---
title: "Create"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/apps/{app_id}/entitlements"
tags: ["App Entitlement"]
---

# Create

`POST /api/v1/apps/{app_id}/entitlements`

Create a new app entitlement for an app. This is used to define a custom permission, group, or role within the app.

## Path parameters

- `app_id` string, required — The ID of the app to create the entitlement in.

## Request body

- C1ApiAppV1CreateAppEntitlementRequestInput — The CreateAppEntitlementRequest message. This message contains a oneof named max_grant_duration. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - durationUnset - durationGrant
  - `alias` string — A unique alias for the entitlement, used for programmatic lookups and Cone.
  - `annotations` object — Bounded key/value metadata bag for IaC marking and customer tags. See .rfcs/object-annotations.md §2. Limits: ≤16 entries; keys 1–128 chars matching ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9._/-]{0,127}$; values 0–256 chars matching URL-safe ASCII; total serialized ≤4096 bytes. Keys starting with `c1/` are reserved for server-managed use and rejected on write. Well-known keys: `managed_by`, `iac_workspace`, `iac_resource_address`, `iac_tool_version`.
  - `appEntitlementOwnerIds` string[], nullable — The IDs of users to set as owners of this entitlement.
  - `appResourceId` string — The ID of the resource that this entitlement belongs to.
  - `appResourceTypeId` string — The ID of the resource type that this entitlement belongs to.
  - `certifyPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy to use for certification tasks.
  - `complianceFrameworkValueIds` string[], nullable — The IDs of compliance frameworks to associate with this entitlement (e.g., SOX, HIPAA).
  - `description` string — The description of the new entitlement.
  - `displayName` string, required — The display name of the new entitlement.
  - `durationGrant` string, duration
  - `durationUnset` object, nullable
  - `emergencyGrantEnabled` boolean — Whether emergency grant requests are enabled for this entitlement.
  - `emergencyGrantPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy to use for emergency grant tasks. Required if emergency_grant_enabled is true.
  - `expandMask` C1ApiAppV1AppEntitlementExpandMask — The app entitlement expand mask allows the user to get additional information when getting responses containing app entitlement views.
    - `paths` string[], nullable — Array of strings to describe which items to expand on the return value. Can be any combination of "*", "app_id", "app_resource_type_id", or "app_resource_id".
  - `grantPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy to use for grant request tasks.
  - `matchBatonId` string — If supplied, it's implied that the entitlement is created before sync and needs to be merged with connector entitlement.
  - `overrideAccessRequestsDefaults` boolean — Whether to override the app-level access request defaults for this entitlement.
  - `provisionPolicy` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy — ProvisionPolicy is a oneOf that indicates how a provision step should be processed. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - connector - manual - delegated - webhook - multiStep - externalTicket - unconfigured - action
    - `action` C1ApiPolicyV1ActionProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that account lifecycle action should be called to provision this entitlement.
      - `actionName` string — The actionName field.
      - `appId` string — The appId field.
      - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
      - `displayName` string — The displayName field.
    - `connector` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvision, nullable — Indicates that a connector should perform the provisioning. This object has no fields. This message contains a oneof named provision_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - defaultBehavior - account - deleteAccount
      - `account` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionAccountProvision, nullable — The AccountProvision message. This message contains a oneof named storage_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - saveToVault - doNotSave
        - `config` object
        - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
        - `doNotSave` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDoNotSave, nullable — The DoNotSave message.
        - `saveToVault` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionSaveToVault, nullable — The SaveToVault message.
          - `vaultIds` string[], nullable — The vaultIds field.
        - `schemaId` string — The schemaId field.
      - `defaultBehavior` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDefaultBehavior, nullable — The DefaultBehavior message.
        - `connectorId` string — this checks if the entitlement is enabled by provisioning in a specific connector this can happen automatically and doesn't need any extra info
      - `deleteAccount` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDeleteAccount, nullable — The DeleteAccount message.
        - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
    - `delegated` C1ApiPolicyV1DelegatedProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should delegate provisioning to the configuration of another app entitlement. This app entitlement does not have to be one from the same app, but MUST be configured as a proxy binding leading into this entitlement.
      - `appId` string — The AppID of the entitlement to delegate provisioning to.
      - `entitlementId` string — The ID of the entitlement we are delegating provisioning to.
      - `implicit` boolean — If true, a binding will be automatically created from the entitlement of the parent app.
    - `externalTicket` C1ApiPolicyV1ExternalTicketProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should check an external ticket to provision this entitlement
      - `appId` string — The appId field.
      - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
      - `externalTicketProvisionerConfigId` string — The externalTicketProvisionerConfigId field.
      - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
    - `manual` C1ApiPolicyV1ManualProvision, nullable — Manual provisioning indicates that a human must intervene for the provisioning of this step.
      - `assignee` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionerAssignment — ProvisionerAssignment defines how a provisioner is dynamically assigned. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - users - appOwners - group - manager - expression - entitlementOwners
        - `appOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1AppOwnerProvisioner, nullable — AppOwnerProvisioner resolves to app owners.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `fallbackUserIds` string[], nullable — Fallback user IDs if no app owners are found.
        - `entitlementOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1EntitlementOwnerProvisioner, nullable — EntitlementOwnerProvisioner resolves to entitlement owners.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `fallbackUserIds` string[], nullable — Fallback user IDs if no entitlement owners are found.
        - `expression` C1ApiPolicyV1ExpressionProvisioner, nullable — ExpressionProvisioner evaluates CEL expressions to determine provisioners.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `expressions` string[], nullable — The CEL expressions to evaluate.
          - `fallbackUserIds` string[], nullable — Fallback user IDs if expression evaluation yields no users.
        - `group` C1ApiPolicyV1GroupProvisioner, nullable — GroupProvisioner resolves to members of a specific group.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `appGroupId` string — The app group ID (entitlement ID).
          - `appId` string — The app ID containing the group.
          - `fallbackUserIds` string[], nullable — Fallback user IDs if no group members are found.
        - `manager` C1ApiPolicyV1ManagerProvisioner, nullable — ManagerProvisioner resolves to the user's manager.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `fallbackUserIds` string[], nullable — Fallback user IDs if no manager is found.
        - `users` C1ApiPolicyV1UserProvisioner, nullable — UserProvisioner assigns specific users as provisioners.
          - `allowReassignment` boolean — Whether the provisioner can reassign the task.
          - `userIds` string[], nullable — The user IDs to assign as provisioners.
      - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
      - `userIds` string[], nullable — An array of users that are required to provision during this step. Deprecated: Use assignee field instead for dynamic provisioner assignment.
    - `multiStep` C1ApiPolicyV1MultiStep, nullable — MultiStep indicates that this provision step has multiple steps to process.
      - `provisionSteps` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy[], nullable — The array of provision steps to process.
    - `unconfigured` C1ApiPolicyV1UnconfiguredProvision, nullable — The UnconfiguredProvision message.
    - `webhook` C1ApiPolicyV1WebhookProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that a webhook should be called to provision this entitlement.
      - `webhookId` string — The ID of the webhook to call for provisioning.
  - `purpose` 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_ASSIGNMENT' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_PERMISSION' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_OWNERSHIP' — The purpose of the entitlement (e.g., assignment, permission, ownership).
  - `revokePolicyId` string — The ID of the policy to use for revoke request tasks.
  - `riskLevelValueId` string — The ID of the risk level to assign to this entitlement.
  - `slug` string — A short label describing the permission the entitlement grants (e.g., "Admin", "Read").

## Response `200`

Successful response

- C1ApiAppV1CreateAppEntitlementResponse — The CreateAppEntitlementResponse message.
  - `appEntitlementView` C1ApiAppV1AppEntitlementView — The app entitlement view contains the serialized app entitlement and paths to objects referenced by the app entitlement.
    - `appEntitlement` C1ApiAppV1AppEntitlement — The app entitlement represents one permission in a downstream App (SAAS) that can be granted. For example, GitHub Read vs GitHub Write. This message contains a oneof named max_grant_duration. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - durationUnset - durationGrant
      - `alias` string — The alias of the app entitlement used by Cone. Also exact-match queryable.
      - `annotations` object — Bounded key/value metadata bag for IaC marking and customer tags. See .rfcs/object-annotations.md §2. Limits: ≤16 entries; keys 1–128 chars matching ^[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9._/-]{0,127}$; values 0–256 chars URL-safe ASCII; total serialized ≤ 4096 bytes. Keys matching ^c1/ are reserved. Well-known keys: `managed_by`, `iac_workspace`, `iac_resource_address`, `iac_tool_version`.
      - `appId` string — The ID of the app that is associated with the app entitlement.
      - `appResourceId` string — The ID of the app resource that is associated with the app entitlement
      - `appResourceTypeId` string — The ID of the app resource type that is associated with the app entitlement
      - `certifyPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy that will be used for certify tickets related to the app entitlement.
      - `complianceFrameworkValueIds` string[], nullable — The IDs of different compliance frameworks associated with this app entitlement ex (SOX, HIPAA, PCI, etc.)
      - `createdAt` string, date-time
      - `defaultValuesApplied` boolean — Flag to indicate if app-level access request defaults have been applied to the entitlement
      - `deletedAt` string, date-time
      - `deprovisionerPolicy` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy — ProvisionPolicy is a oneOf that indicates how a provision step should be processed. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - connector - manual - delegated - webhook - multiStep - externalTicket - unconfigured - action
        - `action` C1ApiPolicyV1ActionProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that account lifecycle action should be called to provision this entitlement.
          - `actionName` string — The actionName field.
          - `appId` string — The appId field.
          - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
          - `displayName` string — The displayName field.
        - `connector` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvision, nullable — Indicates that a connector should perform the provisioning. This object has no fields. This message contains a oneof named provision_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - defaultBehavior - account - deleteAccount
          - `account` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionAccountProvision, nullable — The AccountProvision message. This message contains a oneof named storage_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - saveToVault - doNotSave
            - `config` object
            - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
            - `doNotSave` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDoNotSave, nullable — The DoNotSave message.
            - `saveToVault` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionSaveToVault, nullable — The SaveToVault message.
              - …
            - `schemaId` string — The schemaId field.
          - `defaultBehavior` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDefaultBehavior, nullable — The DefaultBehavior message.
            - `connectorId` string — this checks if the entitlement is enabled by provisioning in a specific connector this can happen automatically and doesn't need any extra info
          - `deleteAccount` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDeleteAccount, nullable — The DeleteAccount message.
            - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
        - `delegated` C1ApiPolicyV1DelegatedProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should delegate provisioning to the configuration of another app entitlement. This app entitlement does not have to be one from the same app, but MUST be configured as a proxy binding leading into this entitlement.
          - `appId` string — The AppID of the entitlement to delegate provisioning to.
          - `entitlementId` string — The ID of the entitlement we are delegating provisioning to.
          - `implicit` boolean — If true, a binding will be automatically created from the entitlement of the parent app.
        - `externalTicket` C1ApiPolicyV1ExternalTicketProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should check an external ticket to provision this entitlement
          - `appId` string — The appId field.
          - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
          - `externalTicketProvisionerConfigId` string — The externalTicketProvisionerConfigId field.
          - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
        - `manual` C1ApiPolicyV1ManualProvision, nullable — Manual provisioning indicates that a human must intervene for the provisioning of this step.
          - `assignee` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionerAssignment — ProvisionerAssignment defines how a provisioner is dynamically assigned. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - users - appOwners - group - manager - expression - entitlementOwners
            - `appOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1AppOwnerProvisioner, nullable — AppOwnerProvisioner resolves to app owners.
              - …
            - `entitlementOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1EntitlementOwnerProvisioner, nullable — EntitlementOwnerProvisioner resolves to entitlement owners.
              - …
            - `expression` C1ApiPolicyV1ExpressionProvisioner, nullable — ExpressionProvisioner evaluates CEL expressions to determine provisioners.
              - …
            - `group` C1ApiPolicyV1GroupProvisioner, nullable — GroupProvisioner resolves to members of a specific group.
              - …
            - `manager` C1ApiPolicyV1ManagerProvisioner, nullable — ManagerProvisioner resolves to the user's manager.
              - …
            - `users` C1ApiPolicyV1UserProvisioner, nullable — UserProvisioner assigns specific users as provisioners.
              - …
          - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
          - `userIds` string[], nullable — An array of users that are required to provision during this step. Deprecated: Use assignee field instead for dynamic provisioner assignment.
        - `multiStep` C1ApiPolicyV1MultiStep, nullable — MultiStep indicates that this provision step has multiple steps to process.
          - `provisionSteps` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy[], nullable — The array of provision steps to process.
        - `unconfigured` C1ApiPolicyV1UnconfiguredProvision, nullable — The UnconfiguredProvision message.
        - `webhook` C1ApiPolicyV1WebhookProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that a webhook should be called to provision this entitlement.
          - `webhookId` string — The ID of the webhook to call for provisioning.
      - `description` string — The description of the app entitlement.
      - `displayName` string — The display name of the app entitlement.
      - `durationGrant` string, duration
      - `durationUnset` object, nullable
      - `emergencyGrantEnabled` boolean — This enables tasks to be created in an emergency and use a selected emergency access policy.
      - `emergencyGrantPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy that will be used for emergency access grant tasks.
      - `externalId` string — The upstream product's native external ID for this entitlement (e.g. an Okta group ID). Populated from the connector's external ID during sync.
      - `grantCount` string, int64 — The amount of grants open for this entitlement
      - `grantPolicyId` string — The ID of the policy that will be used for grant tickets related to the app entitlement.
      - `id` string — The unique ID for the App Entitlement.
      - `isAutomationEnabled` boolean — Flag to indicate whether automation (for adding users to entitlement based on rules) has been enabled.
      - `isManuallyManaged` boolean — Flag to indicate if the app entitlement is manually managed.
      - `matchBatonId` string — An identifier used to match this entitlement to a connector-synced entitlement during sync.
      - `overrideAccessRequestsDefaults` boolean — Flag to indicate if the app-level access request settings have been overridden for the entitlement
      - `provisionerPolicy` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy — ProvisionPolicy is a oneOf that indicates how a provision step should be processed. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - connector - manual - delegated - webhook - multiStep - externalTicket - unconfigured - action
        - `action` C1ApiPolicyV1ActionProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that account lifecycle action should be called to provision this entitlement.
          - `actionName` string — The actionName field.
          - `appId` string — The appId field.
          - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
          - `displayName` string — The displayName field.
        - `connector` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvision, nullable — Indicates that a connector should perform the provisioning. This object has no fields. This message contains a oneof named provision_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - defaultBehavior - account - deleteAccount
          - `account` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionAccountProvision, nullable — The AccountProvision message. This message contains a oneof named storage_type. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - saveToVault - doNotSave
            - `config` object
            - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
            - `doNotSave` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDoNotSave, nullable — The DoNotSave message.
            - `saveToVault` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionSaveToVault, nullable — The SaveToVault message.
              - …
            - `schemaId` string — The schemaId field.
          - `defaultBehavior` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDefaultBehavior, nullable — The DefaultBehavior message.
            - `connectorId` string — this checks if the entitlement is enabled by provisioning in a specific connector this can happen automatically and doesn't need any extra info
          - `deleteAccount` C1ApiPolicyV1ConnectorProvisionDeleteAccount, nullable — The DeleteAccount message.
            - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
        - `delegated` C1ApiPolicyV1DelegatedProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should delegate provisioning to the configuration of another app entitlement. This app entitlement does not have to be one from the same app, but MUST be configured as a proxy binding leading into this entitlement.
          - `appId` string — The AppID of the entitlement to delegate provisioning to.
          - `entitlementId` string — The ID of the entitlement we are delegating provisioning to.
          - `implicit` boolean — If true, a binding will be automatically created from the entitlement of the parent app.
        - `externalTicket` C1ApiPolicyV1ExternalTicketProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that we should check an external ticket to provision this entitlement
          - `appId` string — The appId field.
          - `connectorId` string — The connectorId field.
          - `externalTicketProvisionerConfigId` string — The externalTicketProvisionerConfigId field.
          - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
        - `manual` C1ApiPolicyV1ManualProvision, nullable — Manual provisioning indicates that a human must intervene for the provisioning of this step.
          - `assignee` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionerAssignment — ProvisionerAssignment defines how a provisioner is dynamically assigned. This message contains a oneof named typ. Only a single field of the following list may be set at a time: - users - appOwners - group - manager - expression - entitlementOwners
            - `appOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1AppOwnerProvisioner, nullable — AppOwnerProvisioner resolves to app owners.
              - …
            - `entitlementOwners` C1ApiPolicyV1EntitlementOwnerProvisioner, nullable — EntitlementOwnerProvisioner resolves to entitlement owners.
              - …
            - `expression` C1ApiPolicyV1ExpressionProvisioner, nullable — ExpressionProvisioner evaluates CEL expressions to determine provisioners.
              - …
            - `group` C1ApiPolicyV1GroupProvisioner, nullable — GroupProvisioner resolves to members of a specific group.
              - …
            - `manager` C1ApiPolicyV1ManagerProvisioner, nullable — ManagerProvisioner resolves to the user's manager.
              - …
            - `users` C1ApiPolicyV1UserProvisioner, nullable — UserProvisioner assigns specific users as provisioners.
              - …
          - `instructions` string — This field indicates a text body of instructions for the provisioner to indicate.
          - `userIds` string[], nullable — An array of users that are required to provision during this step. Deprecated: Use assignee field instead for dynamic provisioner assignment.
        - `multiStep` C1ApiPolicyV1MultiStep, nullable — MultiStep indicates that this provision step has multiple steps to process.
          - `provisionSteps` C1ApiPolicyV1ProvisionPolicy[], nullable — The array of provision steps to process.
        - `unconfigured` C1ApiPolicyV1UnconfiguredProvision, nullable — The UnconfiguredProvision message.
        - `webhook` C1ApiPolicyV1WebhookProvision, nullable — This provision step indicates that a webhook should be called to provision this entitlement.
          - `webhookId` string — The ID of the webhook to call for provisioning.
      - `purpose` 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_UNSPECIFIED' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_ASSIGNMENT' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_PERMISSION' | 'APP_ENTITLEMENT_PURPOSE_VALUE_OWNERSHIP' — The purpose of this entitlement (e.g., assignment, permission, ownership).
      - `requestSchemaId` string — The ID of the request schema associated with this app entitlement.
      - `revokePolicyId` string — The ID of the policy that will be used for revoke tickets related to the app entitlement
      - `riskLevelValueId` string — The ID of the risk level assigned to this entitlement.
      - `slug` string — The slug is displayed as an oval next to the name in the frontend of C1, it tells you what permission the entitlement grants. See https://www.conductorone.com/docs/product/admin/entitlements/
      - `sourceConnectorIds` object — Map to tell us which connector the entitlement came from.
      - `systemBuiltin` boolean — This field indicates if this is a system builtin entitlement.
      - `updatedAt` string, date-time
      - `userEditedMask` string, nullable
    - `appPath` string — JSONPATH expression indicating the location of the App object in the array.
    - `appResourcePath` string — JSONPATH expression indicating the location of the App Resource Type object in the expanded array.
    - `appResourceTypePath` string — JSONPATH expression indicating the location of the App Resource object in the array.
    - `objectPermissions` C1ApiIamV1ActorObjectPermissions — The ActorObjectPermissions message.
      - `delete` boolean — The delete field.
      - `edit` boolean — The edit field.
      - `extra` object — The extra field.
      - `read` boolean — The read field.
  - `expanded` object[], nullable — The expanded field.
    - `@type` string — The type of the serialized message.

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