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---
layout: "api"
page_title: "/sys/capabilities - HTTP API"
sidebar_current: "docs-http-system-capabilities/"
description: |-
The `/sys/capabilities` endpoint is used to fetch the capabilities of a token
on a given path.
---
# `/sys/capabilities`
The `/sys/capabilities` endpoint is used to fetch the capabilities of a token on
a given path.
## Query Token Capabilities
This endpoint returns the list of capabilities for a provided token.
| Method | Path | Produces |
| :------- | :------------------- | :--------------------- |
| `POST` | `/sys/capabilities` | `200 application/json` |
### Parameters
- `path` `(string: <required>)`  Specifies the path against which to check the
token's capabilities.
- `token` `(string: <required>)`  Specifies the token for which to check
capabilities.
### Sample Payload
```json
{
"path": "secret/foo",
"token": "abcd1234"
}
```
### Sample Request
```
$ curl \
--header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
--request POST \
--data @payload.json \
https://vault.rocks/v1/sys/capabilities
```
### Sample Response
```json
{
"capabilities": ["read", "list"]
}
```