REST API - impersonating user

Hannes Eichner

I am using the REST API to retrieve/upload documents from a Web Application. I would like to use the Application user name (which matches the content server username) to act as this user.
Currently I am connecting with the admin user, but I would like to use the REST API with a user that has less rights. I created a Content Server User, but I cannot authenticate with this user.
1.) Does the REST API only allow connecting with the admin user? How can I connect with another user? What are the prerequisites for this user?
2.) Does the REST API support impersonation? (connecting via admin user and then act as another user)
3.) Does the SOAP API support this?

Thank you,
Hannes

Ferdinand Prantl

Users with the login privilege can authenticate the REST API calls. Getting the ticket value for the OTCSTicket header by v1/auth:

POST .../api/v1/auth
username=myname&password=mypassword

Users with the system administration privilege can impersonate other users:

POST .../api/v1/auth
username=myadmin&password=myadminpassword&impersonate_username=myname

LAPI and SOAP WS support impersonation too.