# app:read Last edited on 30 Jun 2025 ## Permission Summary View App Platform apps ## Associated Permissions Associated permissions are not required, but they support full functionality of the permission they’re associated with. For example, to create a Droplet, you need `droplet:create`. To tag a Droplet during creation, you additionally need `tag:create`, so `tag:create` is listed as an associated permission for `droplet:create`. The following permissions are associated with `app:read`: | Permission | Description | |---|---| | [`project:read`](../../project/read) | View projects | | [`monitoring:read`](../../monitoring/read) | View Monitoring metrics and alert policies | | [`database:read`](../../database/read) | View Managed Databases | | [`database:view_credentials`](../../database/view_credentials) | View Databases Credentials | | [`registry:read`](../../registry/read) | View container registries | | [`function:read`](../../function/read) | View Serverless function namespaces and triggers |