# Changing Category Permissions via API

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [18 Aprile 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735 "2016-04-18T17:04:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [18 Aprile 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-category-permissions-via-api/42735/2 "2016-04-18T17:32:14Z")

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Probably call with something more like:

```php
$r = $api->editCategoryPermissions(641, array(
  array('group_name' => 'admins', 'permission_type' => 1)
));

```

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