# Get application privileges **GET /_security/privilege/{application}/{name}** **All methods and paths for this operation:**
GET /_security/privilege
GET /_security/privilege/{application}
GET /_security/privilege/{application}/{name}
To use this API, you must have one of the following privileges: * The `read_security` cluster privilege (or a greater privilege such as `manage_security` or `all`). * The "Manage Application Privileges" global privilege for the application being referenced in the request. ## Required authorization * Cluster privileges: `read_security` [About Elasticsearch privileges](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/security-privileges) ## Servers - http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com () ## Authentication methods - Api key auth - Basic auth - Bearer auth ## Parameters ### Path parameters - **application** (string) The name of the application. Application privileges are always associated with exactly one application. If you do not specify this parameter, the API returns information about all privileges for all applications. - **name** (string | array[string]) The name of the privilege. If you do not specify this parameter, the API returns information about all privileges for the requested application. ## Responses ### 200 #### Body: application/json (object) - ***** (object) [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)