UNunkeyed
keys

Set key roles

Changed on

Replace all roles on a key with the specified set in a single atomic operation.

Use this to synchronize with external systems, reset roles to a known state, or apply standardized role templates. Direct permissions are never affected.

Important: Changes take effect immediately with up to 30-second edge propagation.

Required Permissions

Your root key must have one of the following permissions:

  • api.*.update_key (to update keys in any API)
  • api.<api_id>.update_key (to update keys in a specific API)

Side Effects

Invalidates the key cache for immediate effect, and makes role changes available for verification within 30 seconds across all regions.

post/v2/keys.setRoles

Request

  • Base URL
    https://api.unkey.com
  • URL
    https://api.unkey.com/v2/keys.setRoles
  • Auth
    HTTP bearer

Request body

keyIdstring required

Specifies which key gets the complete role replacement using the database identifier returned from createKey. Do not confuse this with the actual API key string that users include in requests. This is a wholesale replacement operation that removes all existing roles not included in the request. Role changes take effect immediately but may take up to 30 seconds to propagate across all regions.

rolesstring[] required

Replaces all existing role assignments with this complete list of roles. This is a wholesale replacement operation, not an incremental update like add/remove operations.

Providing an empty array removes all direct role assignments from the key. All roles must already exist in the workspace - roles cannot be created automatically. Invalid role references cause the entire operation to fail atomically, ensuring consistent state.

Example request

{
  "keyId": "key_2cGKbMxRyIzhCxo1Idjz8q"
}

Response

Roles set successfully. Returns all roles currently assigned to the key.

Example response

{
  "meta": {
    "requestId": "req_123"
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "role_1234567890abcdef",
      "name": "support.readonly",
      "description": "Provides read-only access for customer support representatives to view user accounts and support tickets",
      "permissions": [
        {
          "id": "perm_1234567890abcdef",
          "name": "users.read",
          "slug": "users-read",
          "description": "Allows reading user profile information and account details"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Changes

  • 4bd11a7252bcRevision changes
    • breaking

      the / request property's maxLength was decreased to 128

    • info

      the / request property's minLength was decreased from 3 to 1

    • info

      removed the pattern ^[a-zA-Z0-9_:\-\.\*]+$ from the request property /

  • 43ad1ce9a152Revision changes
    • info

      the endpoint scheme security dashboard was removed from the API

    • info

      the endpoint scheme security rootKey was removed from the API