Modeling Basics
This article describes how to grant a user access to an object in Okta FGA.
Granting access with relationship tuples is a core part of Okta FGA. Without relationship tuples, any checks_ will fail. You should use:
- authorization model to represent what relations are possible between the users and objects in the system
- relationship tuples to represent the facts about the relationships between users and objects in your system.
Before you start
Familiarize yourself with Okta FGA Concepts to understand how to develop a relationship tuple and authorization model.
Assume that you have the following authorization model.
You have a type called document
that can have a viewer
and/or an editor
.
You have a type called
document
that can have a viewer
and/or an editor
.- DSL
- JSON
model
schema 1.1
type user
type document
relations
define viewer: [user]
define editor: [user]
{
"schema_version": "1.1",
"type_definitions": [
{
"type": "user"
},
{
"type": "document",
"relations": {
"viewer": {
"this": {}
},
"editor": {
"this": {}
}
},
"metadata": {
"relations": {
"viewer": {
"directly_related_user_types": [
{
"type": "user"
}
]
},
"editor": {
"directly_related_user_types": [
{
"type": "user"
}
]
}
}
}
}
]
}
In addition, you will need to know the following:
Okta FGA Concepts
- A Type: a class of objects that have similar characteristics
- A User: an entity in the system that can be related to an object
- A Relation: a string defined in the type definition of an authorization model that defines the possibility of a relationship between an object of the same type as the type definition and a user in the system
- An Object: represents an entity in the system. Users' relationships to it can be define through relationship tuples and the authorization model
- A Relationship Tuple: a grouping consisting of a user, a relation and an object stored in Okta FGA
Step By Step
For an application to understand that user x has access to document y, it must provide Okta Fine Grained Authorization (FGA) that information with relationship tuples. Each relationship tuple has three basic parameters: a user, a relation and an object.
01. Create A Relationship Tuple
Below, you'll add a relationship tuple to indicate that bob
is an editor
of document:meeting_notes.doc
by adding the following:
- Node.js
- Go
- .NET
- Python
- Java
- curl
- CLI
- Pseudocode
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
const { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } = require('@openfga/sdk'); // OR import { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } from '@openfga/sdk';
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
const fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient({
apiUrl: process.env.FGA_API_URL,
storeId: process.env.FGA_STORE_ID,
authorizationModelId: process.env.FGA_MODEL_ID,
credentials: { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
method: CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
config: {
apiTokenIssuer: process.env.FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER,
apiAudience: process.env.FGA_API_AUDIENCE,
clientId: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_ID,
clientSecret: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_SECRET,
},
},
});
await fgaClient.write({
writes: [
{"user":"user:bob","relation":"editor","object":"document:meeting_notes.doc"}
],
}, {
authorization_model_id: "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
});
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import (
"os"
openfga "github.com/openfga/go-sdk"
. "github.com/openfga/go-sdk/client"
"github.com/openfga/go-sdk/credentials"
)
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
func main() {
fgaClient, err := NewSdkClient(&ClientConfiguration{
ApiUrl: os.Getenv("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId: os.Getenv("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId: os.Getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials: &credentials.Credentials{ // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method: credentials.CredentialsMethodClientCredentials,
Config: &credentials.Config{
ClientCredentialsClientId: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientCredentialsClientSecret: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
ClientCredentialsApiAudience: os.Getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientCredentialsApiTokenIssuer: os.Getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
},
},
})
if err != nil {
// .. Handle error
}
}
options := ClientWriteOptions{
AuthorizationModelId: PtrString("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"),
}
body := ClientWriteRequest{
Writes: []ClientTupleKey{
{
User: "user:bob",
Relation: "editor",
Object: "document:meeting_notes.doc",
},
},
}
data, err := fgaClient.Write(context.Background()).
Body(body).
Options(options).
Execute()
if err != nil {
// .. Handle error
}
_ = data // use the response
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client.Model;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Model;
using Environment = System.Environment;
namespace Example;
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
class MyProgram {
static async Task Main() {
var configuration = new ClientConfiguration() {
ApiUrl = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials = new Credentials() { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method = CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
Config = new CredentialsConfig() {
ApiTokenIssuer = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
ApiAudience = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientSecret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
}
}
};
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(configuration);
}
}
var options = new ClientWriteOptions {
AuthorizationModelId = "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw",
};
var body = new ClientWriteRequest() {
Writes = new List<ClientTupleKey>() {
new() {
User = "user:bob",
Relation = "editor",
Object = "document:meeting_notes.doc"
}
},
};
var response = await fgaClient.Write(body, options);
Initialize the SDK
# Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import os
import openfga_sdk
from openfga_sdk.client import OpenFgaClient, ClientConfiguration
from openfga_sdk.credentials import Credentials, CredentialConfiguration
# FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
# FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
# FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
# FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
# FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
async def main():
credentials = Credentials(
method='client_credentials',
configuration=CredentialConfiguration(
api_issuer= os.environ.get('FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER'),
api_audience= os.environ.get('FGA_API_AUDIENCE'),
client_id= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_ID'),
client_secret= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'),
)
)
configuration = ClientConfiguration(
api_url = os.environ.get('FGA_API_URL'), # required, e.g. https://api.fga.example
store_id = os.environ.get('FGA_STORE_ID'), # optional, not needed for `CreateStore` and `ListStores`, required before calling for all other methods
authorization_model_id = os.environ.get('FGA_MODEL_ID'), # Optional, can be overridden per request
)
# Enter a context with an instance of the OpenFgaClient
async with OpenFgaClient(configuration) as fga_client:
api_response = await fga_client.read_authorization_models()
await fga_client.close()
asyncio.run(main())
options = {
"authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
}
body = ClientWriteRequest(
writes=[
ClientTuple(
user="user:bob",
relation="editor",
object="document:meeting_notes.doc",
),
],
)
response = await fga_client.write(body, options)
Initialize the SDK
// ApiTokenIssuer, ApiAudience, ClientId and ClientSecret are optional.
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.client.OpenFgaClient;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientConfiguration;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientCredentials;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.Credentials;
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' for Dev Preview and Early Access / 'https://api.playground.fga.dev' for the FGA Playground
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
var config = new ClientConfiguration()
.apiUrl(System.getenv("FGA_API_URL")) // If not specified, will default to "https://localhost:8080"
.storeId(System.getenv("FGA_STORE_ID")) // Not required when calling createStore() or listStores()
.authorizationModelId(System.getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID")) // Optional, can be overridden per request
.credentials(new Credentials(
new ClientCredentials()
.apiTokenIssuer(System.getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"))
.apiAudience(System.getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"))
.clientId(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"))
.clientSecret(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"))
));
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(config);
}
}
var options = new ClientWriteOptions()
.authorizationModelId("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw");
var body = new ClientWriteRequest()
.writes(List.of(
new ClientTupleKey()
.user("user:bob")
.relation("editor")
._object("document:meeting_notes.doc")
));
var response = fgaClient.write(body, options).get();
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
curl -X POST $FGA_SERVER_URL/stores/$FGA_STORE_ID/write \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FGA_API_TOKEN" \ # Not needed if service does not require authorization
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"writes": { "tuple_keys" : [{"user":"user:bob","relation":"editor","object":"document:meeting_notes.doc"}] }, "authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"}'
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
fga tuple write --store-id=${FGA_STORE_ID} --model-id=1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw user:bob editor document:meeting_notes.doc
write([
{
"user":"user:bob",
"relation":"editor",
"object":"document:meeting_notes.doc"
}
], authorization_model_id="1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw")
02. Check That The Relationship Exists
Once you add that relationship tuple to Okta FGA, you can check if the relationship is valid by asking if bob is an editor of document:meeting_notes.doc:
- Node.js
- Go
- .NET
- Python
- Java
- CLI
- curl
- Pseudocode
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
const { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } = require('@openfga/sdk'); // OR import { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } from '@openfga/sdk';
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
const fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient({
apiUrl: process.env.FGA_API_URL,
storeId: process.env.FGA_STORE_ID,
authorizationModelId: process.env.FGA_MODEL_ID,
credentials: { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
method: CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
config: {
apiTokenIssuer: process.env.FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER,
apiAudience: process.env.FGA_API_AUDIENCE,
clientId: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_ID,
clientSecret: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_SECRET,
},
},
});
// Run a check
const { allowed } = await fgaClient.check({
user: 'user:bob',
relation: 'editor',
object: 'document:meeting_notes.doc',
}, {
authorization_model_id: '1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw',
});
// allowed = true
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import (
"os"
openfga "github.com/openfga/go-sdk"
. "github.com/openfga/go-sdk/client"
"github.com/openfga/go-sdk/credentials"
)
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
func main() {
fgaClient, err := NewSdkClient(&ClientConfiguration{
ApiUrl: os.Getenv("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId: os.Getenv("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId: os.Getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials: &credentials.Credentials{ // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method: credentials.CredentialsMethodClientCredentials,
Config: &credentials.Config{
ClientCredentialsClientId: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientCredentialsClientSecret: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
ClientCredentialsApiAudience: os.Getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientCredentialsApiTokenIssuer: os.Getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
},
},
})
if err != nil {
// .. Handle error
}
}
options := ClientCheckOptions{
AuthorizationModelId: PtrString("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"),
}
body := ClientCheckRequest{
User: "user:bob",
Relation: "editor",
Object: "document:meeting_notes.doc",
}
data, err := fgaClient.Check(context.Background()).
Body(body).
Options(options).
Execute()
// data = { allowed: true }
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client.Model;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Model;
using Environment = System.Environment;
namespace Example;
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
class MyProgram {
static async Task Main() {
var configuration = new ClientConfiguration() {
ApiUrl = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials = new Credentials() { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method = CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
Config = new CredentialsConfig() {
ApiTokenIssuer = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
ApiAudience = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientSecret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
}
}
};
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(configuration);
}
}
var options = new ClientCheckOptions {
AuthorizationModelId = "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw",
};
var body = new ClientCheckRequest {
User = "user:bob",
Relation = "editor",
Object = "document:meeting_notes.doc",
};
var response = await fgaClient.Check(body, options);
// response.Allowed = true
Initialize the SDK
# Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import os
import openfga_sdk
from openfga_sdk.client import OpenFgaClient, ClientConfiguration
from openfga_sdk.credentials import Credentials, CredentialConfiguration
# FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
# FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
# FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
# FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
# FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
async def main():
credentials = Credentials(
method='client_credentials',
configuration=CredentialConfiguration(
api_issuer= os.environ.get('FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER'),
api_audience= os.environ.get('FGA_API_AUDIENCE'),
client_id= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_ID'),
client_secret= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'),
)
)
configuration = ClientConfiguration(
api_url = os.environ.get('FGA_API_URL'), # required, e.g. https://api.fga.example
store_id = os.environ.get('FGA_STORE_ID'), # optional, not needed for `CreateStore` and `ListStores`, required before calling for all other methods
authorization_model_id = os.environ.get('FGA_MODEL_ID'), # Optional, can be overridden per request
)
# Enter a context with an instance of the OpenFgaClient
async with OpenFgaClient(configuration) as fga_client:
api_response = await fga_client.read_authorization_models()
await fga_client.close()
asyncio.run(main())
options = {
"authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
}
body = ClientCheckRequest(
user="user:bob",
relation="editor",
object="document:meeting_notes.doc",
)
response = await fga_client.check(body, options)
# response.allowed = true
Initialize the SDK
// ApiTokenIssuer, ApiAudience, ClientId and ClientSecret are optional.
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.client.OpenFgaClient;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientConfiguration;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientCredentials;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.Credentials;
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' for Dev Preview and Early Access / 'https://api.playground.fga.dev' for the FGA Playground
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
var config = new ClientConfiguration()
.apiUrl(System.getenv("FGA_API_URL")) // If not specified, will default to "https://localhost:8080"
.storeId(System.getenv("FGA_STORE_ID")) // Not required when calling createStore() or listStores()
.authorizationModelId(System.getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID")) // Optional, can be overridden per request
.credentials(new Credentials(
new ClientCredentials()
.apiTokenIssuer(System.getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"))
.apiAudience(System.getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"))
.clientId(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"))
.clientSecret(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"))
));
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(config);
}
}
var options = new ClientCheckOptions()
.authorizationModelId("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw");
var body = new ClientCheckRequest()
.user("user:bob")
.relation("editor")
._object("document:meeting_notes.doc");
var response = fgaClient.check(body, options).get();
// response.getAllowed() = true
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
fga query check --store-id=$FGA_STORE_ID --model-id=1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw user:bob editor document:meeting_notes.doc
# Response: {"allowed":true}
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
curl -X POST $FGA_SERVER_URL/stores/$FGA_STORE_ID/check \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FGA_API_TOKEN" \ # Not needed if service does not require authorization
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw", "tuple_key":{"user":"user:bob","relation":"editor","object":"document:meeting_notes.doc"}}'
# Response: {"allowed":true}
check(
user = "user:bob", // check if the user `user:bob`
relation = "editor", // has an `editor` relation
object = "document:meeting_notes.doc", // with the object `document:meeting_notes.doc`
authorization_id = "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
);
Reply: true
Checking whether bob
is an viewer
of document:meeting_notes.doc
returns false because that relationship tuple does not exist in Okta FGA yet.
- Node.js
- Go
- .NET
- Python
- Java
- CLI
- curl
- Pseudocode
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
const { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } = require('@openfga/sdk'); // OR import { CredentialsMethod, OpenFgaClient } from '@openfga/sdk';
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
const fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient({
apiUrl: process.env.FGA_API_URL,
storeId: process.env.FGA_STORE_ID,
authorizationModelId: process.env.FGA_MODEL_ID,
credentials: { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
method: CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
config: {
apiTokenIssuer: process.env.FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER,
apiAudience: process.env.FGA_API_AUDIENCE,
clientId: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_ID,
clientSecret: process.env.FGA_CLIENT_SECRET,
},
},
});
// Run a check
const { allowed } = await fgaClient.check({
user: 'user:bob',
relation: 'viewer',
object: 'document:meeting_notes.doc',
}, {
authorization_model_id: '1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw',
});
// allowed = false
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import (
"os"
openfga "github.com/openfga/go-sdk"
. "github.com/openfga/go-sdk/client"
"github.com/openfga/go-sdk/credentials"
)
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
func main() {
fgaClient, err := NewSdkClient(&ClientConfiguration{
ApiUrl: os.Getenv("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId: os.Getenv("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId: os.Getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials: &credentials.Credentials{ // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method: credentials.CredentialsMethodClientCredentials,
Config: &credentials.Config{
ClientCredentialsClientId: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientCredentialsClientSecret: os.Getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
ClientCredentialsApiAudience: os.Getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientCredentialsApiTokenIssuer: os.Getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
},
},
})
if err != nil {
// .. Handle error
}
}
options := ClientCheckOptions{
AuthorizationModelId: PtrString("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"),
}
body := ClientCheckRequest{
User: "user:bob",
Relation: "viewer",
Object: "document:meeting_notes.doc",
}
data, err := fgaClient.Check(context.Background()).
Body(body).
Options(options).
Execute()
// data = { allowed: false }
Initialize the SDK
// Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Client.Model;
using OpenFga.Sdk.Model;
using Environment = System.Environment;
namespace Example;
// Ensure the environment variables are set
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
class MyProgram {
static async Task Main() {
var configuration = new ClientConfiguration() {
ApiUrl = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_URL"),
StoreId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_STORE_ID"),
AuthorizationModelId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_MODEL_ID"),
Credentials = new Credentials() { // Credentials are not needed if connecting to the Playground API
Method = CredentialsMethod.ClientCredentials,
Config = new CredentialsConfig() {
ApiTokenIssuer = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"),
ApiAudience = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"),
ClientId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_ID"),
ClientSecret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"),
}
}
};
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(configuration);
}
}
var options = new ClientCheckOptions {
AuthorizationModelId = "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw",
};
var body = new ClientCheckRequest {
User = "user:bob",
Relation = "viewer",
Object = "document:meeting_notes.doc",
};
var response = await fgaClient.Check(body, options);
// response.Allowed = false
Initialize the SDK
# Checkout the "How to Setup the SDK Client" page for more details.
import os
import openfga_sdk
from openfga_sdk.client import OpenFgaClient, ClientConfiguration
from openfga_sdk.credentials import Credentials, CredentialConfiguration
# FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev' for AU
# FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
# FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com'
# FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
# FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
# FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
async def main():
credentials = Credentials(
method='client_credentials',
configuration=CredentialConfiguration(
api_issuer= os.environ.get('FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER'),
api_audience= os.environ.get('FGA_API_AUDIENCE'),
client_id= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_ID'),
client_secret= os.environ.get('FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'),
)
)
configuration = ClientConfiguration(
api_url = os.environ.get('FGA_API_URL'), # required, e.g. https://api.fga.example
store_id = os.environ.get('FGA_STORE_ID'), # optional, not needed for `CreateStore` and `ListStores`, required before calling for all other methods
authorization_model_id = os.environ.get('FGA_MODEL_ID'), # Optional, can be overridden per request
)
# Enter a context with an instance of the OpenFgaClient
async with OpenFgaClient(configuration) as fga_client:
api_response = await fga_client.read_authorization_models()
await fga_client.close()
asyncio.run(main())
options = {
"authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
}
body = ClientCheckRequest(
user="user:bob",
relation="viewer",
object="document:meeting_notes.doc",
)
response = await fga_client.check(body, options)
# response.allowed = false
Initialize the SDK
// ApiTokenIssuer, ApiAudience, ClientId and ClientSecret are optional.
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.client.OpenFgaClient;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientConfiguration;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.ClientCredentials;
import dev.openfga.sdk.api.configuration.Credentials;
// FGA_API_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev' for Dev Preview and Early Access / 'https://api.playground.fga.dev' for the FGA Playground
// FGA_STORE_ID = 'YOUR_STORE_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page
// FGA_MODEL_ID = 'YOUR_MODEL_ID' - optional, can be overridden per request, helps reduce latency
// FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER = 'fga.us.auth0.com' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_API_AUDIENCE = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' for Dev Preview and Early Access / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_ID = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
// FGA_CLIENT_SECRET = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET' - Get this from your store settings in the dashboard, refer to the "How to get your API Keys" page / not needed for the FGA Playground
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
var config = new ClientConfiguration()
.apiUrl(System.getenv("FGA_API_URL")) // If not specified, will default to "https://localhost:8080"
.storeId(System.getenv("FGA_STORE_ID")) // Not required when calling createStore() or listStores()
.authorizationModelId(System.getenv("FGA_MODEL_ID")) // Optional, can be overridden per request
.credentials(new Credentials(
new ClientCredentials()
.apiTokenIssuer(System.getenv("FGA_API_TOKEN_ISSUER"))
.apiAudience(System.getenv("FGA_API_AUDIENCE"))
.clientId(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_ID"))
.clientSecret(System.getenv("FGA_CLIENT_SECRET"))
));
var fgaClient = new OpenFgaClient(config);
}
}
var options = new ClientCheckOptions()
.authorizationModelId("1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw");
var body = new ClientCheckRequest()
.user("user:bob")
.relation("viewer")
._object("document:meeting_notes.doc");
var response = fgaClient.check(body, options).get();
// response.getAllowed() = true
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
fga query check --store-id=$FGA_STORE_ID --model-id=1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw user:bob viewer document:meeting_notes.doc
# Response: {"allowed":false}
Set the required environment variables
# Not needed when calling the Playground API
curl -X POST \
https://fga.us.auth0.com/oauth/token \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
-d '{"client_id":"'$FGA_CLIENT_ID'","client_secret":"'$FGA_CLIENT_SECRET'","audience":"https://api.us1.fga.dev/","grant_type":"client_credentials"}'
# The response will be returned in the form
# {
# "access_token": "eyJ...Ggg",
# "expires_in": 86400,
# "scope": "read:tuples write:tuples check:tuples ... write:authorization-models",
# "token_type": "Bearer"
# }
# Store this `access_token` value in environment variable `FGA_BEARER_TOKEN`
FGA_SERVER_URL = 'https://api.us1.fga.dev/' // 'https://api.eu1.fga.dev/' for EU and 'https://api.au1.fga.dev/' for AU
curl -X POST $FGA_SERVER_URL/stores/$FGA_STORE_ID/check \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FGA_API_TOKEN" \ # Not needed if service does not require authorization
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"authorization_model_id": "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw", "tuple_key":{"user":"user:bob","relation":"viewer","object":"document:meeting_notes.doc"}}'
# Response: {"allowed":false}
check(
user = "user:bob", // check if the user `user:bob`
relation = "viewer", // has an `viewer` relation
object = "document:meeting_notes.doc", // with the object `document:meeting_notes.doc`
authorization_id = "1uHxCSuTP0VKPYSnkq1pbb1jeZw"
);
Reply: false
Note: When creating relationship tuples for Okta Fine Grained Authorization (FGA), use unique ids for each object and user within your application domain. We're using first names and simple ids to as an easy-to-follow example.