# Retrieve a list of scopes for which this user has access.

## Operation overview

```json
{"path":"https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/scopes","method":"get","servers":[{"url":"https://api.sendgrid.com","description":"for global users and subusers"},{"url":"https://api.eu.sendgrid.com","description":"for EU regional subusers"}]}
```

**This endpoint returns a list of all scopes that this user has access to.**

API Keys are used to authenticate with [SendGrid's v3 API](/docs/sendgrid/api-reference/how-to-use-the-sendgrid-v3-api/authorization).

API Keys may be assigned certain permissions, or scopes, that limit which API endpoints they are able to access.

This endpoint returns all the scopes assigned to the key you use to authenticate with it. To retrieve the scopes assigned to another key, you can pass an API key ID to the "Retrieve an existing API key" endpoint.

For a more detailed explanation of how you can use API Key permissions, please visit our [API Keys documentation](/docs/sendgrid/ui/account-and-settings/api-keys/).

## Operation details

### Authentication

API Key

### Headers

```json
[{"in":"header","name":"Authorization","required":true,"default":"Bearer <<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>>","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"on-behalf-of","in":"header","description":"The `on-behalf-of` header allows you to make API calls from a parent account on behalf of the parent's Subusers or customer accounts. You will use the parent account's API key when using this header. When making a call on behalf of a customer account, the property value should be \"account-id\" followed by the customer account's ID (e.g., `on-behalf-of: account-id <account-id>`). When making a call on behalf of a Subuser, the property value should be the Subuser's username (e.g., `on-behalf-of: <subuser-username>`). See [**On Behalf Of**](/docs/sendgrid/api-reference/how-to-use-the-sendgrid-v3-api/on-behalf-of) for more information.","required":false,"schema":{"type":"string"},"refName":"#/components/parameters/OnBehalfOf","modelName":"__components_parameters_OnBehalfOf"}]
```

### Responses

```json
[{"responseCode":"200","schema":{"description":"","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","required":["scopes"],"properties":{"scopes":{"type":"array","description":"The list of scopes for which this user has access.","uniqueItems":true,"items":{"type":"string"}}}},"examples":{"response":{"value":{"scopes":["mail.send","alerts.create","alerts.read"]}}}}}}},{"responseCode":"401","schema":{"description":"","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","required":["errors"],"properties":{"errors":{"type":"array","description":"This 401 response indicates that the user making the call doesn't have the authorization to view the list of scopes.","items":{"type":"object","required":["message"],"properties":{"field":{"description":"This empty field is returned instead of the list of scopes if the user making the call doesn't have the authorization required.","type":"string","nullable":true},"message":{"type":"string","description":"Explains why the scopes cannot be returned."}}}}}},"examples":{"response":{"value":{"errors":[{"field":null,"message":"authorization required"}]}}}}}}},{"responseCode":"403","schema":{"description":"Scopes forbidden response.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","example":{"errors":[{"field":"field_name","message":"error message"}]},"refName":"ErrorResponse","modelName":"ErrorResponse","properties":{"errors":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string","description":"An error message."},"field":{"description":"When applicable, this property value will be the field that generated the error.","nullable":true,"type":"string"},"help":{"type":"object","description":"When applicable, this property value will be helper text or a link to documentation to help you troubleshoot the error."}}}},"id":{"type":"string","description":"When applicable, this property value will be an error ID."}}},"examples":{"Unauthorized request":{"value":{"errors":[{"message":"access forbidden","field":"null"}]}}}}},"refName":"#/components/responses/GetScopes403","modelName":"__components_responses_GetScopes403"}},{"responseCode":"404","schema":{"description":"Scopes not found response.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","example":{"errors":[{"field":"field_name","message":"error message"}]},"refName":"ErrorResponse","modelName":"ErrorResponse","properties":{"errors":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string","description":"An error message."},"field":{"description":"When applicable, this property value will be the field that generated the error.","nullable":true,"type":"string"},"help":{"type":"object","description":"When applicable, this property value will be helper text or a link to documentation to help you troubleshoot the error."}}}},"id":{"type":"string","description":"When applicable, this property value will be an error ID."}}},"examples":{"Unauthorized request":{"value":{"errors":[{"message":"not found","field":"null"}]}}}}},"refName":"#/components/responses/GetScopes404","modelName":"__components_responses_GetScopes404"}},{"responseCode":"500","schema":{"description":"Scopes internal server error response.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","example":{"errors":[{"field":"field_name","message":"error message"}]},"refName":"ErrorResponse","modelName":"ErrorResponse","properties":{"errors":{"type":"array","items":{"type":"object","properties":{"message":{"type":"string","description":"An error message."},"field":{"description":"When applicable, this property value will be the field that generated the error.","nullable":true,"type":"string"},"help":{"type":"object","description":"When applicable, this property value will be helper text or a link to documentation to help you troubleshoot the error."}}}},"id":{"type":"string","description":"When applicable, this property value will be an error ID."}}},"examples":{"Unauthorized request":{"value":{"errors":[{"message":"internal server error"}]}}}}},"refName":"#/components/responses/GetScopes500","modelName":"__components_responses_GetScopes500"}}]
```

Retrieve a list of scopes for which this user has access.

```js
const client = require("@sendgrid/client");
client.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY);

const request = {
  url: `/v3/scopes`,
  method: "GET",
};

client
  .request(request)
  .then(([response, body]) => {
    console.log(response.statusCode);
    console.log(response.body);
  })
  .catch((error) => {
    console.error(error);
  });
```

```python
import os
from sendgrid import SendGridAPIClient


sg = SendGridAPIClient(os.environ.get("SENDGRID_API_KEY"))


response = sg.client.scopes.get()

print(response.status_code)
print(response.body)
print(response.headers)
```

```csharp
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using SendGrid;

public class Program {
    public static async Task Main() {
        string apiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SENDGRID_API_KEY");
        var client = new SendGridClient(apiKey);

        var response =
            await client.RequestAsync(method: SendGridClient.Method.GET, urlPath: "scopes");

        Console.WriteLine(response.StatusCode);
        Console.WriteLine(response.Body.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
        Console.WriteLine(response.Headers.ToString());
    }
}
```

```java
import com.sendgrid.*;
import java.io.IOException;

public class Example {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        try {
            SendGrid sg = new SendGrid(System.getenv("SENDGRID_API_KEY"));
            Request request = new Request();
            request.setMethod(Method.GET);
            request.setEndpoint("/scopes");
            Response response = sg.api(request);
            System.out.println(response.getStatusCode());
            System.out.println(response.getBody());
            System.out.println(response.getHeaders());
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            throw ex;
        }
    }
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-go"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	apiKey := os.Getenv("SENDGRID_API_KEY")
	host := "https://api.sendgrid.com"
	request := sendgrid.GetRequest(apiKey, "/v3/scopes", host)
	request.Method = "GET"
	response, err := sendgrid.API(request)
	if err != nil {
		fmt.Println(err.Error())
		os.Exit(1)
	} else {
		fmt.Println(response.StatusCode)
		fmt.Println(response.Body)
		fmt.Println(response.Headers)
	}
}
```

```php
<?php
// Uncomment the next line if you're using a dependency loader (such as Composer) (recommended)
// require 'vendor/autoload.php';

// Uncomment next line if you're not using a dependency loader (such as Composer)
// require_once '<PATH TO>/sendgrid-php.php';

$apiKey = getenv("SENDGRID_API_KEY");
$sg = new \SendGrid($apiKey);

try {
    $response = $sg->client->scopes()->get();
    print $response->statusCode() . "\n";
    print_r($response->headers());
    print $response->body() . "\n";
} catch (Exception $ex) {
    echo "Caught exception: " . $ex->getMessage();
}
```

```ruby
require 'sendgrid-ruby'
include SendGrid

sg = SendGrid::API.new(api_key: ENV['SENDGRID_API_KEY'])

response = sg.client.scopes.get()
puts response.status_code
puts response.headers
puts response.body
```

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/scopes" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $SENDGRID_API_KEY"
```