---
title: "POST /describe-permissions"
method: POST
path: "/describe-permissions"
tags: ["v2"]
---

# POST /describe-permissions

`POST /describe-permissions`

## Request body

- DescribePermissions — describePermissions is a command that shows which permissions your have to a particular path.
  - `json` boolean — Set output format to JSON
  - `path` string, required — Path to an object
  - `token` string — Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `type` string, required — Type of object (item, am, role, target, sra, ara)
  - `uid-token` string — The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication

## Response `200`

DescribePermissionsResponse wraps response body.

- DescribePermissionsOutput
  - `client_permissions` string[]

## Other responses

- `default` — errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

---

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