Glossary

Who this is for

Anyone reading Owlie docs who needs consistent terminology.

Define Owlie’s core vocabulary once so every page can refer back to it.

You can map each term to a concrete Owlie object or workflow.

Account: A profile in an external system connected to an identity.
API key: A token used to authenticate API calls. Owlie API keys use the Authorization: Owlie [APIKEY] header.
Assigned resource: The link between an identity and a resource, with a status (requested, approved, fulfilled, revoked).
Audit event: A log entry describing an action or change for evidence.
Campaign: A scoped access review exercise. Coming soon.
Decision: An approval or rejection recorded with evidence.
Entitlement: A permission or role in an external system.
Evidence: Proof of who decided what, when, and why.
Identity: A person or service account in Owlie.
Resource: A requestable access item, often representing one or more entitlements.
Request: A workflow that asks for access to one or more resources.
Role: A permission grouping inside Owlie for admin or auditor access.
Ticket: A work item for approval or fulfillment.

An identity requests a resource, which creates a request and one or more tickets. Approvers record decisions that become audit evidence.

If you see a term used differently, assume this glossary is authoritative and report inconsistencies.