Identity API 2.0

Last updated: Jun 15, 2021

The Identity API service enables developers to manage authentication and authorization services for Rackspace services through a simple Representational State Transfer (REST) web service interface.

The Identity service v2.0 is an implementation of OpenStack Keystone Service v2.0 that provides common, token-based authentication and authorization services that allow seamless access to Rackspace products and services.

• Authentication generates a token in response to valid credentials submitted by a user, process, or client. Then, that token is used to confirm identity when requesting access to systems or resources defined in the Identity service catalog.

• Authorization determines the resources and actions available to a user, client, or process based on access control capabilities that can be defined and managed by using the Identity service.

This guide is intended to assist software developers who want to develop applications by using the REST application programming interface (API) for the Identity service.

To use the information provided here, you should have a general understanding of the service and have access to an installation of it. You should also be familiar with the following technologies:

• RESTful web services

• HTTP/1.1

• JSON or XML serialization formats

Use the following links to get user and reference information for using the Identity service REST API.

• Getting Started

• General API information

• API reference

Note

You can also use Identity from the Cloud Control Panel.