Couldn't update page restriction via REST API (500 error)

[vkochugova]

Hi!

I've tried to add restriction for the page, but I've got 500 status code.

My request was:

POST /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction

Body:

{
"operation": "update",
"restrictions": {
    "group": [
     {
    "type": "group",
    "name": "<group name>"
     }
]
}
}

Response:

{
"statusCode": 500,
"message": "java.lang.NullPointerException: null"
}

Returned message isn't informative and solution isn't clear for me :(

Thanks!

[Alex Koxaras -Relational-]

Hi @vkochugova and welcome to the community!

Try PUT instead of POST

Update restrictions

PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction

Updates restrictions for a piece of content. This removes the existing restrictions and replaces them with the restrictions in the request.

Permissions required: Permission to edit the content.

Connect app scope required: WRITE

OAuth 2.0 scopes required:

ClassicRECOMMENDED:write:confluence-content

[vkochugova]

Hi @Alex Koxaras -Relational- !

Of course I've tried!
Also I've tried different groups and I didn't get anything

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if it will be useful, the GET request works fine, that is the path and the Auth creds are correct. Also it's possible to add restrictions via Web UI

Thanks!

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UPD SOLVED:

1. It works if set params to the URL path (not in the request body, as the documentation says):
   

   PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/update/group/{group_name}

2. For me it works only with PUT method (although there is a valid example with POST in the documentation)
   
   
3. And before add restrictions for the group, you need to add restriction for current user
   

   PUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/update/user?accountId={current user ID}

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Hopefully someone will fix this in the documentation.

Thanks!