* Here are a few things to check when

permit.check()

isn't working: ​*1. Verify your PDP is running*​ Make sure your Policy Decision Point container is up. You can check with

docker ps

in your terminal. (1) ​*2. Confirm SDK initialization*​ Ensure you're initializing the Permit client with the correct PDP URL and API key:

permit = Permit(
    pdp="<http://localhost:7766>",
    token="<your-api-key>",
)

​*3. Check your

permit.check()

call*​ The function expects three arguments:

user_id

,

action

, and

resource

. (2)

permitted = await permit.check("<mailto:john@smith.com|john@smith.com>", "create", "document")

(1) ​*4. Verify user and role assignment*​ The user must exist in Permit and have a role assigned in the relevant tenant. (2) ​*5. For multi-tenant apps*​ Pass the tenant as part of the resource object:

const permitted = await permit.check("<mailto:john@permit.io|john@permit.io>", "create", {
  type: "document",
  tenant: "companyA",
}) ;

* To help our engineers investigate further, could you share: 1. Which **Workspace / Project /

To learn more, see the sources I considered: [[1] QuickStart - Add permissions to your Python app](https://docs.permit.io/sdk/python/quickstart_python_sync) [[2] Permit.check()](https://docs.permit.io/how-to/enforce-permissions/check)