JWT Authentication Policy

General Information

Policy Type

policy-auth-jwt

Endpoints

List Policies

GET /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/

Add Policy

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Update Policy

PUT /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Delete Policy

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

---

List Policies

Endpoint

GET /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "resultList": [
    {
      "apiProxy": {
        "name": "MyAPI",
        "requestPolicyList": [
          {
            "type": "policy-auth-jwt",
            "name": "jwt-auth-policy",
            "description": "JWT authentication policy",
            "active": true,
            "tokenNeverExpires": false,
            "tokenExpiresInAmount": 3600,
            "tokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
            "refreshTokenAllowed": true,
            "refreshTokenCount": 5,
            "refreshTokenExpiresInAmount": 86400,
            "refreshTokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
            "allowUrlParameters": false,
            "managedFromThisPolicy": true,
            "grantType": "PASSWORD",
            "jwtSignatureAlgorithm": "HS256"
          }
        ],
        "responsePolicyList": [],
        "errorPolicyList": []
      }
    }
  ],
  "resultCount": 1
}

cURL Example

curl -X GET \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

---

Add Policy

Endpoint

POST /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": true,
    "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
    "order": 1
  },
  "policy": {
    "type": "policy-auth-jwt",
    "description": "JWT authentication policy - issue and validate tokens",
    "active": true,
    "tokenNeverExpires": false,
    "tokenExpiresInAmount": 3600,
    "tokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
    "refreshTokenAllowed": true,
    "refreshTokenCount": 5,
    "refreshTokenExpiresInAmount": 86400,
    "refreshTokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
    "allowUrlParameters": false,
    "managedFromThisPolicy": true,
    "grantType": "PASSWORD",
    "jwtSignatureAlgorithm": "HS256"
  }
}

Request Body Fields

operationMetadata

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
targetScope	string	Yes	-	Policy scope: ALL or ENDPOINT
targetEndpoint	string	No*	-	Endpoint path (required if targetScope=ENDPOINT)
targetEndpointHTTPMethod	string	No*	-	HTTP method (required if targetScope=ENDPOINT)
targetPipeline	string	Yes	-	Pipeline: REQUEST, RESPONSE, or ERROR
deploy	boolean	No	true	Whether to deploy after adding policy
deployTargetEnvironmentNameList	array	No	[]	List of environment names to deploy to
order	integer	No	null	Policy execution order (starts from 1)

Enum: targetScope

• ALL - Policy applies to all endpoints
• ENDPOINT - Policy applies only to specified endpoint

Enum: targetPipeline

• REQUEST - Executes in request pipeline
• RESPONSE - Executes in response pipeline
• ERROR - Executes in error pipeline

Enum: targetEndpointHTTPMethod

• GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS, HEAD

policy

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
type	string	Yes	-	Policy type: policy-auth-jwt
description	string	No	-	Policy description
active	boolean	No	true	Whether policy is active
tokenNeverExpires	boolean	No	true	Whether token never expires
tokenExpiresInAmount	long	No*	-	Token expiration amount (required if tokenNeverExpires=false)
tokenExpiresInUnit	string	No*	-	Token expiration unit (required if tokenNeverExpires=false)
refreshTokenAllowed	boolean	No	false	Allow refresh tokens
refreshTokenCount	integer	No	-	Maximum number of refresh tokens per user
refreshTokenExpiresInAmount	long	No	-	Refresh token expiration amount
refreshTokenExpiresInUnit	string	No	-	Refresh token expiration unit
allowUrlParameters	boolean	No	false	Allow token in URL parameters
managedFromThisPolicy	boolean	No	true	Token managed from this policy
grantType	string	No	PASSWORD	Grant type for token issuance
jwtSignatureAlgorithm	string	Yes	-	JWT signature algorithm

EnumTimeUnit

• MILLI_SECONDS - Milliseconds
• SECONDS - Seconds
• MINUTES - Minutes
• HOURS - Hours
• DAYS - Days
• WEEKS - Weeks
• MONTHS - Months
• YEARS - Years

EnumPolicyAuthenticationGrantType

• PASSWORD - Password grant type (username/password)
• CLIENT_CREDENTIALS - Client credentials grant type (client_id/client_secret)

JWT Signature Algorithms

Common algorithms supported:

• HS256 - HMAC SHA-256 (symmetric)
• HS384 - HMAC SHA-384 (symmetric)
• HS512 - HMAC SHA-512 (symmetric)
• RS256 - RSA SHA-256 (asymmetric)
• RS384 - RSA SHA-384 (asymmetric)
• RS512 - RSA SHA-512 (asymmetric)
• ES256 - ECDSA SHA-256 (asymmetric)
• ES384 - ECDSA SHA-384 (asymmetric)
• ES512 - ECDSA SHA-512 (asymmetric)

Note

• If tokenNeverExpires: false, both tokenExpiresInAmount and tokenExpiresInUnit are required.
• jwtSignatureAlgorithm is required.
• refreshTokenCount limits the number of active refresh tokens per user.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/jwt-auth-policy/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "operationMetadata": {
      "targetScope": "ALL",
      "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
      "deploy": true,
      "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
      "order": 1
    },
    "policy": {
      "type": "policy-auth-jwt",
      "description": "JWT authentication policy",
      "active": true,
      "tokenNeverExpires": false,
      "tokenExpiresInAmount": 3600,
      "tokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
      "refreshTokenAllowed": true,
      "refreshTokenCount": 5,
      "refreshTokenExpiresInAmount": 86400,
      "refreshTokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
      "allowUrlParameters": false,
      "managedFromThisPolicy": true,
      "grantType": "PASSWORD",
      "jwtSignatureAlgorithm": "HS256"
    }
  }'

---

Update Policy

Endpoint

PUT /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": true,
    "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
    "order": 1
  },
  "policy": {
    "type": "policy-auth-jwt",
    "description": "Updated JWT authentication policy",
    "active": true,
    "tokenNeverExpires": false,
    "tokenExpiresInAmount": 7200,
    "tokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
    "refreshTokenAllowed": true,
    "refreshTokenCount": 10,
    "refreshTokenExpiresInAmount": 172800,
    "refreshTokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
    "allowUrlParameters": false,
    "managedFromThisPolicy": true,
    "grantType": "CLIENT_CREDENTIALS",
    "jwtSignatureAlgorithm": "RS256"
  }
}

Note: Request body structure is the same as Add Policy. All fields should be provided for update.

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": [
      {
        "environmentName": "production",
        "success": true,
        "message": "Deployment successful"
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL Example

curl -X PUT \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/jwt-auth-policy/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "operationMetadata": {
      "targetScope": "ALL",
      "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
      "deploy": true,
      "deployTargetEnvironmentNameList": ["production"],
      "order": 1
    },
    "policy": {
      "type": "policy-auth-jwt",
      "description": "Updated JWT authentication policy",
      "active": true,
      "tokenNeverExpires": false,
      "tokenExpiresInAmount": 7200,
      "tokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
      "refreshTokenAllowed": true,
      "refreshTokenCount": 10,
      "refreshTokenExpiresInAmount": 172800,
      "refreshTokenExpiresInUnit": "SECONDS",
      "allowUrlParameters": false,
      "managedFromThisPolicy": true,
      "grantType": "PASSWORD",
      "jwtSignatureAlgorithm": "HS256"
    }
  }'

---

Delete Policy

Endpoint

DELETE /apiops/projects/{projectName}/apiProxies/{apiProxyName}/policies/{policyName}/

Request

Headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}
Content-Type	application/json

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
projectName	string	Yes	Project name
apiProxyName	string	Yes	API Proxy name
policyName	string	Yes	Policy name

Request Body

Full JSON Body Example

{
  "operationMetadata": {
    "targetScope": "ALL",
    "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
    "deploy": false
  }
}

Request Body Fields

operationMetadata

Field	Type	Required	Description
targetScope	string	Yes	Policy scope: ALL or ENDPOINT
targetPipeline	string	Yes	Pipeline: REQUEST, RESPONSE, or ERROR
deploy	boolean	No	false

Response

Success Response (200 OK)

{
  "success": true,
  "deploymentResult": {
    "success": true,
    "deploymentResults": []
  }
}

cURL Example

curl -X DELETE \
  "https://demo.apinizer.com/apiops/projects/MyProject/apiProxies/MyAPI/policies/jwt-auth-policy/" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "operationMetadata": {
      "targetScope": "ALL",
      "targetPipeline": "REQUEST",
      "deploy": false
    }
  }'

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Notes and Warnings

• Token Expiration:

  • When tokenNeverExpires: false, provide tokenExpiresInAmount and tokenExpiresInUnit
  • When tokenNeverExpires: true, tokens never expire (use with caution)

• Refresh Tokens:

  • When refreshTokenAllowed: true, clients can refresh expired access tokens
  • refreshTokenCount limits concurrent refresh tokens per user
  • Refresh tokens have separate expiration settings

• Grant Types:

  • PASSWORD - Username/password authentication
  • CLIENT_CREDENTIALS - Client ID/client secret authentication

• Signature Algorithms:

  • Symmetric (HS256, HS384, HS512) - Use shared secret
  • Asymmetric (RS256, RS384, RS512, ES256, ES384, ES512) - Use public/private key pair

• URL Parameters: When allowUrlParameters: true, tokens can be passed in URL (less secure)

• Managed Policy: When managedFromThisPolicy: true, tokens are issued and managed by this policy

• KeyStore: For RSA/ECDSA algorithms, configure KeyStore with public/private keys

• Deployment: Policy changes require deployment to take effect. Set deploy: true or deploy manually.

Related Documentation

• List Policies - List all policies
• Add Policy - General policy addition guide
• Update Policy - General policy update guide
• Delete Policy - General policy deletion guide