# Assigning permissions

1. Go to the **Account → Users** tab. Select the user, click the **Edit** button, and then go to the **Permissions** tab.

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2. In the **permissions section**, select the areas that the user will have access to. After making your selections, click **Save** to confirm the assigned permissions.

### **Types of permissions granted to users**

Below are the types of permissions you can grant to a user. If a drop-down icon (downward arrow) appears next to a permission, it means you can assign the permissions in even more specific areas.

### **Email** (Email Campaigns and Email API)

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### **SMS**

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### **Account**

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### **Contacts**

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{% hint style="info" %}
For **Email API**, it's necessary to define which SMTP sub-accounts will have specific permissions granted.
{% endhint %}