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Added: v2.0.0
Status: Active
Last reviewed: 2018-05-08
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# Node Permission service

Manages role permissions for content nodes.

## Class members

### Methods

-   `getGroupMemeberByGroupName(groupName: string = null, opts?: any = null): Observable<GroupMemberPaging>`<br/>
    Gets all members related to a group name.
    -   `groupName: string = null` -  Name of group to look for members
    -   `opts?: any = null` - (Optional) Extra options supported by JSAPI
    -   **Returns** `Observable<GroupMemberPaging>` - List of members
-   `getNodeRoles(node: MinimalNodeEntryEntity = null): Observable<string[]>`<br/>
    Gets a list of roles for the current node.
    -   `node: MinimalNodeEntryEntity = null` -  The target node
    -   **Returns** `Observable<string[]>` - Array of strings representing the roles
-   `updatePermissionRoles(node: MinimalNodeEntryEntity = null, updatedPermissionRole: PermissionElement = null): Observable<MinimalNodeEntryEntity>`<br/>
    Updates the permission for a node.
    -   `node: MinimalNodeEntryEntity = null` -  Target node
    -   `updatedPermissionRole: PermissionElement = null` -  Permission role to update or add
    -   **Returns** `Observable<MinimalNodeEntryEntity>` - Node with updated permission

## Details

This service requires the Content Services Groups API, which is available from version 5.2.1.

See the
[Groups API docs](https://github.com/Alfresco/alfresco-js-api/blob/master/src/alfresco-core-rest-api/docs/GroupssApi.md)
in the Alfresco JS API for more information about the types returned by
the methods and for the implementation of the REST API the service is
based on.

## See also

-   [Permission list component](permission-list.component.md)