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ApiClient

Api Client resource for Authentication Service.

Resource operations

This resource supports the following standard methods: create(), load(), update(), delete(). They operate on the instance state — set properties with dot notation, then call the method with no arguments. Any other action listed below is a custom action that takes explicit keyword arguments and returns a value.

Quick Start​

import zssdk
import logging

# Enable debug logging for ApiClient
logging.getLogger('zssdk.zid').setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)

session = zssdk.Session(
vanity_domain="your-vanity-domain",
client_id="your-client-id",
client_secret="your-client-secret",
)

# Get a specific ApiClient
resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
resource.load()
print(resource)

# Debug output shows HTTP request/response details

Identifiers​

NameTypeDescription
idstringUnique identifier

Actions​

create()​

Creates a new ApiClient. Set properties on the resource instance, then call create() — this method takes no arguments.

Properties for creation:

NameTypeRequiredDescription
namestringYes-
descriptionstringNo-
statusbooleanNo-
access_token_life_timeintegerYes-
client_authenticationClientAuthenticationReqYes-
client_resourcesClientResourceRespWrapperCollectionYes-

Returns: ApiClient

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient()
resource.name = "example-name"
resource.access_token_life_time = 3600
resource.client_authentication = {"client_JWKs_url": "https://example.com", "public_keys": [{"key_name": "example-key-name", "key_value": "value"}], "client_certificates": [{"cert_content": "value"}], "auth_type": "value"}
resource.client_resources = [{"name": "example-name", "default_api": True, "id": "resource-id", "selected_scopes": [{"name": "example-name", "id": "resource-id"}]}]
resource.create()
print(f"Created with ID: {resource.id}")

delete()​

Deletes a ApiClient by id. Only the id identifier is required; delete() takes no other arguments.

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
resource.delete()

load()​

Fetches an existing ApiClient by id. Only the id identifier is required; load() takes no other arguments.

Returns: ApiClient

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
resource.load()
print(resource.name)

update()​

Updates an existing ApiClient. Call load() first, modify properties, then call update() — this method takes no arguments.

Properties for update:

NameTypeRequiredDescription
namestringYes-
descriptionstringNo-
statusbooleanNo-
access_token_life_timeintegerYes-
client_authenticationClientAuthenticationReqYes-
client_resourcesClientResourceRespWrapperCollectionYes-

Returns: ApiClient

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
resource.load()
resource.name = "Updated value"
resource.update()

add_secret()​

Parameters:

NameTypeRequiredDescription
expires_atlongYes-

Returns: ApiClientSecret

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
result = resource.add_secret(expires_at=3600)
print(result)

delete_secret()​

Parameters:

NameTypeRequiredDescription
secret_idstringYes-

Example:

resource = session.zid.ApiClient(id="your-resource-id")
result = resource.delete_secret(secret_id="resource-id")
print(result)

Attributes​

NameTypeRequiredDescription
namestringYes-
descriptionstringNo-
statusbooleanNo-
access_token_life_timeintegerYes-
client_authenticationClientAuthenticationReqYes-
client_resourcesClientResourceRespWrapperCollectionYes-
idstringYes-