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# Returns list of all roles

**`GET /api/v1/permissions/roles`**

Returns a paginated list of roles for the authenticated Standard Registry.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.PERMISSIONS_ROLE_READ` or `Permissions.DELEGATION_ROLE_MANAGE`

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## Request

### Query Parameters

| Parameter   | Type   | Required | Default | Description           |
| ----------- | ------ | -------- | ------- | --------------------- |
| `name`      | string | No       | —       | Filter roles by name  |
| `pageIndex` | number | No       | 0       | Zero-based page index |
| `pageSize`  | number | No       | 20      | Items per page        |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

The total count of matching roles is returned in the `X-Total-Count` response header.

```json
[
  {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "name": "MRV Submitter",
    "description": "Can submit MRV data and view policies",
    "permissions": ["POLICIES_POLICY_READ", "POLICIES_POLICY_EXECUTE"],
    "owner": "did:hedera:testnet:zHcDLGFNymFAJiMBKnpbHDgjvTn6yZnwkPPeFhtJBECH_0.0.4532001",
    "default": false
  }
]
```

| Field         | Type      | Description                                            |
| ------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `id`          | string    | Role identifier                                        |
| `name`        | string    | Human-readable role name                               |
| `description` | string    | Role description                                       |
| `permissions` | string\[] | List of permission names assigned to this role         |
| `owner`       | string    | DID of the Standard Registry that owns this role       |
| `default`     | boolean   | Whether this is the default role assigned to new users |

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |