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description: Assign the mandatory permissions required for portal users to access the Smart Search Assistance sub-agent.
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# Assign API Permissions for Agentic Search

Assign the mandatory permissions required for portal users to access the Smart Search Assistance sub-agent.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience in Enterprise and Unlimited editions for an additional cost. To purchase, contact your Salesforce account executive.</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Aura Experience Cloud sites that use Build Your Own Template</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: LWR Experience Cloud sites that use Build Your Own Template</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d68263e66">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68263e66 ">To API Enabled</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68263e66 ">System Permission</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68263e66 ">To manage Permission Sets</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68263e66 ">Manage Profiles and Permission Sets</td>

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1. From Setup, enter Permission Sets in the Quick Find box and select **Permission Sets.**
2. Select the permission set assigned to your Experience Cloud site users.
3. Under System Permissions, select **Edit**.
4. Select **API Enabled**.
5. Save your changes.
    
    Without this permission, the FastSearch API cannot return data, and the agent will show empty responses.