Assign a Credential to a User

Assign a specified credential to a specified ACS user

Assigns a specified credential to a specified ACS user.

/acs/credentials/assign

post

Assigns a specified credential to a specified access system user.

Authorizations

pat_with_workspaceconsole_session_with_workspaceapi_key

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Body

application/json

acs_user_idstring · uuidOptional

ID of the access system user to whom you want to assign a credential. You can only provide one of acs_user_id or user_identity_id.

user_identity_idstring · uuidOptional

ID of the user identity to whom you want to assign a credential. You can only provide one of acs_user_id or user_identity_id. If the ACS system contains an ACS user with the same email_address or phone_number as the user identity that you specify, they are linked, and the credential belongs to the ACS user. If the ACS system does not have a corresponding ACS user, one is created.

acs_credential_idstring · uuidRequired

ID of the credential that you want to assign to an access system user.

Responses

200

OK

application/json

okbooleanRequired

400

Bad Request

401

Unauthorized

post

/acs/credentials/assign

HTTPcURLJavaScriptPython

POST /acs/credentials/assign HTTP/1.1
Host: connect.getseam.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 171

{
  "acs_user_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "user_identity_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "acs_credential_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
}

{
  "acs_credential": {
    "acs_credential_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "acs_user_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "user_identity_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "connected_account_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "acs_credential_pool_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "acs_system_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "parent_acs_credential_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "display_name": "text",
    "code": "text",
    "is_one_time_use": true,
    "card_number": "text",
    "is_issued": true,
    "issued_at": "2026-03-16T13:51:59.524Z",
    "access_method": "code",
    "external_type": "pti_card",
    "external_type_display_name": "text",
    "created_at": "2026-03-16T13:51:59.524Z",
    "workspace_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
    "starts_at": "text",
    "ends_at": "text",
    "errors": [
      {
        "error_code": "text",
        "message": "text"
      }
    ],
    "warnings": [
      {
        "created_at": "2026-03-16T13:51:59.524Z",
        "message": "text",
        "warning_code": "waiting_to_be_issued"
      }
    ],
    "is_multi_phone_sync_credential": true,
    "is_latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider": true,
    "latest_desired_state_synced_with_provider_at": "2026-03-16T13:51:59.524Z",
    "visionline_metadata": {
      "card_function_type": "guest",
      "joiner_acs_credential_ids": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
      ],
      "guest_acs_entrance_ids": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
      ],
      "common_acs_entrance_ids": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
      ],
      "is_valid": true,
      "auto_join": true,
      "card_id": "text",
      "credential_id": "text"
    },
    "assa_abloy_vostio_metadata": {
      "auto_join": true,
      "override_guest_acs_entrance_ids": [
        "text"
      ],
      "key_id": "text",
      "key_issuing_request_id": "text",
      "door_names": [
        "text"
      ],
      "endpoint_id": "text"
    },
    "is_managed": true
  },
  "ok": true
}

Request

Specify the desired user and credential by including the corresponding acs_user_id and acs_credential_id in the request body.

Request Body Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
acs_user_id	String (UUID) Required	ID of the desired user
acs_credential_id	String (UUID) Required	ID of the desired credential

Sample Request

Python

seam.acs.credentials.assign(
  acs_user_id="33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333",
  acs_credential_id="66666666-6666-6666-6666-666666666666"
)

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Response

Returns an acs_credential containing the following properties:

Property	Description
acs_credential_id	ID of the credential
acs_user_id	ID of the user to whom the credential belongs
display_name	Display name that corresponds to the credential type
code	Access (PIN) code for the credential
acs_system_id	ID of the access control system that contains the credential
access_method	Access method for the credential. Supported values: code, card, mobile_key
external_type	Brand-specific terminology for the credential type
external_type_display_name	Display name that corresponds to the brand-specific terminology for the credential type
workspace_id	ID of the workspace that contains the credential
created_at	Date and time at which the credential was created
is_multi_phone_sync_credential	Indicates whether the credential is a multi-phone sync credential
starts_at	Date and time at which the credential validity starts, in ISO 8601 format
ends_at	Date and time at which the credential validity ends, in ISO 8601 format
XXX_metadata	ACS manufacturer-specific metadata for the credential, where XXX is the manufacturer

Sample Response

This response contains manufacturer-specific metadata that may vary by manufacturer.

Python

AcsCredential(
  acs_credential_id='99999999-9999-9999-9999-999999999999',
  acs_user_id='33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333',
  display_name='Multi Phone Sync Credential',
  code=null,
  acs_system_id='11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111',
  access_method='mobile_key',
  workspace_id='00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
  created_at='2024-04-12T03:56:22.396Z',
  is_multi_phone_sync_credential=True,
  # manufacturer-specific metadata
  )

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