---
title: "Checks if collection permission is granted for a given user."
method: POST
path: "/collections/{collection_id}/permissions/is_granted"
tags: ["Permissions"]
---

# Checks if collection permission is granted for a given user.

`POST /collections/{collection_id}/permissions/is_granted`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://h2ogpte.genai.h2o.ai/api/v1/collections/{collection_id}/permissions/is_granted`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/docs/collections/:collection_id/permissions/is_granted/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Checks if collection permission is granted for a given user.

## Path parameters

- `collection_id` string, required

## Request body

- PermissionCheckRequest
  - `permission` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful operation

- boolean

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `404`: Not found
- `default`: Unexpected error

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `a82a117320f4`: 4 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
  - added the optional property `error_type` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `error_type` to the response with the `default` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/h2o/apis/h2ogpte-rest-api/changes/collections/:collection_id/permissions/is_granted/post.md)

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