years ago

      DougS

       

      So this user will have to have access to stage then as well.  I am not sure I remember how to do that.  Is this a support case ticket?

      • DougS's avatar
        DougS
        Khoros Oracle
        6 years ago

        This is someone in your organization, correct (or a consultant working on the community)? You should be able to grant them access to stage by giving them the basic auth ("htaccess") login/pw or having their IP whitelisted (you can file a support case to get help with this). Then they just need to self-register on the stage site and give you their user id or login (and you can add them to the role after that).

        -Doug