PermitLayer RBAC API

Authentication Infrastructure

PermitLayer implements RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC authorization models via a simple check() call. Define roles and permissions in the dashboard or via API, sync with your existing user system, and enforce policy at the edge. Includes real-time audit logs and a permission debugger.

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https://api.permitlayer.io/v1

Trust Score

4.7 / 5

98 dev notes

Live Uptime

99.95%

Guaranteed SLA

Avg Latency

9ms

Global Edge

API Traffic

2.1M

monthly average

Available Endpoints

POST/checkCheck if a user has a permission

POST/roles/:id/assignAssign a role to a user

GET/rolesList all roles

GET/auditQuery permission audit logs

Implementation Example

import { PermitLayer } from '@getapi/permitlayer';

const pl = new PermitLayer({ apiKey: process.env.PL_KEY });

const allowed = await pl.check({
  user: 'user_123',
  action: 'delete',
  resource: { type: 'invoice', id: 'inv_456', tenant: 'acme' },
});

if (!allowed) throw new Error('Forbidden');

API Access

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API Provider

Omar Hassan

Cloud infra engineer. Auth, storage, and infra APIs.