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# Get Contract Permissions

**`GET /api/v1/contracts/{contractId}/permissions`**

Returns the permission flags for the specified smart contract. Only Standard Registry users are allowed to make this request.

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

**Permission:** `Permissions.CONTRACTS_PERMISSIONS_READ`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter    | Type   | Required | Description         |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | ------------------- |
| `contractId` | string | Yes      | Contract identifier |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

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The response is a numeric bitmask representing the caller's permissions on the contract.

### Error Responses

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