1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api.php b/lib/api.php
index 707e4ac21..794b14050 100644
--- a/lib/api.php
+++ b/lib/api.php
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ if (!defined('STATUSNET')) {
 
 class ApiAction extends Action
 {
+    const READ_ONLY  = 1;
+    const READ_WRITE = 2;
+
     var $format    = null;
     var $user      = null;
     var $auth_user = null;
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ class ApiAction extends Action
     var $since_id  = null;
     var $since     = null;
 
+    var $access    = self::READ_ONLY;  // read (default) or read-write
+
     /**
      * Initialization.
      *