- URL:
- https://<root>/security/roles/update
- Methods:
POST- Required Capability:
- Access allowed with either the "Update", "Delete", "Security and Infrastructure", or "Servers" privileges
- Version Introduced:
- 10.1
Description
The update operation updates a role in the role store with new information. This operation is available only when the role store is a read-write store, such as the default ArcGIS Server store.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
(Required) | The name of the role. The name must be unique in the role store. Example |
(Optional) | Adds comments or a description for the role. Example |
| The response format. The default response format is Values: |
Example usage
The following is a sample POST request for the update operation:
POST /<context>/admin/security/roles/update HTTP/1.1
Host: organization.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []
rolename=editors&description=Group of users that can edit maps&f=pjsonJSON Response example
{"status": "success"}