---
title: "Get permission by ID"
url: https://hexelstudio.com/docs/api/ciam-iam/permissions/get
---

# Get permission by ID

**GET** `/permissions/{permission_id}`

Get a permission by its ID. platform: entries are found only by platform operators.

## Path parameters

- `permission_id: string`

  Permission ID

## Headers

- `Authorization: string`

  `Bearer <token>`.

## Returns

`200` OK (`Permission`)

- `action: optional string`

- `created_at: optional string`

- `description: optional string`

- `display_name: optional string`

- `id: optional string`

- `is_system: optional boolean`

- `name: optional string`

- `resource_type: optional string`

- `scope: optional string`

- `updated_at: optional string`

## Errors

- `404` Not Found

## Example

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.hexelstudio.com/v1/permissions/{permission_id}' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "action": "string",
  "created_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "description": "string",
  "display_name": "string",
  "id": "string",
  "is_system": true,
  "name": "string",
  "resource_type": "string",
  "scope": "string",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
```

### Response (404)

```json
{
  "key": "string"
}
```