GET (/users/{requestorId}/permission/validate)

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06/22/2023

Gets a yes-or-no answer about whether the user is allowed to perform the specified action with a target user.

URI parameters
Query string parameters
Authorization
Required Request Headers
Request body
HTTP status codes
Required Response Headers
Response body

URI parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
requestorId	string	Required. Identifier of the user performing the action. The possible values are `xuid({xuid})` and `me`. This must be a logged-in user. Example value: `xuid(0987654321)`.

Query string parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
setting	string enumeration	The PermissionId value to check against. Example value: "CommunicateUsingText".
target	string	Identifier of the user on whom the action is to be performed. The possible values are `xuid({xuid})`. Example values: `xuid(0987654321)`

Authorization

Authorization claims used	Claim	Type	Required?	Example value
Xuid	64-bit signed integer	yes	1234567890

Required Request Headers

Header	Type	Description
Authorization	string	Authentication credentials for HTTP authentication. Example values: `XBL3.0 x=<userhash>;<token>`
X-RequestedServiceVersion	string	Build name/number of the Xbox LIVE service to which this request should be directed. The request will only be routed to that service after verifying the validity of the header, the claims in the auth token, etc. Example value: 1.

Request body

No objects are sent in the body of this request.

HTTP status codes

The service returns one of the status codes in this section in response to a request made with this method on this resource. For a complete list of standard HTTP status codes used with Xbox Live Services, see Standard HTTP status codes.

Code	Reason phrase	Description
200	OK	The session was successfully retrieved.
400	The request is invalid.	Examples: incorrect setting IDs, incorrect URIs, etc.
404	The user specified in the URI does not exist.	The specified resource could not be found.

Required Response Headers

Header	Type	Description
Content-Type	string	The MIME type of the body of the request. Example value: `application/json`
Content-Length	string	The number of bytes being sent in the response. Example value: 34
Cache-Control	string	Polite request from the server to specify caching behavior. Example: `no-cache, no-store`

Response body

See PermissionCheckResponse (JSON).

Sample response

{
    "isAllowed": false,
    "reasons":
    [
        {"reason": "BlockedByRequestor"},
        {"reason": "MissingPrivilege", "restrictedSetting": "VideoCommunications"}
    ]
}

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