# RED.httpNode.get gives "Unauthorized"

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**Category:** Developing Nodes\
**Created:** [8 March 2019 16:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-httpnode-get-gives-unauthorized/8749 "2019-03-08T16:30:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 March 2019 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-httpnode-get-gives-unauthorized/8749/2 "2019-03-08T16:34:00Z")

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You should not be using the `needsPermission` middleware on `RED.httpNode`.

`needsPermission` is for the admin apis - in other words routes that are mounted on `RED.httpAdmin`.

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