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

# POST /describe-permissions

`POST /describe-permissions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.akeyless.io`
- URL: `https://api.akeyless.io/describe-permissions`
- Auth: none declared

## 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.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/akeyless/apis/identity-access/revisions/6fbc3858ec88?raw)