Igrantio Individuals

iGrant.io individuals (Consent BB admin Individual API)

When to use

When your app onboards a user, create a matching individual in the iGrant.io Consent Building Block and store the returned individualId against your own userId. That mapping is what later lets igrantio-consent-records record and manage consents for the right person.

Integrator intake

Ask one question at a time, a recommended default with each; look up facts in the project, put only decisions to the integrator:

1. Environment - demo (https://demo-api.igrant.io), staging, or a custom Consent BB deployment (ask its base URL)? Recommend demo to start.
2. API key - organisation API key for the Consent Building Block? From your iGrant.io organisation account; server-side only, never the browser.
3. Mapping storage - where does the userId to individualId mapping live: a column on the existing users table (recommended) or a separate store?

The mapping (the important part)

your users table          Consent BB
+----------+-------------+          +---------------------------+
| user_id  | individual  | <──────► | individual { id, ... }    |
|  u_123   |  6541...cd  |          | externalId = "u_123"      |
+----------+-------------+          +---------------------------+

Persist individualId in YOUR database keyed by your userId. The reference uses externalId = your userId so the individual is also recoverable from OWS if the local mapping is ever lost.

API (Consent BB admin, base /v2, Authorization: ApiKey <key>)

Individual fields: name, email, phone (required), externalId, externalIdType, identityProviderId, iamId, mapperId, deviceType, …

Reference

./references:

• src/consentClient.ts - dependency-free Consent BB client (individuals.* + consentRecords.*).
• src/mappingStore.ts - IndividualMappingStore (userId ↔ individualId); in-memory + DB-swappable.
• src/onboarding.ts - ensureIndividual(client, store, userId, profile): idempotent (local mapping → lookup by externalId → create).
• src/server.ts - example onboarding endpoints (POST /individuals/onboard, GET /individuals/me).

Steps

1. cd references && cp .env.example .env; set OWS_ENV (demo|staging), OWS_API_KEY.
2. npm install.
3. In your authenticated signup handler:

   const client = createConsentClient({ owsBaseUrl: config.owsBaseUrl, apiKey: config.apiKey });
   const individualId = await ensureIndividual(client, store, session.userId, { name, email, phone });
   // store.set already persisted userId -> individualId; save it in your users table too
   

   userId must come from your session - never from request input.

Clean-code notes

• The client is the only place Consent BB paths live; onboarding logic is one idempotent function; the mapping store is an interface you back with your DB.
• The org API key stays server-side; browsers never call the Consent BB directly.

Validation / done criteria

• npm run typecheck passes.
• Onboarding the same user twice returns the same individualId and creates one individual (idempotent).
• Your DB holds userId → individualId after onboarding.

Documentation & workflows

When anything is unclear, consult the iGrant.io documentation before guessing:

• iGrant.io developer APIs (index): https://docs.igrant.io/docs/developer-apis
• Getting started: https://docs.igrant.io/docs/get-started/
• Consent management - individual API: https://docs.igrant.io/docs/category/consent-management-individual-api/organisation
• Consent management - admin API: https://docs.igrant.io/docs/category/consent-management-admin-api/data-agreement