# How to check if user has write Permission to a tag in script

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**Created:** [May 3, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-check-if-user-has-write-permission-to-a-tag-in-script/14198 "2017-05-03T14:05:19Z")\
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How can we check in code / expression if a user has write permission (depending on custom permission of read only permission) on a tag?

I do know about the hasRole() function, but I would like to check independent from role definition if the user can write to the tag.

Thanks !