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:api: get-user-privileges
:request: GetUserPrivilegesRequest
:response: GetUserPrivilegesResponse
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=== Get User Privileges API

include::../execution-no-req.asciidoc[]

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==== Get User Privileges Response

The returned +{response}+ contains the following properties

`clusterPrivileges`::
A `Set` of all _cluster_ privileges that are held by the user.
This will be the union of all the _cluster_ privileges from the user's roles.

`globalPrivileges`::
A `Set` of all _global_ privileges that are held by the user.
This will be the union of all the _global_ privileges from the user's roles.
Because this a union of multiple roles, it may contain multiple privileges for
the same `category` and `operation` (which is why is is represented as a `Set`
rather than a single object).

`indicesPrivileges`::
A `Set` of all _index_ privileges that are held by the user.
This will be the union of all the _index_ privileges from the user's roles.
Because this a union of multiple roles, it may contain multiple privileges for
the same `index`, and those privileges may have independent field level security
access grants and/or multiple document level security queries.

`applicationPrivileges`::
A `Set` of all _application_ privileges that are held by the user.
This will be the union of all the _application_ privileges from the user's roles.

`runAsPrivilege`::
A `Set` representation of the _run-as_ privilege that is held by the user.
This will be the union of the _run-as_ privilege from each of the user's roles.

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