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

Question

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!

Kallepalli Mahesh Babu · Answer

@Alex Koxaras -Relational- This API works and update the restriction for user. Could you please help with the API endpoint to update the group.

vkochugova · Answer

Hi @Alex Koxaras -Relational- !

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

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!

UPD SOLVED:

* 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}

* For me it works only with PUT method (although there is a valid example with POST in the documentation)

* And before add restrictions for the group, you need to add restriction for current userPUT /wiki/rest/api/content/{id}/restriction/byOperation/update/user?accountId={current user ID}

Hopefully someone will fix this in the documentation.

Thanks!

Alex Koxaras -Relational- · Answer

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