# How to get a user's role? **URL:** \ **Category:** API and Webhooks\ **Created:** [February 6, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223 "2019-02-06T22:31:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![navinmishra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/858c86/32.png) [@navinmishra](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/navinmishra)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/1 "2019-02-06T22:31:26Z")
Hi, When getting a user’s information(using the “me” endpoint), it looks like user’s role is not returned? Specifically, we want to know whether a user is in admin role or not. How to do that? Thanks in advance and regards Navin ---
**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/2 "2019-02-07T17:41:00Z")
Hi @navinmishra, You can use the roles API. 1. [https://api.zoom.us/v2/roles](https://api.zoom.us/v2/roles) - To find the type of role 2. [https://api.zoom.us/v2/roles/{role\_id}/members](https://api.zoom.us/v2/roles/%7Brole_id%7D/members) - To see if the user is an admin for the role. Let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![rajeev.pitre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@rajeev.pitre](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rajeev.pitre)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/3 "2019-02-07T22:43:04Z")
Thanks for your reply, @michael_p.zoom . What I discovered it that when I use my admin account access token to fetch the members for a role, I get the following error - { “code”: 124, “message”: “Invalid access token, does not contain scopes: [role:write:admin, role:read:admin]” } However, when configuring scopes for my app, I don’t see the “role” scopes listed there. What am I missing ? FWIW, I can use the API successfully when I use the api key and api secret using the jwt. But I need to be able to access the api using the access token. Could you help please ? Thanks much, Rajeev. ---
**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/4 "2019-02-08T17:23:57Z")
Hi @rajeev.pitre, To get admin scopes, your app needs to be an account-level app. > **[List Roles - Roles - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/roles/roles)** > > List Roles on your account > > Scopes: role:read:admin > > Authorization > > Responses > > Send a Test Request Thanks ---
**Author:** ![rajeev.pitre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@rajeev.pitre](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rajeev.pitre)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/5 "2019-02-08T19:28:22Z")
Hi @michael_p.zoom, I believe the app is account level - ![23%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/1X/f9fd676d663336b0ea3a65162bff51551a7ea644.png) Thanks, Rajeev. ---
**Author:** ![rajeev.pitre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@rajeev.pitre](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rajeev.pitre)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/6 "2019-02-08T19:29:00Z")
Hi @michael_p.zoom, Also I do see the roles once I use the api key and secret - ![24%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/1X/38da45ad46899709cab7674d44d673c52e26d81e.jpeg) Thanks, Rajeev. ---
**Author:** ![rajeev.pitre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@rajeev.pitre](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/rajeev.pitre)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:29pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/7 "2019-02-08T19:29:43Z")
Hi @michael_p.zoom, I also happen to have admin privileges - ![22%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/1X/5833b593e4e22ecf57a279d842e28262e47962ae.png) Still, an access token obtained with my privileges doesn’t seem to have access to the “roles” api. Also, I don’t see the necessary scopes listed to be included for my app. Is there anything else that I’m missing ? Thanks, Rajeev. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Champ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/jonathan_champ/32/45_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Champ](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Jonathan_Champ)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/8 "2019-02-08T19:45:38Z")
Rather than getting the user’s role, (or as the API calls it: “getting the members of a role”), I would think you care more about the permissions that a user has. Specifically, if you want people who can perform specific actions, then you can retrieve the permissions directly via: [https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userpermission](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/users/userpermission) ---
**Author:** ![jhavel.hayes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ebca7d/32.png) [@jhavel.hayes](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/jhavel.hayes)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 7:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/9 "2022-07-20T19:46:19Z")
Im having this same issue as well. Is this a bug perhaps? I am account level admin and I dont see role:write:admin role:read:admin in scope. ---
**Author:** ![elisa.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/elisa.zoom/32/47836_2.png) [@elisa.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/elisa.zoom)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/how-to-get-a-users-role/3223/10 "2022-07-27T12:46:31Z")
Hi @jhavel.hayes Thanks for reaching out to the Zoom Developer Forum, if you are still having this issue please open up a new topic since this one has been closed Thanks Elisa