check if the current SP user has a specific permission #Javascript #REST #SharePoint

check-spuser-permission.js

//Permission enumeration : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee556747(v=office.14).aspx

function checkPermissions() {
	var call = jQuery.ajax({
		url: _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/Web/effectiveBasePermissions",
		type: "GET",
		dataType: "json",
		headers: {
			Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
		}
	});

	call.done(function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
		var manageListsPerms = new SP.BasePermissions();
		manageListsPerms.initPropertiesFromJson(data.d.EffectiveBasePermissions);
		var approveItems = manageListsPerms.has(SP.PermissionKind.approveItems);
		//console.log(approveItems);
		if (approveItems == true){return true}
		else{return false};
    });
}