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Procedure
1 Make a GET request and retrieve the ID of the workow from the list of returned workows:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/
2 In a REST client application, add request headers to dene the properties of the workow for which you
want to set permissions.
3 In the request body, specify the permissions that you want to set.
4 Make a POST request at the URL of the workow's permissions:
POST http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/workflows/{workflowID}/permissions/
If the POST request is successful, you receive the status code 201. Information about the workow's
permissions is available in the response body.
Retrieve the Permissions of an Action
You can retrieve information about the permissions of an action by using the Orchestrator REST API.
Procedure
1 Make a GET request and retrieve the ID of the action from the list of returned actions:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/actions/
2 Make a GET request at the URL of the action's permissions:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/actions/{actionID}/permissions/
If the GET request is successful, you receive the status code 200. Information about the action's permissions is
available in the response body.
Delete the Permissions of an Action
You can delete the permissions of an action by using the Orchestrator REST API. You can delete the existing
permissions of an action before you set new permissions.
Procedure
1 Make a GET request and retrieve the ID of the action from the list of returned actions:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/actions/
2 Make a DELETE request at the URL of the action's permissions:
DELETE http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/actions/{actionID}/permissions/
If the DELETE request is successful, you receive the status code 204, and the response body is empty.
Set the Permissions for an Action
You can set the permissions for an action by using the Orchestrator REST API.
Prerequisites
Review the types of permissions that you can set and the syntax that you can use in the request body. See
“REST API Permissions,” on page 40.
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