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title: Use the Index API
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# Use the Index API
The Index API exposes services which let you retrieve the [permission model](https://docs.coveo.com/en/225/) and [effective permissions](https://docs.coveo.com/en/194/) of any given [item](https://docs.coveo.com/en/210/) in the [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) of a [Coveo organization](https://docs.coveo.com/en/185/).

In the [Coveo Administration Console](https://docs.coveo.com/en/183/), the [**Content Browser**](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/browser/) ([platform-ca](https://platform-ca.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/browser/) | [platform-eu](https://platform-eu.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/browser/) | [platform-au](https://platform-au.cloud.coveo.com/admin/#/orgid/content/browser/)) uses the Index API when showing an item's [permission properties](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1712/).

You can also use the Index API to [view the effective permissions of an item](https://docs.coveo.com/en/1482/).

> **Note**
>
> All REST API string fields are case-sensitive unless otherwise specified.
> For example, [search queries aren't case-sensitive](https://docs.coveo.com/en/3074/).
> 
> To keep behavior consistent across the [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/), the same value passed to different REST APIs must always be passed using the same case.
> For example, if the [unique product identifier](https://docs.coveo.com/en/n73f0502#define-a-unique-product-identifier), such as `ec_product_id`, is passed to the Commerce API in lowercase, then it should also be passed to the Usage Analytics Write API in lowercase.

Interactive generated reference documentation is also available through [Swagger UI](https://platform.cloud.coveo.com/docs?urls.primaryName=Index).