Update docs on object-level permissions.

Closes #801.
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Tom Christie 2013-04-27 14:29:32 +02:00
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REST framework permissions also support object-level permissioning. Object level permissions are used to determine if a user should be allowed to act on a particular object, which will typically be a model instance.
Object level permissions are run by REST framework's generic views when `.get_object()` is called. As with view level permissions, an `exceptions.PermissionDenied` exception will be raised if the user is not allowed to act on the given object.
Object level permissions are run by REST framework's generic views when `.get_object()` is called.
As with view level permissions, an `exceptions.PermissionDenied` exception will be raised if the user is not allowed to act on the given object.
If you're writing your own views and want to enforce object level permissions,
you'll need to explicitly call the `.check_object_permissions(request, obj)` method on the view at the point at which you've retrieved the object.
This will either raise a `PermissionDenied` or `NotAuthenticated` exception, or simply return if the view has the appropraite permissions.
## Setting the permission policy