Title: WP_REST_Templates_Controller::permissions_check
Published: July 20, 2021
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_REST_Templates_Controller::permissions_check( WP_REST_Request $request ): true|󠀁[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)󠁿

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Checks if the user has permissions to make the request.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$request`[WP_REST_Request](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_request/)
required

Full details about the request.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 true|[WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/) True
if the request has read access, [WP_Error](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/)
object otherwise.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    protected function permissions_check( $request ) {
    	/*
    	 * Verify if the current user has edit_theme_options capability.
    	 * This capability is required to edit/view/delete templates.
    	 */
    	if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
    		return new WP_Error(
    			'rest_cannot_manage_templates',
    			__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to access the templates on this site.' ),
    			array(
    				'status' => rest_authorization_required_code(),
    			)
    		);
    	}

    	return true;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [rest_authorization_required_code()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/rest_authorization_required_code/)`wp-includes/rest-api.php` |

Returns a contextual HTTP error code for authorization failure.

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| [current_user_can()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_user_can/)`wp-includes/capabilities.php` |

Returns whether the current user has the specified capability.

  | 
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

  | 
| [WP_Error::__construct()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_error/__construct/)`wp-includes/class-wp-error.php` |

Initializes the error.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_Templates_Controller::update_item_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/update_item_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to write a single template.

  | 
| [WP_REST_Templates_Controller::create_item_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/create_item_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to create a template.

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| [WP_REST_Templates_Controller::delete_item_permissions_check()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/delete_item_permissions_check/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-templates-controller.php` |

Checks if a given request has access to delete a single template.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_templates_controller/permissions_check/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.8.0/) | Introduced. |

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