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title: "How To Check Required Privileges for Metadata Extraction"
slug: "how-to-check-required-privileges-for-metadata-extraction"
updated: 2024-01-30T16:16:46Z
published: 2024-01-30T16:16:46Z
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# How To Check Required Privileges for Metadata Extraction

This article describes how to verify the Salesforce user, used to authenticate with Panaya to Salesforce - has the needed permissions.

Good to KnowReview [here all the privileges required](/v1/docs/required-salesforce-user-privileges-for-metadata-and-usage-extraction) for extraction.

1. Login to salesforce org (prod/sandbox) with the same user authenticated with Panaya

2. Open the [Workbench site](https://workbench.developerforce.com/login.php), and select Production or Sandbox from the Environment list.

3. Click Queries - SOQL Query

4. Choose Object 'Profile'

5. Replace the Username and Run the Query, then Select View as: Bulk CSV checkbox to run the Salesforce job to generate a spreadsheet with all FLS data.

SELECT Id, Name, PermissionsViewAllData, PermissionsApiEnabled, PermissionsAuthorApex, PermissionsInstallMultiforce, PermissionsModifyAllData, PermissionsManageCustomReportTypes

FROM Profile

WHERE Id IN (SELECT ProfileId FROM User WHERE Username = ‘[user.name@panaya.com](mailto:user.name@panaya.com)’)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1706630423004.png)

6. In Salesforce, go to Setup > Bulk Data Load Jobs and press the Job ID of the submitted job - Under the Batches section, select View Result or compare the results with the minimum needed permissions: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1706630834174.png)

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