# Changing Category Permissions via API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [4월 18, 2016, 5:04오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735 "2016-04-18T17:04:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [4월 18, 2016, 5:04오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735/1 "2016-04-18T17:04:43Z")

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I’m trying to change a category permission via API, but returning error 400.

I created this function with the php api.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/d/dddd0580af9badd7b029ad36bf32ee782e6975b0.png)

And calling on my script:  
$r = $api-\>editCategoryPermissions(641, array(‘admins’ =\> 1));

But returning error 400.

Can anyone help me?

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