---
title: How to view permission sets
description: Learn how to view your permission sets in Scaleway IAM.
tags: iam permission set rights authorization read write owner organization
dates:
  validation: 2025-06-09
  posted: 2024-12-03
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

import image from './assets/scaleway-iam-users-dashboard.webp'


You can view the permission sets granted to API keys (via policies) through the Scaleway console, [the API](https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/iam/#path-permission-sets-list-permission-sets), and the Scaleway CLI.

<Tabs>
  <TabsTab label="Via the console">
    <Requirements />
    - A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
    - [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization

    1. Click **IAM & API keys** on the top-right drop-down menu of the Scaleway console. The **Users** tab of the [Identity and Access Management dashboard](https://console.scaleway.com/iam/users) displays.
        <Lightbox image={image} alt="" />
    2. Click the name of the user whose permissions you want to view. The user information page displays.
        <Message type="tip">
        To view your own permissions as a Member, you can follow the same process and click your name. If you cannot see your own permissions, contact an admin of the Organization, as you may not have the necessary permissions.
        </Message>
    3. Scroll to the **Permission sets** section.

    A list of your permission sets for the selected Organization displays. You can see the scope of the permissions, in which [IAM policy](/iam/concepts/#policy) they were defined, and to which [principal](/iam/concepts/#principal) they are attached to.
  </TabsTab>
  <TabsTab label="Via the SCW CLI">
    <Requirements />
      - A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
      - An [SSH key](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
      - [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
      - An [SSH key](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
      - A valid [API key](/iam/how-to/create-api-keys/)
      - Installed and configured the [Scaleway CLI](https://github.com/scaleway/scaleway-cli) on your local machine

      Run the following command in a terminal. Make sure you replace `<access_key>` with the access key of the API key for which you wish to know the permission sets.

      ```
      scw iam api-key get <access_key>
      ```

      You should get an output like the following:
      ```
      User Type:
      member

      Api Key:
      AccessKey         SCW13J04TP146R5FRANZ
      UserID            17eacf3b-22ae-4d15-a21f-125f2d787146
      Description       -
      CreatedAt         6 months ago
      UpdatedAt         6 months ago
      DefaultProjectID  210407a4-d22b-4382-a224-07a2fda2e14c
      Editable          true
      Deletable         true
      Managed           false
      CreationIP        192.0.2.0

      Policies:
      Editors  AllProductsFullAccess OrganizationReadOnly ProjectManager SupportTicketReadOnly
      ```

      You can see the list of permission sets for the policy attached to the access key.
  </TabsTab>
</Tabs>