URL structure
{orgId} is the ID of an organisation.
Supported methods and overview
POST- transfers the ownership of all file objects and folders from one Covata user to another Covata user.
Detailed description
This API endpoint transfers the ownership of all files/Secure Objects and folders/collections (in which these files are contained) from one Covata user to another Covata user, within the organisation specified by the{orgId} of the request’s URL.
- When using Organisation Administration to transfer item ownership from one Covata user to another, this process must be done as part of removing a user account from an organisation.
- However, when using the Covata API, transferring item ownership from a Covata user can be accomplished without having to remove this user from the organisation.
Supported roles and conditions
This API endpoint supports requests utilising Covata user accounts with the following roles (as described in the Organisation Administrator’s Guide) and conditions:- Organisation administrator - when this user is a member of the organisation specified by the
{orgId}of the request’s URL.
Required headers
The appropriate access token as theBearer token:
Authorisation: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJleHAiOjE0NjcwMTY2NjYsInVzZXJfbmFtZSI6ImFsZXgub...
Content-Type: application/json
Required parameters
The following required parameters must be sent in the body of the POST request, as individual members of a JSON object:- from - The ID of a Covata user (with the Originator role), whose items will be transferred to another Covata user.
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to - The ID of another Covata user (with the Originator role) to whom these items will be transferred.
Example (request):
Optional parameters
The following optional parameter can also be sent in the body of the POST request, as an individual member of the JSON object that includes the Required parameters above:-
folderName - The name of a new folder that will be created at the root location of the Covata user (represented by to above) to whom the complete hierarchy of items (belonging to the user represented by from above) will be transferred.
Note: If this parameter is omitted, then a new folder (like this) will automatically be created with a default name consisting of the email address of the Covata user (represented by from) followed by an underscore, followed by the current date. -
deleteUser - A boolean value that indicates whether (
true) or not (false) the Covata user specified in thefromfield above, whose items are being transfered to another user, will be removed from the organisation.
Example (request):
Returns
If the request succeeded, then an HTTP response status200 OK is returned.
