This endpoint expects a user_id, a model_id to debug permissions against, and action_type. The type of model we are debugging against is inferred by the action_type.

It will return:

• decision: The overall permission decision ("allow", "denied", or "limited")
• model-type: The type of model being checked (e.g., "question")
• model-id: The ID of the model being checked
• segment: A set of segmentation types applied (e.g., "sandboxed", "impersonated", "routed")
• message: A sequence of strings explaining the decision
• data: A map containing details about permissions (table or collection names to group names)
• suggestions: A map of group IDs to group names that could provide access

Example requests:

• Check if user can read a card: GET /api/ee/permission_debug?user_id=123&model_id=456&action_type=card/read
• Check if user can query a card: GET /api/ee/permission_debug?user_id=123&model_id=456&action_type=card/query
• Check if user can download data: GET /api/ee/permission_debug?user_id=123&model_id=456&action_type=card/download-data

Example responses:

• Allowed access:

  {
    "decision": "allow",
    "model-type": "question",
    "model-id": "456",
    "segment": [],
    "message": ["User has permission to read this card"],
    "data": {},
    "suggestions": {}
  }
  

• Denied access with blocked table:

  {
    "decision": "denied",
    "model-type": "question",
    "model-id": "456",
    "segment": [],
    "message": ["User does not have permission to query this card"],
    "data": {"sample-db.PUBLIC.ORDERS": ["All Users"]},
    "suggestions": {}
  }
  

• Limited access:

  {
    "decision": "limited",
    "model-type": "question",
    "model-id": "456",
    "segment": [],
    "message": ["User has permission to download some data from this card"],
    "data": {},
    "suggestions": {}
  }