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Get a permission

GET/api/v1/permissions/{id}

Returns a single permission by id, scoped to the active Application and current Environment. Returns 404 when no permission with that id exists in the Environment. Requires the rbac.view_roles permission.

Authentication

Bearer TokenAuthorization Option A

JWT access token. Never send alongside X-API-Key: a request carrying both is refused.

API KeyX-API-Key Option B

API key for management-tier access. Never send alongside an Authorization header: a request carrying both is refused.

Path Parameters

idstring Required

Responses

application/json

  • dataPermissionResponseDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

application/json

  • errorApiErrorBodyDto*

Returned object

PermissionResponseDtoView all properties on this resource
Request
curl -X GET "https://auth.canopy-io.com/api/v1/permissions/value" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $CANOPY_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "application_id": "string",
    "key": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "category": "string",
    "source": "system",
    "created_at": "2026-04-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "version": 0
  }
}
 Related endpoints
GETList permission catalog
POSTRegister new permission(s)
PATCHUpdate permission metadata
DELETERemove a permission
GETGet where a permission is used
POSTEvaluate authorization
POSTBulk evaluate authorization
POSTExplain a node-scoped authorization decision
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