Membership Endpoints

The Membership module manages people, churches, groups, households, roles, permissions, forms, and settings. It is the largest module and provides the core identity and authorization layer for all other modules.

Base path: /membership

People

Base path: /membership/people

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	People.View or Member	List all people for the church
GET	/:id	JWT	People.View or own record	Get a person by ID (includes form submissions)
GET	/ids?ids=	JWT	People.View or Member	Get multiple people by comma-separated IDs
GET	/basic?ids=	JWT	—	Get basic info (name only) for multiple people
GET	/recent	JWT	People.View or Member	Recently added people
GET	/search?term=&email=	JWT	People.View or Member	Search people by name or email
GET	/search/phone?number=	JWT	People.View or Member	Search by phone number
GET	/search/group?groupId=	JWT	People.View or Member	Get people in a specific group
GET	/household/:householdId	JWT	—	Get all people in a household
GET	/attendance	JWT	People.Edit	Load attendees with filters (campusId, serviceId, serviceTimeId, groupId, categoryName, startDate, endDate)
GET	/timeline?personIds=&groupIds=	JWT	—	Load timeline data for people and groups
GET	/directory/:id	JWT	—	Get person for directory view (respects visibility preferences)
GET	/claim/:churchId	JWT	—	Claim a person record for the current user at a church
POST	/	JWT	People.Edit or EditSelf	Create or update people (batch)
POST	/search	JWT	People.View or Member	Search people (POST variant)
POST	/advancedSearch	JWT	People.View or Member	Multi-condition search (age, birthMonth, membershipStatus, etc.)
POST	/loadOrCreate	Public	—	Find or create a person by email. Body: { churchId, email, firstName, lastName }
POST	/household/:householdId	JWT	People.Edit	Update household member assignments
POST	/public/email	Public	—	Send an email to a person. Body: { churchId, personId, subject, body, appName }
POST	/apiEmails	Internal	—	Load person emails by IDs (server-to-server, requires jwtSecret)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	People.Edit	Delete a person

Example: Search People

GET /membership/people/search?term=John
Authorization: Bearer <token>

[
  {
    "id": "abc-123",
    "name": { "first": "John", "last": "Smith" },
    "contactInfo": { "email": "john@example.com" },
    "membershipStatus": "Member"
  }
]

Example: Create a Person

POST /membership/people
Authorization: Bearer <token>

[{ "firstName": "Jane", "lastName": "Doe", "contactInfo": { "email": "jane@example.com" } }]

Users

Base path: /membership/users

See Authentication & Permissions for login, registration, and password management endpoints.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
POST	/login	Public	—	Log in (email/password, JWT refresh, or authGuid)
POST	/register	Public	—	Register a new user
POST	/forgot	Public	—	Send password reset email
POST	/setPasswordGuid	Public	—	Set password using auth GUID from email link
POST	/verifyCredentials	Public	—	Verify email/password and return associated churches
POST	/loadOrCreate	JWT	—	Find or create a user by email/userId
POST	/setDisplayName	JWT	—	Update user's first and last name
POST	/updateEmail	JWT	—	Change user's email address
POST	/updatePassword	JWT	—	Change user's password (min 6 chars)
POST	/updateOptedOut	JWT	—	Set a person's opted-out status
GET	/search?term=	JWT	Server.Admin	Search all users by name/email
DELETE	/	JWT	—	Delete the current user account

Churches

Base path: /membership/churches

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	—	Load all churches for the current user
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get church by ID
GET	/:id/getDomainAdmin	JWT	—	Get the domain admin user for a church
GET	/:id/impersonate	JWT	Server.Admin	Impersonate a church (server admin only)
GET	/all?term=	JWT	Server.Admin	Search all churches (admin)
GET	/search/?name=	Public	—	Search churches by name
GET	/lookup/?subDomain=&id=	Public	—	Look up a church by subdomain or ID
POST	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Update church details
POST	/add	JWT	—	Register a new church. Required fields: name, address1, city, state, zip, country
POST	/search	Public	—	Search churches by name (POST variant)
POST	/select	JWT	—	Select/switch to a church. Body: { churchId } or { subDomain }
POST	/:id/archive	JWT	Server.Admin	Archive or unarchive a church
POST	/byIds	Public	—	Load multiple churches by IDs
DELETE	/deleteAbandoned	JWT	Server.Admin	Delete churches abandoned for 7+ days

Groups

Base path: /membership/groups

Extends standard CRUD (GET /, GET /:id from base class).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	—	List all groups
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get group by ID
GET	/search?campusId=&serviceId=&serviceTimeId=	JWT	—	Search groups by service filters
GET	/my	JWT	—	Get groups for the current user
GET	/my/:tag	JWT	—	Get current user's groups filtered by tag
GET	/tag/:tag	JWT	—	Get all groups with a specific tag
GET	/public/:churchId/:id	Public	—	Get a public group by church and ID
GET	/public/:churchId/tag/:tag	Public	—	Get public groups by tag
GET	/public/:churchId/label?label=	Public	—	Get public groups by label
GET	/public/:churchId/slug/:slug	Public	—	Get a public group by slug
POST	/	JWT	Groups.Edit	Create or update groups (auto-generates slug)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Groups.Edit	Delete a group (also deletes child teams for ministry groups)

Group Members

Base path: /membership/groupmembers

Extends standard CRUD (GET /:id, DELETE /:id from base class).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	GroupMembers.View	Get group member by ID
GET	/	JWT	GroupMembers.View*	List group members. Filter by ?groupId=, ?groupIds=, or ?personId=. *Also allowed if user is in the group or querying own personId
GET	/my	JWT	—	Get current user's group memberships
GET	/basic/:groupId	JWT	—	Get basic member list for a group
GET	/public/leaders/:churchId/:groupId	Public	—	Get group leaders (public)
POST	/	JWT	GroupMembers.Edit	Add or update group members
DELETE	/:id	JWT	GroupMembers.View	Remove a group member

Households

Base path: /membership/households

Standard CRUD controller.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	—	List all households
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get household by ID
POST	/	JWT	People.Edit	Create or update households
DELETE	/:id	JWT	People.Edit	Delete a household

Roles

Base path: /membership/roles

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	Roles.View	Get role by ID
GET	/church/:churchId	JWT	Roles.View	Get all roles for a church
POST	/	JWT	Roles.Edit	Create or update roles
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Roles.Edit	Delete a role (also removes its permissions and members)

Role Members

Base path: /membership/rolemembers

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/roles/:id	JWT	Roles.View	Get members for a role. Add ?include=users to include user details
POST	/	JWT	Roles.Edit	Add members to a role (creates user if email doesn't exist)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Roles.View	Remove a role member
DELETE	/self/:churchId/:userId	JWT	—	Remove yourself from a church

Role Permissions

Base path: /membership/rolepermissions

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/roles/:id	JWT	Roles.View	Get permissions for a role (use null as ID for "Everyone" role)
POST	/	JWT	Roles.Edit	Create or update role permissions
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Roles.Edit	Delete a role permission

Permissions

Base path: /membership/permissions

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	—	Get the full list of available permissions

Forms

Base path: /membership/forms

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	List all forms (admin sees all; editors see assigned + non-member forms)
GET	/:id	JWT	Form access	Get a form by ID
GET	/archived	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	List archived forms
GET	/standalone/:id?churchId=	JWT	—	Get a standalone form (restricted forms require auth)
POST	/	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	Create or update forms
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Form access	Delete a form

Form Submissions

Base path: /membership/formsubmissions

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	List submissions. Filter by ?personId= or ?formId=
GET	/:id	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	Get submission by ID. Add ?include=form,questions,answers
GET	/formId/:formId	JWT	Form access	Get all submissions for a form (includes form, questions, answers)
POST	/	JWT	—	Submit form answers (handles restricted/unrestricted forms, sends email notifications)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	Delete a submission and its answers

Questions

Base path: /membership/questions

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	Form access	List questions for a form. Requires ?formId=
GET	/:id	JWT	Form access	Get a question by ID
GET	/unrestricted?formId=	JWT	—	Get questions for an unrestricted form
GET	/sort/:id/up	JWT	—	Move a question up in sort order
GET	/sort/:id/down	JWT	—	Move a question down in sort order
POST	/	JWT	Form access	Create or update questions (auto-assigns sort order)
DELETE	/:id?formId=	JWT	Form access	Delete a question

Answers

Base path: /membership/answers

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	List answers. Filter by ?formSubmissionId=
POST	/	JWT	Forms.Admin or Forms.Edit	Create or update answers

Member Permissions

Base path: /membership/memberpermissions

Controls per-member access to specific forms.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	Form access	Get a member permission by ID
GET	/member/:id	JWT	Form access	Get all form permissions for a member
GET	/form/:id	JWT	Form access	Get all member permissions for a form
GET	/form/:id/my	JWT	Form access	Get current user's permission for a form
POST	/	JWT	Form access	Create or update member permissions
DELETE	/:id?formId=	JWT	Form access	Delete a member permission
DELETE	/member/:id?formId=	JWT	Form access	Delete all permissions for a member on a form

Settings

Base path: /membership/settings

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Get all settings for the church
GET	/public/:churchId	Public	—	Get public settings for a church
POST	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Save settings (supports base64 image upload)

Domains

Base path: /membership/domains

Extends standard CRUD (GET /:id, GET /, DELETE /:id from base class).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	JWT	—	List all domains
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get domain by ID
GET	/lookup/:domainName	JWT	—	Look up a domain by name
GET	/public/lookup/:domainName	Public	—	Public domain lookup by name
GET	/health/check	Public	—	Run health check on unchecked domains
POST	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Create or update domains (triggers Caddy update)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Settings.Edit	Delete a domain

User Church

Base path: /membership/userchurch

Manages the association between users and churches.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/userid/:userId	JWT	—	Get user-church record by user ID
GET	/personid/:personId	JWT	—	Get email for a person's linked user
GET	/user/:userId	JWT	Server.Admin	Load all churches for a user
POST	/	JWT	—	Create a user-church association
PATCH	/:userId	JWT	—	Update last accessed time and log access
DELETE	/record/:userId/:churchId/:personId	JWT	—	Delete a user-church record

Visibility Preferences

Base path: /membership/visibilityPreferences

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/my	JWT	—	Get current user's visibility preferences
POST	/	JWT	—	Save visibility preferences (address, phone, email visibility)

Query

Base path: /membership/query

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
POST	/members	JWT	—	Natural language member search using AI. Body: { text, subDomain, siteUrl }

Client Errors

Base path: /membership/clientErrors

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
POST	/	JWT	—	Log a client-side error

Related Pages

• Authentication & Permissions — Login flow, JWT, OAuth, permission model
• Attendance Endpoints — Service and visit tracking
• Module Structure — Code organization patterns