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An policy is a governing document that defines what actions a given Role can take on a given Resource.

Role Object

Resource Object

To learn more about creating and managing your RBAC policy, see the RBAC guides.

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Checking permissions

Each Member Session will be granted specific roles, which grants them permission to take specific actions on specific Resources. To check if a Member has permission to take an action on a Resource, use the .
Always validate permissions on the client and server before proceeding with an action. See the Enforcing Permissions guide and the Stytch API Reference for more details.
import { View, Button } from 'react-native';
import { useStytchIsAuthorized } from '@stytch/react-native/b2b';

const DocumentActions = () => {
  const { isAuthorized } = useStytchIsAuthorized('documents', 'edit');

  // Check permissions both before taking actions
  const editDocument = () => {
    if (!isAuthorized) {
      throw new Error('You do not have permission to edit documents');
    }

    proceedWithEdit();
  };

  // And to hide or disable UI elements
  return (
    <View>
      <Button title="Edit Document" disabled={!isAuthorized} onPress={editDocument} />
    </View>
  );
};