---
title: Kapacitor user types and permissions
description: View Kapacitor user types and permissions available when using internal Kapacitor authorizations.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/user-types-permissions/
estimated_tokens: 427
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
---

# Kapacitor user types and permissions

Kapacitor user types and permissions only apply when using [internal Kapacitor authorizations](/kapacitor/v1/administration/auth/kapacitor-auth). If using **InfluxDB Enterprise**, Kapacitor inherits user permissions from the InfluxDB Enterprise authorization service.

## User types

The following user types are available in Kapacitor:

-   **admin**: Kapacitor user with full permissions.
-   **normal**: Kapacitor user with explicitly set permissions.

## User permissions

The following user permissions are available in Kapacitor. Multiple permissions can be assigned to a single [normal user](#user-types).

-   **none**: Grant no permissions.
-   **api**: Grant permissions for CRUD actions through the Kapacitor API.
-   **config\_api**: Grant permission to [configure Kapacitor through the API](/kapacitor/v1/administration/configuration/#configure-with-the-http-api).
-   **write\_points**: Grant permission to write points to Kapacitor.
-   **all**: Grant all permissions.

#### Related

-   [Set up authentication and authorization](/kapacitor/v1/administration/auth/)
-   [Set up internal Kapacitor authorizations](/kapacitor/v1/administration/auth/kapacitor-auth/)
-   [Kapacitor user types and permissions](/kapacitor/v1/reference/user-types-permissions/)