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# Departments

Department endpoints allow you to get department related information and make updates to departments.

### Attributes 

| ATTRIBUTE | TYPE              | DESCRIPTION                                                                                             |
| --------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| count     | Integer           | Represents the number of records that exist                                                             |
| data      | JSON object       | Information about the department such as id, name, status and users                                     |
| users     | JSON Array Object | Specify user details such as firstname, lastname, id, type, status, name, email, phone, photo, language |

### **Permissions**

To request a department endpoint, you will need a valid API Key with the department access permissions enabled.

### **Relations between Department and other entities**

A department may have many users.


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