Issue a service credential
curl --request POST \
--url http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--cookie __Host-argus-session= \
--data '
{
"name": "Discord bot",
"scopes": [
"sessions.view",
"sessions.manage"
]
}
'import requests
url = "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services"
payload = {
"name": "Discord bot",
"scopes": ["sessions.view", "sessions.manage"]
}
headers = {
"cookie": "__Host-argus-session=",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {cookie: '__Host-argus-session=', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({name: 'Discord bot', scopes: ['sessions.view', 'sessions.manage']})
};
fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_PORT => "3000",
CURLOPT_URL => "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => 'Discord bot',
'scopes' => [
'sessions.view',
'sessions.manage'
]
]),
CURLOPT_COOKIE => "__Host-argus-session=",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("cookie", "__Host-argus-session=")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services")
.header("cookie", "__Host-argus-session=")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["cookie"] = '__Host-argus-session='
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "cmg5x9svc0004l508svc00001",
"name": "Discord bot",
"expiresAt": "2026-11-05T19:30:00.000Z",
"token": "argus_EXAMPLE_not_a_real_credential_0000000000000",
"scopes": [
"sessions.view",
"sessions.manage"
]
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_SCOPE",
"message": "Service credentials cannot administer accounts, roles, or credentials."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHENTICATED",
"message": "Sign in to continue."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "FORBIDDEN",
"message": "Permission required: admin.manage."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Too many requests."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"message": "The request could not be completed."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}Administration
Issue a service credential
Permission: admin.manage.
Access: Browser session only.
Creates a scoped bearer token for an integration such as a bot. The token is returned once. Scopes are permission keys; admin.manage and staff.manage cannot be granted. Audited as service.issued.
POST
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admin
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services
Issue a service credential
curl --request POST \
--url http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--cookie __Host-argus-session= \
--data '
{
"name": "Discord bot",
"scopes": [
"sessions.view",
"sessions.manage"
]
}
'import requests
url = "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services"
payload = {
"name": "Discord bot",
"scopes": ["sessions.view", "sessions.manage"]
}
headers = {
"cookie": "__Host-argus-session=",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {cookie: '__Host-argus-session=', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({name: 'Discord bot', scopes: ['sessions.view', 'sessions.manage']})
};
fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_PORT => "3000",
CURLOPT_URL => "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'name' => 'Discord bot',
'scopes' => [
'sessions.view',
'sessions.manage'
]
]),
CURLOPT_COOKIE => "__Host-argus-session=",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("cookie", "__Host-argus-session=")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services")
.header("cookie", "__Host-argus-session=")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("http://localhost:3000/api/admin/services")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["cookie"] = '__Host-argus-session='
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"name\": \"Discord bot\",\n \"scopes\": [\n \"sessions.view\",\n \"sessions.manage\"\n ]\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"id": "cmg5x9svc0004l508svc00001",
"name": "Discord bot",
"expiresAt": "2026-11-05T19:30:00.000Z",
"token": "argus_EXAMPLE_not_a_real_credential_0000000000000",
"scopes": [
"sessions.view",
"sessions.manage"
]
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_SCOPE",
"message": "Service credentials cannot administer accounts, roles, or credentials."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHENTICATED",
"message": "Sign in to continue."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "FORBIDDEN",
"message": "Permission required: admin.manage."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Too many requests."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"message": "The request could not be completed."
},
"requestId": "3f1c9d5e-7a42-4f0b-9c1e-8b6d2a4e5f70"
}Authorizations
The opaque session cookie set by Discord sign-in. Named argus-session outside production. HttpOnly, so scripts cannot read it; same-origin requests send it automatically. Requests other than GET must also carry an Origin header equal to the application's own origin.
Body
application/json
Required string length:
2 - 80Minimum array length:
1An Argus permission key.
Available options:
cad.unit.self, cad.view, cad.dispatch, cad.incidents.create, cad.incidents.manage, cad.units.manage, cad.calls.manage, server.view, players.view, players.lookup, sessions.view, sessions.manage, shifts.view, shifts.manage, staff.view, staff.manage, moderation.view, moderation.warn, moderation.kick, moderation.ban, moderation.history, audit.view, admin.manage, civilians.create, civilians.manage_own, civilians.manage, pnc.view, pnc.records.manage, pnc.licences.manage, pnc.warrants.manage, pnc.markers.manage, pnc.vehicles.manage Required range:
1 <= x <= 90Response
Created.
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