---
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: 317
product: Kapacitor
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1/reference/user-types-permissions/
date: '2023-09-22T11:35:04-06:00'
lastmod: '2023-09-22T11:35:04-06:00'
---

> [!Note]
> 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/)