Find Business Units

Find business units. The command uses the PV_BUSINESS_UNIT public view to find data. Any filters passed should be passed on this public view.

GET https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits

Request

Parameters

command	findBusinessUnits
format	`properties` - (Default) Returns the response as `key=value` pairs. When multiple objects are returned, values are comma-delimited: `key=value1,value2,value3`. `json` - Returns the response as JSON. `csv` - Returns the response as comma-separated values. `tsv` - Returns the response as tab-separated values. `xml` - Returns the response as XML.
delimiter	The delimiter to use between values for `csv` and `properties` formats
returnColumns	The names of the columns to return. returnColumns may be a CSV list of multiple column names. The returnColumns parameter may also be listed multiple times (ie returnColumns=col1,col2&returnColumns=col3,col4) Refer to Columns table below.
returnMaxRows	The maximum number of objects to return
distinct	`true, false` Returns only distinct values, equivalent to the distinct keyword in SQL.
sortByColumns	The results will be sorted based on the columns listed using comma as the delimiter if multiple columns are specified. Refer to Columns table below.
sortDirection	Determines sorting order. `asc` for ascending, `desc` for descending. If not specified, the natural order returned by the database is used.
includeHeaderRow	`true, false` Include column headers when the return format is `csv` or `tsv`. (Default) `true`
ignoreCase	`true, false` Returns case-insensitive search results for specified filter parameters. (Default) `false`

Filter Parameters

Any column listed in the Columns table can be passed as a filter parameter to narrow results. Filters are matched against the PV_BUSINESS_UNIT public view.

Query logic

Scenario	Behavior
Two different parameters: `business_owner=5&backup_business_owner=5`	AND. Returns business units where the user is both the business owner and the backup business owner.
Same parameter repeated: `business_owner=18&business_owner=19`	OR within that field. Returns business units where the business owner is 18 or 19.
Mixed: `business_owner=18&business_owner=19&backup_business_owner=56`	(business_owner is 18 or 19) AND (backup_business_owner is 56)

OR logic across different parameters is not supported

A single API call cannot return business units where a user is the business_owner OR the backup_business_owner. OR logic between different filter parameters is not supported.

Workaround: Make two separate requests, one filtered by business_owner=<userId> and one by backup_business_owner=<userId>. Merge and deduplicate the results client-side.

Columns

id	[Primary Key] Unique application identifier
name	Business unit name
created_by	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] User id that created this business unit.
creation_date	Date stamp when this business unit was created
business_owner	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] Business owner user id
technical_owner	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] Technical owner user id
violation_manager	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] Name of the violation manager user id
backup_business_owner	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] Backup business owner
backup_technical_owner	[Foreign Key referencing USERS.ID] Backup technical owner
cau1	Value of custom user type attributes configured on the instance represented by their database IDs
cad1	Value of custom date type attributes configured on the instance represented by their database IDs
cas1	Value of custom string type attributes configured on the instance represented by their database IDs

Headers

Authorization	Bearer `token`
Accept	application/json
Content-Type	application/json

Response

Parameters

The API returns the requested columns specified by returnColumns as output. If returnColumns is unspecified then all columns listed will be returned.

Examples

All columns

Omit returnColumns to return all fields for each business unit. Useful when exploring the available data for the first time.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance",
      "creation_date": "2024-03-15 14:07:50.0",
      "created_by": "0",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0",
      "violation_manager": "0",
      "backup_business_owner": "",
      "backup_technical_owner": "",
      "property_2": "",
      "property_1": "",
      "cau1": "",
      "cau2": "",
      "cad1": "",
      "cas3": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Yet Another BU",
      "creation_date": "2026-06-19 00:00:00.0",
      "created_by": "0",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0",
      "violation_manager": "0",
      "backup_business_owner": "",
      "backup_technical_owner": "",
      "property_2": "",
      "property_1": "",
      "cau1": "",
      "cau2": "",
      "cad1": "",
      "cas3": ""
    }
  ]
}

Specific columns

Use returnColumns to limit the response to the fields you need.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name,business_owner,technical_owner,violation_manager" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner,violation_manager"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner,violation_manager"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

200
412 Invalid column

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0",
      "violation_manager": "0"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Yet Another BU",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0",
      "violation_manager": "0"
    }
  ]
}

<html><head><title>Error</title></head><body>The parameter returncolumns contains an invalid column - 'invalid_col'. Query String=cmd=findBusinessUnits&amp;format=json&amp;returnColumns=id,invalid_col</body></html>

Filter by a single value

Pass any column name as a query parameter to filter results. The example below returns business units where name is Audit & Compliance.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name,business_owner,technical_owner&name=Audit & Compliance" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
    "name": "Audit & Compliance"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
        name: "Audit & Compliance"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0"
    }
  ]
}

Filter with OR logic

Repeat the same parameter with different values to match any of them. The example returns business units where name is Audit & Compliance or Yet Another BU.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name,business_owner,technical_owner&name=Audit & Compliance&name=Yet Another BU" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = [
    ("cmd", "findBusinessUnits"),
    ("format", "json"),
    ("returnMaxRows", "3"),
    ("returnColumns", "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner"),
    ("name", "Audit & Compliance"),
    ("name", "Yet Another BU")
]
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

const params = new URLSearchParams();
params.append('cmd', 'findBusinessUnits');
params.append('format', 'json');
params.append('returnMaxRows', '3');
params.append('returnColumns', 'id,name,business_owner,technical_owner');
params.append('name', 'Audit & Compliance');
params.append('name', 'Yet Another BU');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params,
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Yet Another BU",
      "business_owner": "0",
      "technical_owner": "0"
    }
  ]
}

Case-insensitive filter

Filters are case-sensitive by default. Set ignoreCase=true to match regardless of case. The example passes name in lowercase and still returns the matching record.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name&name=audit & compliance&ignoreCase=true" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name",
    "name": "audit & compliance",
    "ignoreCase": "true"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name",
        name: "audit & compliance",
        ignoreCase: "true"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance"
    }
  ]
}

Sort ascending

Use sortByColumns with a column name and sortDirection=asc to sort results from lowest to highest.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name&sortByColumns=name&sortDirection=asc" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name",
    "sortByColumns": "name",
    "sortDirection": "asc"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name",
        sortByColumns: "name",
        sortDirection: "asc"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Yet Another BU"
    }
  ]
}

Sort descending

Set sortDirection=desc to reverse the order.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=json&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name&sortByColumns=name&sortDirection=desc" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "json",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name",
    "sortByColumns": "name",
    "sortDirection": "desc"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "json",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name",
        sortByColumns: "name",
        sortDirection: "desc"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

{
  "findBusinessUnits": [
    {
      "id": "2",
      "name": "Yet Another BU"
    },
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "Audit & Compliance"
    }
  ]
}

CSV with custom delimiter

Set format=csv for a comma-separated response. Use delimiter to change the separator character.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=csv&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name,business_owner,technical_owner&delimiter=~" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "csv",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
    "delimiter": "~"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "csv",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
        delimiter: "~"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

id~name~business_owner~technical_owner
1~Audit & Compliance~0~0
2~Yet Another BU~0~0

CSV without header row

Set includeHeaderRow=false when your downstream system expects raw data rows without a header.

Request

Curl
Python
Node.js

curl -K -X GET \
"https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit?cmd=findBusinessUnits&format=csv&returnMaxRows=3&returnColumns=id,name,business_owner,technical_owner&includeHeaderRow=false" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

import requests

url = "https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit"
params = {
    "cmd": "findBusinessUnits",
    "format": "csv",
    "returnMaxRows": "3",
    "returnColumns": "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
    "includeHeaderRow": "false"
}
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, params=params, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

const axios = require('axios');

axios.get("https://instance.securid.com/aveksa/command.submit", {
    params: {
        cmd: "findBusinessUnits",
        format: "csv",
        returnMaxRows: "3",
        returnColumns: "id,name,business_owner,technical_owner",
        includeHeaderRow: "false"
    },
    headers: { Authorization: "Bearer <token>" }
}).then(r => console.log(r.data));

Response

1,Audit & Compliance,0,0
2,Yet Another BU,0,0

Error responses

A 401 is returned when the token is missing, invalid, or expired. A 412 is returned when returnColumns includes a column name that does not exist in the PV_BUSINESS_UNIT public view.

401 Invalid token
412 Invalid column

<html>
  <head><title>Error</title></head>
  <body>The token is not valid for the command 'findBusinessUnits'. Token is invalid or expired</body>
</html>

<html>
  <head><title>Error</title></head>
  <body>The parameter returncolumns contains an invalid column - `invalid_col`.
Query String=cmd=findBusinessUnits&amp;format=json&amp;returnColumns=id,invalid_col</body>
</html>

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Request​

Parameters​

Filter Parameters​

Columns​

Headers​

Response​

Parameters​

Examples​

All columns​

Specific columns​

Filter by a single value​

Filter with OR logic​

Case-insensitive filter​

Sort ascending​

Sort descending​

CSV with custom delimiter​

CSV without header row​

Error responses​

Request

Parameters

Filter Parameters

Columns

Headers

Response

Parameters

Examples

All columns

Specific columns

Filter by a single value

Filter with OR logic

Case-insensitive filter

Sort ascending

Sort descending

CSV with custom delimiter

CSV without header row

Error responses