> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mailtrap.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mailtrap.io/developers/account-management/permissions/manage-user-or-token-permissions.md).

# Manage user or token permissions

Manage user or token permissions. For this endpoint, you should send an array of objects (in JSON format) as the body of the request. If you send a combination of **resource\_type** and **resource\_id** that already exists, the permission is **updated**. If the combination doesn't exist, the permission is **created**. Permissions of an expired API token cannot be updated; such requests are rejected with a 422 error.

```json
{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Account Management","version":"2.0.0"},"tags":[{"name":"Permissions"}],"servers":[{"description":"Mailtrap API","url":"https://mailtrap.io"}],"security":[{"HeaderAuth":[]},{"BearerAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"HeaderAuth":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Pass the API token in the Api-Token","in":"header","name":"Api-Token"},"BearerAuth":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","bearerFormat":"JWT"}},"responses":{"UNAUTHENTICATED":{"description":"Returns unauthorized error message. Check your credentials.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnauthenticatedResponse"}}}},"PERMISSION_DENIED":{"description":"Returns forbidden error message. Check your permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/PermissionsDeniedResponse"}}}},"NOT_FOUND":{"description":"Returns not found error message","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/NotFoundResponse"}}}},"UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY":{"description":"Validation error or other business rule violation","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/UnprocessableEntity"}}}}},"schemas":{"UnauthenticatedResponse":{"title":"UnauthenticatedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"PermissionsDeniedResponse":{"title":"PermissionsDeniedResponse","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"string"}}},"NotFoundResponse":{"title":"NotFoundResponse","type":"object","properties":{"error":{"type":"string","description":"Error message"}}},"UnprocessableEntity":{"title":"UnprocessableEntity","type":"object","properties":{"errors":{"type":"object","description":"Validation errors per attribute. Entire record errors are under `base` key.","additionalProperties":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"string"}}}}}}},"paths":{"/api/account_accesses/{account_access_id}/permissions/bulk":{"put":{"operationId":"updateUserPermissions","summary":"Manage user or token permissions","description":"Manage user or token permissions. For this endpoint, you should send an array of objects (in JSON format) as the body of the request.\nIf you send a combination of **resource_type** and **resource_id** that already exists, the permission is **updated**.\nIf the combination doesn't exist, the permission is **created**.\nPermissions of an expired API token cannot be updated; such requests are rejected with a 422 error.","tags":["Permissions"],"requestBody":{"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"permissions":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"resource_id":{"type":"string"},"resource_type":{"type":"string","enum":["account","billing","project","sandbox","domain","email_campaign_permission_scope"]},"access_level":{"type":"string","additionalProperties":{"type":["string","integer"]},"description":"Use a number or string. The higher the number, the more rights the specifier has:\n- 100 or \"admin\"\n- 10 or \"viewer\""},"_destroy":{"type":"boolean","description":"(Optional) If true, instead of creating/updating the permission, it destroys it."}}}}}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"Returns message about successful update of permissions.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string"}}}}}},"401":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UNAUTHENTICATED"},"403":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/PERMISSION_DENIED"},"404":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/NOT_FOUND"},"422":{"$ref":"#/components/responses/UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY"}}}}}}
```


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