# Set the base permission

> Set what every member of a workspace gets on each of its repositories: none, read, write (the default) or admin.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="patch">PATCH</span><code>/workspaces/{workspace}</code></div>

Owners always have Admin, and a role given on a repository directly still counts where it is higher. With none, members see only the private repositories they are given a role on. Owners only, signed in as a person.

`base_permission` is `none`, `read`, `write` (the default) or `admin`. Owners keep Admin, and a role given on a repository directly still counts where it is higher. Refused with `403` for anyone but an owner signed in as a person. See [Access and roles](/guides/access-and-roles/).

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`access`](/reference/mcp/#access) with `action` `set_base_permission`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`access:admin`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `workspace` | string | Yes | The workspace's slug, e.g. "flagon-io". |

## Body parameters

Send a JSON object. Names are `snake_case`, as in responses; the `camelCase` spelling is accepted too.

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `base_permission` | string | Yes | What every member gets on each repository: none, read, write or admin. One of `none`, `read`, `write`, `admin`. |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X PATCH https://api.g1t.sh/workspaces/flagon-io \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "base_permission": "read"
  }'
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "workspace": "flagon-io",
  "base_permission": "read"
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |