Troubleshooting: Import Configuration API Returns a 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Version Affected: All
 
 

Overview

Calling SecureAuth CIAM's Import Configuration API can return a 422 Unprocessable Entity error, with response text describing the specific problem — for example, an OAuth client requesting a grant type the target Workspace does not allow.

Cause

The configuration being imported is misconfigured for the target Workspace.

Resolution:

Edit the JSON configuration file to correct the misconfiguration described in the error message, then re-run the import. The import tool checks the configuration against the target Workspace's settings, and will only import clients that are compatible with those settings. For example, this request:

POST https://<tenant_id>.<region>.authz.cloudentity.io/api/system/<tenant_id>/configuration?mode=update

can return:

{
  "status_code": 422,
  "error_code": "",
  "error": "OAuth client wants to use authorization_code grant type but authorization server does not allow it",
  "details": null
}

Correct the configuration to match what the error describes, then re-run the import.


 

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