[role="xpack"]
[[security-api-get-privileges]]
=== Get application privileges API

Retrieves 
{stack-ov}/security-privileges.html#application-privileges[application privileges].

==== Request

`GET /_xpack/security/privilege` +

`GET /_xpack/security/privilege/<application>` +

`GET /_xpack/security/privilege/<application>/<privilege>` 


==== Description

To check a user's application privileges, use the
<<security-api-has-privileges,has privileges API>>.


==== Path Parameters

`application`::
  (string) The name of the application. Application privileges are always
  associated with exactly one application.
  If you do not specify this parameter, the API returns information about all 
  privileges for all applications.

`privilege`::
  (string) The name of the privilege. If you do not specify this parameter, the 
  API returns information about all privileges for the requested application.

//==== Request Body

==== Authorization

To use this API, you must have either:

- the `manage_security` cluster privilege (or a greater privilege such as `all`); _or_
- the _"Manage Application Privileges"_ global privilege for the application being referenced
  in the request

==== Examples

The following example retrieves information about the `read` privilege for the 
`app01` application:

[source,js]
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GET /_xpack/security/privilege/myapp/read
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:app0102_privileges]

A successful call returns an object keyed by application name and privilege
name. If the privilege is not defined, the request responds with a 404 status.

[source,js]
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{
  "myapp": {
    "read": {
      "application": "myapp",
      "name": "read",
      "actions": [
        "data:read/*",
        "action:login"
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Read access to myapp"
      }
    }
  }
}
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// TESTRESPONSE

To retrieve all privileges for an application, omit the privilege name:

[source,js]
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GET /_xpack/security/privilege/myapp/
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE

To retrieve every privilege, omit both the application and privilege names:

[source,js]
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GET /_xpack/security/privilege/
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE