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# XblPermissionDenyReason

> XblPermissionDenyReason

# XblPermissionDenyReason

This describes the various ways that we expose to a requestor why a permission check may fail.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
enum class XblPermissionDenyReason  : uint32_t  
{  
    Unknown = 0,  
    NotAllowed = 2,  
    MissingPrivilege = 3,  
    PrivilegeRestrictsTarget = 4,  
    BlockListRestrictsTarget = 5,  
    MuteListRestrictsTarget = 7,  
    PrivacySettingRestrictsTarget = 9,  
    CrossNetworkUserMustBeFriend = 12  
}  
```

## Constants

| Constant                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Unknown                       | Permission was denied, but either no reason was given or the privacy service threw an unexpected error.                                                                                                                                 |
| NotAllowed                    | The request was processed successfully, but the requestor is not allowed to perform the action. No reason is given.                                                                                                                     |
| MissingPrivilege              | The requestor was missing a privilege necessary for the action.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| PrivilegeRestrictsTarget      | A privilege value for the requestor has a restriction that doesn't allow interaction with the target. For instance, a parental control only allows interaction with friends and the target isn't a friend.                              |
| BlockListRestrictsTarget      | The requestor has blocked the target user.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| MuteListRestrictsTarget       | The requestor has muted the target user.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| PrivacySettingRestrictsTarget | A privacy value for the requester has a restriction that doesn't allow interaction with the target. For instance, a parental control only allows interaction with friends and the target isn't a friend.                                |
| CrossNetworkUserMustBeFriend  | The target is a cross-network user, but cross-network privacy settings indicated only friends are allowed. Cross-network friends are (currently) only managed at the title level, so the title must validate that the user are friends. |

## Member of

* [XblPermissionDenyReasonDetails](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/structs/xblpermissiondenyreasondetails)

## Requirements

**Header:** privacy\_c.h

## See also

[privacy\_c](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/privacy_c_members)


## Related topics

- [XblPermissionDenyReasonDetails](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/structs/xblpermissiondenyreasondetails.md)
- [PartyXblChatPermissionMaskReason](/services/playfab/multiplayer/networking/xblreference/enums/partyxblchatpermissionmaskreason.md)
- [XblPermissionCheckResult](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/structs/xblpermissioncheckresult.md)
- [XblPrivilege](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/enums/xblprivilege.md)
- [XblPrivacySetting](/reference/live/xsapi-c/privacy_c/enums/xblprivacysetting.md)