# Access token payload is empty. i want the user permissions and roles to show in payload fields

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**Tags:** apis, application\
**Created:** [October 25, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/access-token-payload-is-empty-i-want-the-user-permissions-and-roles-to-show-in-payload-fields/119365 "2023-10-25T12:59:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![marcelina.barycka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/marcelina.barycka/32/56162_2.png) [@marcelina.barycka](https://community.auth0.com/u/marcelina.barycka)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/access-token-payload-is-empty-i-want-the-user-permissions-and-roles-to-show-in-payload-fields/119365/5 "2023-10-26T07:54:22Z")

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Just to be more specific on my last replay - if you tried to decode the access token via [jwt.io](https://jwt.io/) and got an empty payload, it may be that you receive an opaque token instead of jwt token. Here you can find explanation for it - [Why is my access token not a JWT? (Opaque Token)](https://community.auth0.com/t/why-is-my-access-token-not-a-jwt-opaque-token/31028)

So I was actually referring to the “audience” parameter that needs to be set to receive a jwt token. With angular sdk, it would go there:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/1/f/1f8d72955736c7cba567e974f34fe9608dde2a89.png)

Also, this topic refers to adding user roles to the access token - [Adding user roles to access token - #4 by chris.tice](https://community.auth0.com/t/adding-user-roles-to-access-token/97373/4)

Hope this helps!

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