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layout: "api"
page_title: "LDAP - Auth Methods - HTTP API"
sidebar_current: "docs-http-auth-ldap"
description: |-
  This is the API documentation for the Vault LDAP auth method.
---

# LDAP Auth Method (API)

This is the API documentation for the Vault LDAP auth method. For
general information about the usage and operation of the LDAP method, please
see the [Vault LDAP method documentation](/docs/auth/ldap.html).

This documentation assumes the LDAP method is mounted at the `/auth/ldap`
path in Vault. Since it is possible to enable auth methods at any location,
please update your API calls accordingly.

## Configure LDAP

This endpoint configures the LDAP auth method.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `POST`    | `/auth/ldap/config`         | `204 (empty body)` |

### Parameters

- `url` `(string: <required>)` – The LDAP server to connect to. Examples:
  `ldap://ldap.myorg.com`, `ldaps://ldap.myorg.com:636`
- `starttls` `(bool: false)` – If true, issues a `StartTLS` command after
  establishing an unencrypted connection.
- `tls_min_version` `(string: tls12)` – Minimum TLS version to use. Accepted
  values are `tls10`, `tls11` or `tls12`.
- `tls_max_version` `(string: tls12)` – Maximum TLS version to use. Accepted
  values are `tls10`, `tls11` or `tls12`.
- `insecure_tls` `(bool: false)` – If true, skips LDAP server SSL certificate
  verification - insecure, use with caution!
- `certificate` `(string: "")` – CA certificate to use when verifying LDAP server
  certificate, must be x509 PEM encoded.
- `binddn` `(string: "")` – Distinguished name of object to bind when performing
  user search.  Example: `cn=vault,ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com`
- `bindpass` `(string: "")` – Password to use along with `binddn` when performing
  user search.
- `userdn` `(string: "")` – Base DN under which to perform user search. Example:
  `ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com`
- `userattr` `(string: "")` – Attribute on user attribute object matching the
  username passed when authenticating. Examples: `sAMAccountName`, `cn`, `uid`
- `discoverdn` `(bool: false)` – Use anonymous bind to discover the bind DN of a
  user.
- `deny_null_bind` `(bool: true)` – This option prevents users from bypassing
  authentication when providing an empty password.
- `upndomain` `(string: "")` – The userPrincipalDomain used to construct the UPN
  string for the authenticating user. The constructed UPN will appear as
  `[username]@UPNDomain`. Example: `example.com`, which will cause vault to bind
  as `username@example.com`.
- `groupfilter` `(string: "")` – Go template used when constructing the group
  membership query. The template can access the following context variables:
  \[`UserDN`, `Username`\]. The default is
  `(|(memberUid={{.Username}})(member={{.UserDN}})(uniqueMember={{.UserDN}}))`,
  which is compatible with several common directory schemas. To support
  nested group resolution for Active Directory, instead use the following
  query: `(&(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={{.UserDN}}))`.
- `groupdn` `(string: "")` – LDAP search base to use for group membership
  search. This can be the root containing either groups or users.  Example:
  `ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com`
- `groupattr` `(string: "")` – LDAP attribute to follow on objects returned by
  `groupfilter` in order to enumerate user group membership. Examples: for
  groupfilter queries returning _group_ objects, use: `cn`. For queries
  returning _user_ objects, use: `memberOf`. The default is `cn`.

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/config
```

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "binddn": "cn=vault,ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com",
  "deny_null_bind": true,
  "discoverdn": false,
  "groupattr": "cn",
  "groupdn": "ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com",
  "groupfilter": "(\u0026(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={{.UserDN}}))",
  "insecure_tls": false,
  "starttls": false,
  "tls_max_version": "tls12",
  "tls_min_version": "tls12",
  "url": "ldaps://ldap.myorg.com:636",
  "userattr": "samaccountname",
  "userdn": "ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com"
}
```

## Read LDAP Configuration

This endpoint retrieves the LDAP configuration for the auth method.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `GET`    | `/auth/ldap/config`          | `200 application/json` |

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/config
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "auth": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "wrap_info": null,
  "data": {
    "binddn": "cn=vault,ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com",
    "bindpass": "",
    "certificate": "",
    "deny_null_bind": true,
    "discoverdn": false,
    "groupattr": "cn",
    "groupdn": "ou=Groups,dc=example,dc=com",
    "groupfilter": "(\u0026(objectClass=group)(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={{.UserDN}}))",
    "insecure_tls": false,
    "starttls": false,
    "tls_max_version": "tls12",
    "tls_min_version": "tls12",
    "upndomain": "",
    "url": "ldaps://ldap.myorg.com:636",
    "userattr": "samaccountname",
    "userdn": "ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com"
  },
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
}
```

## List LDAP Groups

This endpoint returns a list of existing groups in the method.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `LIST`   | `/auth/ldap/groups`          | `200 application/json` |

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/groups
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "auth": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "wrap_info": null,
  "data": {
    "keys": [
      "scientists",
      "engineers"
    ]
  },
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
}
```

## Read LDAP Group

This endpoint returns the policies associated with a LDAP group.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `GET`    | `/auth/ldap/groups/:name`     | `200 application/json` |

### Parameters

- `name` `(string: <required>)` – The name of the LDAP group

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/groups/admins
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "policies": [
      "admin",
      "default"
    ]
  },
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "warnings": null
}
```

## Create/Update LDAP Group

This endpoint creates or updates LDAP group policies.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `POST`    | `/auth/ldap/groups/:name`   | `204 (empty body)`     |

### Parameters

- `name` `(string: <required>)` – The name of the LDAP group
- `policies` `(string: "")` – Comma-separated list of policies associated to the
  group.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "policies": "admin,default"
}
```

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/groups/admins
```

## Delete LDAP Group

This endpoint deletes the LDAP group and policy association.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `DELETE` | `/auth/ldap/groups/:name`    | `204 (empty body)`     |

### Parameters

- `name` `(string: <required>)` – The name of the LDAP group

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/groups/admins
```

## List LDAP Users

This endpoint returns a list of existing users in the method.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `LIST`   | `/auth/ldap/users`           | `200 application/json` |

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request LIST \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/users
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "auth": null,
  "warnings": null,
  "wrap_info": null,
  "data": {
    "keys": [
      "mitchellh",
      "armon"
    ]
  },
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
}
```

## Read LDAP User

This endpoint returns the policies associated with a LDAP user.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `GET`    | `/auth/ldap/users/:username` | `200 application/json` |

### Parameters

- `username` `(string: <required>)` – The username of the LDAP user

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/users/mitchellh
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "policies": [
      "admin",
      "default"
    ],
    "groups": ""
  },
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_id": ""
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "warnings": null
}
```

## Create/Update LDAP User

This endpoint creates or updates LDAP users policies and group associations.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `POST`    | `/auth/ldap/users/:username`   | `204 (empty body)`     |

### Parameters

- `username` `(string: <required>)` – The username of the LDAP user
- `policies` `(string: "")` – Comma-separated list of policies associated to the
  user.
- `groups` `(string: "")` – Comma-separated list of groups associated to the
  user.

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "policies": "admin,default"
}
```

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/users/mitchellh
```

## Delete LDAP User

This endpoint deletes the LDAP user and policy association.

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `DELETE` | `/auth/ldap/users/:username` | `204 (empty body)`     |

### Parameters

- `username` `(string: <required>)` – The username of the LDAP user

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    --request DELETE \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/users/mitchellh
```

## Login with LDAP User

This endpoint allows you to log in with LDAP credentials

| Method   | Path                         | Produces               |
| :------- | :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `POST`   | `/auth/ldap/login/:username` | `200 application/json` |

### Parameters

- `username` `(string: <required>)` – The username of the LDAP user
- `password` `(string: <required>)` – The password for the LDAP user

### Sample Payload

```json
{
  "password": "MyPassword1"
}
```

### Sample Request

```
$ curl \
    --request POST \
    --data @payload.json \
    https://vault.rocks/v1/auth/ldap/login/mitchellh
```

### Sample Response

```json
{
  "lease_id": "",
  "renewable": false,
  "lease_duration": 0,
  "data": null,
  "auth": {
    "client_token": "c4f280f6-fdb2-18eb-89d3-589e2e834cdb",
    "policies": [
      "admins",
      "default"
    ],
    "metadata": {
      "username": "mitchellh"
    },
    "lease_duration": 0,
    "renewable": false
  }
}
```