# GetPermission
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Retrieves the contents of a managed permission in JSON format.

## Request Syntax
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```
POST /getpermission HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "permissionArn": "{{string}}",
   "permissionVersion": {{number}}
}
```

## URI Request Parameters
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The request does not use any URI parameters.

## Request Body
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The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [permissionArn](#API_GetPermission_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ram-GetPermission-request-permissionArn"></a>
Specifies the [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/general/latest/gr/aws-arns-and-namespaces.html) of the permission whose contents you want to retrieve. To find the ARN for a permission, use either the [ListPermissions](API_ListPermissions.md) operation or go to the [Permissions library](https://console.amazonaws.cn/ram/home#Permissions:) page in the Amazon RAM console and then choose the name of the permission. The ARN is displayed on the detail page.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** [permissionVersion](#API_GetPermission_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="ram-GetPermission-request-permissionVersion"></a>
Specifies the version number of the Amazon RAM permission to retrieve. If you don't specify this parameter, the operation retrieves the default version.  
To see the list of available versions, use [ListPermissionVersions](API_ListPermissionVersions.md).  
Type: Integer  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "permission": { 
      "arn": "string",
      "creationTime": number,
      "defaultVersion": boolean,
      "featureSet": "string",
      "isResourceTypeDefault": boolean,
      "lastUpdatedTime": number,
      "name": "string",
      "permission": "string",
      "permissionType": "string",
      "resourceType": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "tags": [ 
         { 
            "key": "string",
            "value": "string"
         }
      ],
      "version": "string"
   }
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [permission](#API_GetPermission_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="ram-GetPermission-response-permission"></a>
An object with details about the permission.  
Type: [ResourceSharePermissionDetail](API_ResourceSharePermissionDetail.md) object

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
The operation failed because a parameter you specified isn't valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** MalformedArnException **   
The operation failed because the specified [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/general/latest/gr/aws-arns-and-namespaces.html) has a format that isn't valid.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** OperationNotPermittedException **   
The operation failed because the requested operation isn't permitted.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServerInternalException **   
The operation failed because the service could not respond to the request due to an internal problem. Try again later.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The operation failed because the service isn't available. Try again later.  
HTTP Status Code: 503

 ** UnknownResourceException **   
The operation failed because a specified resource couldn't be found.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific Amazon SDKs, see the following:
+  [Amazon Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/cli2/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/DotNetSDKV4/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForCpp/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Go v2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForGoV2/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Java V2](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForKotlin/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForPHPV3/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Python](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/boto3/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission) 
+  [Amazon SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ram-2018-01-04/GetPermission)