Set User Privileges through the API

Prerequisite: You need administrative privileges to create and assign user privileges using the Cloud API.

To set user privileges using the Cloud API to manage IAM resources, follow these steps:

1. Authenticate to the Cloud API using your API credentials.

2. Create a user using the POST /cloudapi/v6/um/users endpoint.

• Enter the following required parameters for the user:firstname, lastname, email, and password.

3. Create a group using the POST /cloudapi/v6/um/groups endpoint.

• Enter the required group name parameter for the group.

• Set the accessAndManageIamResources privilege to true.

4. Assign user to the group that is created using the POST /cloudapi/v6/um/groups/{groupId}/users endpoint and provide the user ID in the header.

• Enter the required id parameter to identify the user uniquely.

Result: The accessAndManageIamResources privilege is granted to the user.