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Data Source LBAC rules API
LBAC (Label-Based Access Control) rules can be set for teams.
Get LBAC rules for a data source
GET /api/datasources/uid/:uid/lbac/teams
Gets all existing LBAC rules for the data source with the given uid.
Required permissions
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources:read | datasources: datasources:uid: datasources:uid:my_datasource (single data source) |
Examples
Example request:
GET /api/datasources/uid/my_datasource/lbac/teams HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbkExample response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 131
{
"rules": [
{
"teamUId": "fdnd1pf4m9sxvc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"bigquery-sync-mysql\" }"
]
},
{
"teamUid": "dfed1p2m9sxvfc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"api\" }"
]
}
]
}Update LBAC rules for a data source
PUT /api/datasources/uid/:uid/lbac/teams
Updates LBAC rules for teams associated with the data source with the given uid. Here you submit a list of teams and the rules for each team.
Deleting a team from the list will remove the team’s LBAC rules. You have to submit all teams and their rules to be updated, to remove a team’s rules, you have to submit the current list of rules without the team.
Required permissions
| Action | Scope |
|---|---|
| datasources:write | datasources: datasources:uid: datasources:uid:my_datasource (single data source) |
| datasources.permissions:write | datasources: datasources:uid: datasources:uid:my_datasource (single data source) |
Examples
Example request:
PUT /api/datasources/uid/my_datasource/lbac/teams
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
{
"rules": [
{
"teamUId": "fdnd1pf4m9sxvc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"bigquery-sync-mysql\" }"
]
},
{
"teamUid": "dfed1p2m9sxvfc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"api\" }"
]
}
]
}Example response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 35
{
"id": 1,
"message": "Data source LBAC rules updated",
"name": "loki",
"rules": [
{
"teamUId": "fdnd1pf4m9sxvc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"bigquery-sync-mysql\" }"
]
},
{
"teamUid": "dfed1p2m9sxvfc",
"rules": [
"{ service_name=\"api\" }"
]
}
],
"uid": "ee1nm1t7spog0e",
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