---
title: "Show a Role"
method: GET
path: "/roles/{roleId}"
tags: ["Permissions"]
---

# Show a Role

`GET /roles/{roleId}`

This endpoint retrieves a role for the given organisation.

## Response `200`

The role was successfully retrieved.

- object — Single-item envelope mixin. `allOf` this into any show response that wraps its `data` payload in an outer object; the concrete schema (e.g. `ShowUser`) adds its own `data` property with the appropriate `$ref` and keeps its own title so the SDK surface is unchanged.
  - `data` SchemasRole, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required — The ID of the role.
    - `name` string, required — The name of the role.
    - `description` string, nullable, required — The description of the role.
    - `permissions` string[], nullable, required — The permissions assigned to this role.
    - `is_org_role` boolean, required — Whether this role is organisation-level. Other permissions are applied at the Site level.
    - `organisation_id` string, uuid, required — The ID of the organisation this role relates to

## Other responses

- `401` — The user is unauthenticated
- `404` — The resource couldn't be found

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