diff --git a/api/system/spec.json b/api/system/spec.json
index e4ec148ce..2cba74c5e 100644
--- a/api/system/spec.json
+++ b/api/system/spec.json
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
     ],
     "apis": [
       {
-        "name": "get",
+        "name": "read",
         "path": "/{roleID}/rules",
         "method": "GET",
         "title": "Retrieve role permissions",
diff --git a/api/system/spec/permission.json b/api/system/spec/permission.json
index cf88ac968..84ff95547 100644
--- a/api/system/spec/permission.json
+++ b/api/system/spec/permission.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "Path": "/permissions",
   "APIs": [
     {
-      "Name": "get",
+      "Name": "read",
       "Method": "GET",
       "Title": "Retrieve role permissions",
       "Path": "/{roleID}/rules",
diff --git a/system/rest/handlers/permission.go b/system/rest/handlers/permission.go
index bd1fdb14f..2b6977839 100644
--- a/system/rest/handlers/permission.go
+++ b/system/rest/handlers/permission.go
@@ -27,25 +27,25 @@ import (
 
 // Internal API interface
 type PermissionAPI interface {
-	Get(context.Context, *request.PermissionGet) (interface{}, error)
+	Read(context.Context, *request.PermissionRead) (interface{}, error)
 	Delete(context.Context, *request.PermissionDelete) (interface{}, error)
 	Update(context.Context, *request.PermissionUpdate) (interface{}, error)
 }
 
 // HTTP API interface
 type Permission struct {
-	Get    func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
+	Read   func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 	Delete func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 	Update func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request)
 }
 
 func NewPermission(ph PermissionAPI) *Permission {
 	return &Permission{
-		Get: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		Read: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			defer r.Body.Close()
-			params := request.NewPermissionGet()
+			params := request.NewPermissionRead()
 			resputil.JSON(w, params.Fill(r), func() (interface{}, error) {
-				return ph.Get(r.Context(), params)
+				return ph.Read(r.Context(), params)
 			})
 		},
 		Delete: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (ph *Permission) MountRoutes(r chi.Router, middlewares ...func(http.Handler
 	r.Group(func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Use(middlewares...)
 		r.Route("/permissions", func(r chi.Router) {
-			r.Get("/{roleID}/rules", ph.Get)
+			r.Get("/{roleID}/rules", ph.Read)
 			r.Delete("/{roleID}/rules", ph.Delete)
 			r.Patch("/{roleID}/rules", ph.Update)
 		})
diff --git a/system/rest/permission.go b/system/rest/permission.go
index e81cac387..fdc2733e7 100644
--- a/system/rest/permission.go
+++ b/system/rest/permission.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func (Permission) New() *Permission {
 	return ctrl
 }
 
-func (ctrl *Permission) Get(ctx context.Context, r *request.PermissionGet) (interface{}, error) {
-	return ctrl.svc.perm.Get(r.RoleID)
+func (ctrl *Permission) Read(ctx context.Context, r *request.PermissionRead) (interface{}, error) {
+	return ctrl.svc.perm.Read(r.RoleID)
 }
 
 func (ctrl *Permission) Delete(ctx context.Context, r *request.PermissionDelete) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/system/rest/request/permission.go b/system/rest/request/permission.go
index 36aade1c4..23fdc0c14 100644
--- a/system/rest/request/permission.go
+++ b/system/rest/request/permission.go
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ import (
 var _ = chi.URLParam
 var _ = multipart.FileHeader{}
 
-// Permission get request parameters
-type PermissionGet struct {
+// Permission read request parameters
+type PermissionRead struct {
 	RoleID uint64 `json:",string"`
 }
 
-func NewPermissionGet() *PermissionGet {
-	return &PermissionGet{}
+func NewPermissionRead() *PermissionRead {
+	return &PermissionRead{}
 }
 
-func (pe *PermissionGet) Fill(r *http.Request) (err error) {
+func (pe *PermissionRead) Fill(r *http.Request) (err error) {
 	if strings.ToLower(r.Header.Get("content-type")) == "application/json" {
 		err = json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(pe)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (pe *PermissionGet) Fill(r *http.Request) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-var _ RequestFiller = NewPermissionGet()
+var _ RequestFiller = NewPermissionRead()
 
 // Permission delete request parameters
 type PermissionDelete struct {
diff --git a/system/service/permission.go b/system/service/permission.go
index 004c1725b..4c9effbd6 100644
--- a/system/service/permission.go
+++ b/system/service/permission.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type (
 	PermissionService interface {
 		With(ctx context.Context) PermissionService
 
-		Get(roleID uint64) (interface{}, error)
+		Read(roleID uint64) (interface{}, error)
 		Update(roleID uint64, rules []rules.Rule) (interface{}, error)
 		Delete(roleID uint64) (interface{}, error)
 	}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (p *permission) With(ctx context.Context) PermissionService {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *permission) Get(roleID uint64) (interface{}, error) {
+func (p *permission) Read(roleID uint64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return p.resources.List(roleID)
 }
 
diff --git a/system/service/permission_test.go b/system/service/permission_test.go
index ade3022fc..d619e4bac 100644
--- a/system/service/permission_test.go
+++ b/system/service/permission_test.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestPermission(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// List rules for test role.
 	{
-		ret, err := permissionSvc.Get(role.ID)
+		ret, err := permissionSvc.Read(role.ID)
 		NoError(t, err, "expected no error, setting rules")
 
 		rules := ret.([]rules.Rule)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestPermission(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// List rules for test role.
 	{
-		ret, err := permissionSvc.Get(role.ID)
+		ret, err := permissionSvc.Read(role.ID)
 		NoError(t, err, "expected no error, setting rules")
 
 		rules := ret.([]rules.Rule)