Move directory object

Moves a directory object to the specified organizational unit or container.

POST ~/api/directoryObjects/move

Request parameters

This request has no parameters.

Request headers

  • Name

  • Required

  • Description

  • Adm-Authorization

  • True

  • Specify the security token obtained during authentication.

  • Content-Type

  • True

  • Use application/json as the value of this header.

Request body

The request body is a JSON object with the following data structure:

{
    "directoryObject": "<objectId>",
    "targetContainer": "<containerID>"
}

directoryObject string

The identifier of the directory object which should be moved. An object can be identified by:

 Distinguished name (DN)
# Example
CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com
 Globally unique identifier (GUID)
# Example
7a4267ce-d354-44e7-8bd6-c681f1284a41
 Security identifier (SID)
# Example
S-1-5-21-3635565734-1729062999-1822655016-1627

targetContainer string

The identifier of the OU or the container where the object should be moved. An OU or container can be identified by:

 Distinguished name (DN)
# Example
OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com
 Globally unique identifier (GUID)
# Example
0b4d238a-62fc-4088-0ff3-4ae2b108eed4

Responses

If successful, returns 200 OK status code and an operation result in the response body. Otherwise, returns one of the common HTTP error codes and an error description in the response body.

Examples

 Move a user to another OU

The following code sample moves a user account to the specified organizational unit.

Request

PowerShell
$baseUrl = "https://host.example.com/restApi"
$endpoint = "/api/directoryObjects/move"

# Request parameters
$requestUrl = $baseUrl + $endpoint
$requestHeaders = @{"Adm-Authorization" = YOUR-SECURITY-TOKEN}
$requestBody = ConvertTo-Json @{
    "directoryObject" = "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com";
    "targetContainer" = "OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com"
} 

# Make request
Invoke-RestMethod -Method POST -Headers $requestHeaders -Uri $requestUrl `
    -Body $requestBody -ContentType "application/json"
C#
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {   
        const string baseUrl = "https://host.example.com/restApi";
        const string endpoint = "/api/directoryObjects/move";

        // Create JSON request body
        string jsonRequest = @"
        {
            'directoryObject': 'CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com',
            'targetContainer': 'OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com'
        }";
        StringContent requestBody = new(jsonRequest, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

        // Initialize HTTP client
        using HttpClient client = new();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Adm-Authorization", YOUR-SECURITY-TOKEN);

        // Make request
        HttpResponseMessage response = await client.PostAsync(
            baseUrl + endpoint, requestBody);
        string responseBody = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
        Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
    }
}
cURL
curl  --header 'Adm-Authorization: YOUR-SECURITY-TOKEN' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--request POST 'https://host.example.com/restApi/api/directoryObjects/move' \
--data-raw '{
    "directoryObject": "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com",
    "targetContainer": "OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com"
}'
node.js
var https = require('https');

// Request parameters
var options = {
    'method': 'POST',
    'hostname': 'host.example.com',
    'path': '/restApi/api/directoryObjects/move',
    'headers': {
        'Adm-Authorization': 'YOUR-SECURITY-TOKEN',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    }
};

// Create JSON request body
var postData = `
{
    "directoryObject": "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com",
    "targetContainer": "OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com"
}`;

// Make request
var req = https.request(options, res => {
    var data = [];

    res.on("data", chunk => {
        data.push(chunk);
    });

    res.on("end", () => {
        var body = Buffer.concat(data);
        console.log(body.toString());
    });

    res.on("error", error => {
        console.error(error);
    });
});
req.write(postData);

req.end();
Python
import requests
import json

baseUrl = "https://host.example.com/restApi"
endpoint = "/api/directoryObjects/move"

# Request parameters
requestUrl = baseUrl + endpoint
requestHeaders = {"Adm-Authorization": YOUR-SECURITY-TOKEN}
requestBody = {
    "directoryObject": "CN=John Smith,CN=Users,DC=example,DC=com",
    "targetContainer": "OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com"
}

# Make request
request = requests.post(requestUrl, headers=requestHeaders, json=requestBody)
response = json.loads(request.content)
print(response)

Response

HTTP Status code: 200 OK
Response body:

{
    "resultType": 0,
    "innerMessages": [],
    "exception": null,
    "actualObjectDN": "CN=John Smith,OU=My Organizational Unit,DC=example,DC=com",
    "extraInfo": {}
}

See also