---
title: "GET /api/permissions/roles/{key}"
method: GET
path: "/api/permissions/roles/{key}"
tags: ["Permissions"]
---

# GET /api/permissions/roles/{key}

`GET /api/permissions/roles/{key}`

Get a role and the permissions granted to it.

## Path parameters

- `key` string, required

## Response `200`

Default Response

- object
  - `metadata` object, required
    - `success` boolean, required — True when the request succeeded.
  - `data` object, required
    - `role` object, required
      - `id` string, required
      - `key` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `description` string, nullable, required
      - `isSystem` boolean, required
    - `permissions` string[], required

## Other responses

- `404` — Default Response

## Changes

> 22 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-08-31** `97e51f27dc77` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - the response property `data/role/description` became nullable for the status `200`
  - response property `data/role/description` list-of-types was narrowed by removing types `null` from media type `application/json` of response `200`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/retraced/apis/api-reference/changes/api/permissions/roles/:key/get.md)

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