# Retrieve extension permission definitions

Retrieves extension permission definitions including permission name and description.

## Endpoints

`GET /bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/permissions`

## Request URL

`https://{server-hostname}:8383/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/permissions`

## Scope

`BrowserManager.READ`

## Header

`Authorization: d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Accept** `string` *(Mandatory)*: `application/json`

### Sample Request

```curl
curl --request GET \
  --url https://appdomain/bsp/api/v1/bmp/extensions/permissions \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization:  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52'
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP code 200

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

List of extension permission definitions.

- **extensions** `JSON Array`: Permission definitions

### Sample Response: HTTP 200

Permission definitions

```json
{
  "extensions": [
    {
      "permission_description": "Schedules tasks to run periodically or at a specified time",
      "permission_id": "1",
      "permission_name": "Alarms"
    },
    {
      "permission_description": "Requests that the extension be granted permissions according to the active tab specification.",
      "permission_id": "2",
      "permission_name": "Active tab"
    },
    {
      "permission_description": "Makes Chrome start up early and and shut down late, so that apps and extensions can have a longer life.",
      "permission_id": "4",
      "permission_name": "Background"
    }
  ]
}
```

### HTTP code 401

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Unauthorized error code returned when authentication credentials are missing, expired, or invalid (authentication=required)
- **errorMsg** `string`: Authentication failure reason

### Sample Response: HTTP 401

Unauthorized

```json
{
  "errorCode": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "errorMsg": "You are not authorized to perform this action"
}
```

### HTTP code 403

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Forbidden error code returned when the authenticated user does not have the required uem-roles (e.g., DataEncryption_Admin or DataEncryptionRecoveryKey_Admin)
- **errorMsg** `string`: Message indicating insufficient privileges to access this resource

### Sample Response: HTTP 403

Forbidden

```json
{
  "errorCode": "FORBIDDEN",
  "errorMsg": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
}
```

### HTTP code 429

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

- **errorCode** `long`: Rate limit error code returned when the API call threshold (configured via threshold/duration in security XML) is exceeded; client is locked out for lock-period minutes
- **errorMsg** `string`: Rate limit exceeded message with retry guidance

### Sample Response: HTTP 429

Rate limit exceeded

```json
{
  "errorCode": "RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED",
  "errorMsg": "You have exceeded the maximum number of API calls. Please try again later."
}
```

### HTTP code 500

#### Response Body — application/json

`JSON Object`

Internal server error during extension operations.

- **error_description** `string`: Error message describing the server failure
- **error_code** `string`: Error code for internal server errors

### Sample Response: HTTP 500

Server error

```json
{
  "error_description": "Internal Server error, Please try again in a moment.",
  "error_code": "COM0004"
}
```

## Possible Response Codes

- **200** — HTTP code
- **401** — HTTP code
- **403** — HTTP code
- **429** — HTTP code
- **500** — HTTP code

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 60 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration — Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold — Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period — Wait time before consecutive API requests.