---
title: "Add permissions for a data source."
method: POST
path: "/datasources/{datasourceId}/permissions"
tags: ["datasource_permissions", "enterprise"]
---

# Add permissions for a data source.

`POST /datasources/{datasourceId}/permissions`

You need to have a permission with action `datasources.permissions:read` and scopes `datasources:*`, `datasources:id:*`, `datasources:id:1` (single data source).

## Path parameters

- `datasourceId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `userId` integer
- `teamId` integer
- `builtinRole` string
- `permission` integer

## Response `200`

(empty)

- object
  - `message` string
  - `permissionId` integer

## Other responses

- `401` — UnauthorizedError is returned when the request is not authenticated.
- `403` — ForbiddenError is returned if the user/token has insufficient permissions to access the requested resource.
- `404` — NotFoundError is returned when the requested resource was not found.
- `500` — InternalServerError is a general error indicating something went wrong internally.

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