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List organizations

GET/api/v1/organizations

Lists the Environment's organizations with member_count and pending_invite_count per row, paginated and searchable by name or slug (q), or looked up exactly by your own id (external_id). Empty while the Environment has organizations disabled. Requires the hierarchy.view permission.

Authentication

Bearer TokenAuthorization Option A

JWT access token. Never send alongside X-API-Key: a request carrying both is refused.

API KeyX-API-Key Option B

API key for management-tier access. Never send alongside an Authorization header: a request carrying both is refused.

Query Parameters

pagenumber Optional

Page number (1-based)

min 1

takenumber Optional

Items per page (1-100, default 20)

range 1–100

qstring Optional

Search organization names and slugs

max length 200

sort_byenum Optional

Sort column. Defaults to `name`, A to Z.

one of "name" · "created"

orderenum Optional

Sort direction

one of "asc" · "desc"

external_idstring Optional

Exact match on the organization's `external_id` (your own id for it). Answers one organization or none.

Responses

application/json

  • itemsOrganizationResponseDto[]*
  • paginationPageMetaDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

Pagination

This endpoint returns a paginated collection. Use the query parameters below to page through results.

pagenumber

Page number (1-indexed). Defaults to 1.

takenumber

Items per page (1 to 100). Defaults to 20.

Each response includes an items array alongside a pagination object with item_count, page_count, has_previous_page, and has_next_page fields.

Returned object

OrganizationResponseDtoView all properties on this resource
Request
curl -X GET "https://auth.canopy-io.com/api/v1/organizations?page=0&take=0&q=value&sort_by=name&order=asc&external_id=value" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CANOPY_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "slug": "string",
      "metadata": {},
      "external_id": "string",
      "member_count": 0,
      "pending_invite_count": 0,
      "created_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
      "version": 0
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 0,
    "take": 0,
    "item_count": 0,
    "page_count": 0,
    "has_previous_page": false,
    "has_next_page": false
  }
}
 Related endpoints
GETWhat the caller administers in an organization
GETList the organization's tree as the caller sees it
GETList who holds a role at a node in the organization
GETSummarize who holds a role at a node in the organization
GETList the roles the caller may grant at a node
GETList the organization's members, for granting a role at a node
POSTGrant a role at a node beneath the organization
PATCHChange a grant in the organization
DELETETake a grant in the organization away
POSTCreate an organization
DELETEDelete every organization
GETGet an organization
PATCHUpdate an organization
DELETEDelete an organization
GETGet an organization's authentication policy
PATCHUpdate an organization's authentication policy
POSTRegenerate the organization's SSO recovery codes
POSTStart a test sign-in on the organization's connection
GETRead the organization's test sign-in
GETList the organization's domain claims
POSTClaim a domain for the organization
POSTVerify one of the organization's domains
DELETERemove one of the organization's domain claims
GETList an organization's SSO connections
POSTBind an SSO connection to an organization
DELETEUnbind an SSO connection from an organization
GETList an organization's members
POSTAdd a member to an organization
DELETERemove a member from an organization
POSTReset a member's multi-factor authentication
GETList an organization's invitations
POSTInvite a member into an organization
GETList the roles an organization may assign
DELETERevoke an organization invitation
GETGet an organization's SSO connection
POSTSet up an organization's SSO connection
PATCHChange an organization's SSO connection
DELETERemove an organization's SSO connection
POSTActivate an organization's SSO connection
POSTDisable an organization's SSO connection
POSTImport the identity provider's SAML metadata
GETList the connection's recent sign-ins
GETList the roles the organization's SSO sign-ins may arrive with
GETGet the service-provider values for an organization's SSO connection
GETGet an organization's directory connection
POSTCreate an organization's directory connection
DELETERemove an organization's directory connection
GETList an organization's directory-sync tokens
POSTMint a directory-sync token for an organization
POSTReplace a directory-sync token without an outage
DELETERevoke a directory-sync token
GETRecent directory-sync activity for an organization
GETList the roles an organization's directory may grant
PUTReplace the roles an organization's directory may grant
GETList the groups an organization's provider has pushed
PUTMap a pushed group to one of the available roles
DELETEClear a pushed group's role mapping
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