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Permit.io Has a Free API That Adds Authorization to Any App in Minutes
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Permit.io Has a Free API That Adds Authorization to Any App in Minutes

via Dev.to WebdevAlex Spinov4h ago

Permit.io is the authorization-as-a-service platform that handles RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC so you do not have to build it from scratch. What Is Permit.io? Permit.io provides a complete authorization layer for your app. Instead of writing complex if/else chains for permissions, you define policies in a UI and check them via API. Quick Start npm install permitio import { Permit } from ' permitio ' const permit = new Permit ({ token : process . env . PERMIT_API_KEY , pdp : ' https://cloudpdp.api.permit.io ' , }) // Check permission const allowed = await permit . check ( ' user-123 ' , ' read ' , ' document ' ) if ( allowed ) { // User can read the document } else { return res . status ( 403 ). json ({ error : ' Forbidden ' }) } Define Roles and Resources export PERMIT_TOKEN = "your-api-key" # Create a resource curl -s -X POST 'https://api.permit.io/v2/schema/default/default/resources' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $PERMIT_TOKEN " \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "key": "document",

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