BigID

BigID DSAR API

Run Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and retrieve the resulting reports. Inspect available DSAR profiles and identifier attributes, submit new DSAR scans, poll status, and download short or full reports in JSON or CSV.

BigID DSAR API is one of 7 APIs that BigID publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include DSAR and Privacy. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, sample payloads, and 1 Naftiko capability spec.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.bigid.com/api/bigid-api-dsar-tutorial/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bigid/refs/heads/main/openapi/bigid-dsar-api-openapi.yml

Examples

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Example
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bigid/refs/heads/main/examples/bigid-create-dsar-report-example.json

Other Resources

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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bigid/refs/heads/main/capabilities/dsar-reports.yaml

OpenAPI Specification

bigid-dsar-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: BigID DSAR API
  description: >-
    Run Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and retrieve the resulting reports
    via the BigID API. Inspect available DSAR profiles and identifier attributes,
    submit new DSAR scans, poll status, and download short or full DSAR reports
    in JSON or CSV.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: BigID Support
    url: https://developer.bigid.com/
    email: [email protected]
  license:
    name: BigID Terms of Service
    url: https://bigid.com/terms/
servers:
  - url: https://{deployment}.bigid.com/api/v1
    description: Customer-hosted BigID deployment.
    variables:
      deployment:
        default: tenant
tags:
  - name: DSAR
    description: Data Subject Access Request operations.
paths:
  /sar/profiles:
    get:
      tags:
        - DSAR
      operationId: listDsarProfiles
      summary: List DSAR Profiles
      description: Find DSAR profiles configured in the BigID environment.
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Profiles retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DsarProfile'
  /sar/attributes:
    get:
      tags:
        - DSAR
      operationId: listDsarAttributes
      summary: List DSAR Attributes
      description: Retrieve the identifier attributes available for a selected DSAR profile.
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
        - name: profile_id
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Attributes retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /sar/reports:
    post:
      tags:
        - DSAR
      operationId: createDsarReport
      summary: Create A DSAR Report
      description: Submit a DSAR scan request using the BigID API.
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DsarRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: DSAR request accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  requestId:
                    type: string
  /sar/reports/{requestId}/status:
    get:
      tags:
        - DSAR
      operationId: getDsarReportStatus
      summary: Get DSAR Report Status
      description: Check the status of a DSAR request to track progress.
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
        - name: requestId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Status retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  status:
                    type: string
  /sar/reports/{requestId}/short-report:
    get:
      tags:
        - DSAR
      operationId: getDsarShortReport
      summary: Get DSAR Short Report
      description: Retrieve the DSAR short report in JSON or CSV.
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
        - name: requestId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: format
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
            enum:
              - json
              - csv
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Report retrieved.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
  schemas:
    DsarProfile:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    DsarRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - profileId
        - userValues
      properties:
        profileId:
          type: string
        userValues:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              attributeName:
                type: string
              attributeValue:
                type: string
        skipAlertOnNoData:
          type: boolean