cawtx.2016:

I am not a guild leader but want to access guild info. Is the guild permission alone sufficient such that our guild leader could create an API key with that single permission and give it to me and still maintain his account security?

AfterXII.2761:

Yes, the key just needs the “guilds” permission. All of the APIs tied to it are read-only, so it should be safe.

Lawton Campbell.8517:

Yes, the key just needs the “guilds” permission. All of the APIs tied to it are read-only, so it should be safe.

To add more to this — the “guilds” permission will never allow access to anything that isn’t already shown in the in-game guild panel, but it does allow you to access the info for all guilds that they’re a leader of (e.g., bank guild inventories).

(also, the “account” permission is always required, but it only really allows you to see account name, created date, etc, which shouldn’t be a big deal).