---
title: "Get Goal Creation Permission"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals/canCreateGoals"
tags: ["Goals", "Public API"]
---

# Get Goal Creation Permission

`GET /api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals/canCreateGoals`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com`
- URL: `https://companySubDomain.bamboohr.com/api/v1/performance/employees/{employeeId}/goals/canCreateGoals`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP basic
  - OAuth 2
    - Authorization code: `/authorize.php`
    - Token URL: `/token.php` scopes: `goal`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bamboohr/apis/bamboohr-api/docs/api/v1/performance/employees/:employeeId/goals/canCreateGoals/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Determine if the authenticated caller has permission to create a goal for this employee.

OAuth Scopes: goal

## Path parameters

- `employeeId` string, required

## Response `200`

Returns whether the authenticated caller can create a goal for this employee.

- object
  - `canCreateGoals` boolean: Whether the authenticated caller can create a goal for this employee.

## Other responses

- `400`: The provided employeeId is invalid.
- `403`: The authenticated caller does not have permission to view goals for this employee.

---

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