# API Error: You are not permitted to view the requested resource

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-the-requested-resource/35035>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** rest-api\
**Created:** [Outubro 28, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-the-requested-resource/35035 "2015-10-28T22:30:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![erik\_chan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erik_chan/32/115850_2.png) [@erik\_chan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erik_chan)\
**Post date:** [Novembro 1, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/api-error-you-are-not-permitted-to-view-the-requested-resource/35035/5 "2015-11-01T20:15:49Z")

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Would be awesome if anyone else has suggestions for this?

How can I access a private category via the API. This should not be an issue for users/system with admin rights to the forum.

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