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ACL / Policy → Get

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Summary

Retrieve the current ACL (Access Control List) policy for a specified Tailscale tailnet.

Inputs

  • Authentication — Select the authentication method to connect to the Tailscale API: either API Key or OAuth2.
  • Tailnet Name or ID (required) — Specify the tailnet organization name or ID to get the ACL policy from. You can choose from the list or use "-" for the default tailnet of the authenticated user.

Output shape

a JSON object representing the current ACL policy for the specified tailnet

The output returns the full ACL policy as JSON from the Tailscale API's GET /api/v2/tailnet/{tailnet}/acl endpoint. No pagination applies.

Examples

Example 1: Get the ACL policy for the default tailnet

Authentication: API Key (default), Tailnet: '-' (default)

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