diff --git a/core/core.js b/core/core.js
index 87de6c650..9ef7351a2 100644
--- a/core/core.js
+++ b/core/core.js
@@ -198,13 +198,6 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 				core: {
 					broadcast: broadcast.bind(process),
 					user: getUser(process, process),
-					users: async function () {
-						try {
-							return JSON.parse(await new Database('auth').get('users'));
-						} catch {
-							return [];
-						}
-					},
 					permissionsGranted: async function () {
 						let user = process?.credentials?.session?.name;
 						let settings = await loadSettings();
@@ -234,10 +227,6 @@ async function getProcessBlob(blobId, key, options) {
 							return settings.userPermissions[user];
 						}
 					},
-					permissionsForUser: async function (user) {
-						let settings = await loadSettings();
-						return settings?.permissions?.[user] ?? [];
-					},
 					permissionTest: async function (permission) {
 						let user = process?.credentials?.session?.name;
 						let settings = await loadSettings();
diff --git a/src/api.js.c b/src/api.js.c
index 5334651fc..3ad3ad346 100644
--- a/src/api.js.c
+++ b/src/api.js.c
@@ -147,6 +147,55 @@ static JSValue _tf_api_core_apps(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int
 	return result;
 }
 
+typedef struct _users_t
+{
+	const char* users;
+	JSContext* context;
+	JSValue promise[2];
+} users_t;
+
+static void _tf_api_core_users_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
+{
+	users_t* work = user_data;
+	work->users = tf_ssb_db_get_property(ssb, "auth", "users");
+}
+
+static void _tf_api_core_users_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
+{
+	users_t* work = user_data;
+	JSContext* context = work->context;
+	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
+	if (work->users)
+	{
+		result = JS_ParseJSON(context, work->users, strlen(work->users), NULL);
+		tf_free((void*)work->users);
+	}
+	if (JS_IsUndefined(result))
+	{
+		result = JS_NewArray(context);
+	}
+	JSValue error = JS_Call(context, JS_IsArray(context, result) ? work->promise[0] : work->promise[1], JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &result);
+	tf_util_report_error(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, result);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[0]);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[1]);
+	tf_free(work);
+}
+
+static JSValue _tf_api_core_users(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv, int magic, JSValue* data)
+{
+	tf_task_t* task = tf_task_get(context);
+	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_task_get_ssb(task);
+	users_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(users_t));
+	*work = (users_t) {
+		.context = context,
+	};
+	JSValue result = JS_NewPromiseCapability(context, work->promise);
+	tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _tf_api_core_users_work, _tf_api_core_users_after_work, work);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static JSValue _tf_api_core_register(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv, int magic, JSValue* data)
 {
 	JSValue event_name = argv[0];
@@ -210,6 +259,68 @@ static JSValue _tf_api_core_unregister(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val
 	return JS_UNDEFINED;
 }
 
+typedef struct _permissions_for_user_t
+{
+	const char* user;
+	const char* settings;
+	JSContext* context;
+	JSValue promise[2];
+} permissions_for_user_t;
+
+static void _tf_api_core_permissions_for_user_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
+{
+	permissions_for_user_t* work = user_data;
+	work->settings = tf_ssb_db_get_property(ssb, "core", "settings");
+}
+
+static void _tf_api_core_permissions_for_user_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
+{
+	permissions_for_user_t* work = user_data;
+	JSContext* context = work->context;
+	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
+	if (work->settings)
+	{
+		JSValue json = JS_ParseJSON(context, work->settings, strlen(work->settings), NULL);
+		if (JS_IsObject(json))
+		{
+			JSValue permissions = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, json, "permissions");
+			if (JS_IsObject(permissions))
+			{
+				result = JS_GetPropertyStr(context, permissions, work->user);
+			}
+			JS_FreeValue(context, permissions);
+		}
+		JS_FreeValue(context, json);
+		tf_free((void*)work->settings);
+	}
+	if (JS_IsUndefined(result))
+	{
+		result = JS_NewArray(context);
+	}
+	JSValue error = JS_Call(context, JS_IsArray(context, result) ? work->promise[0] : work->promise[1], JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &result);
+	tf_util_report_error(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, result);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[0]);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[1]);
+	JS_FreeCString(context, work->user);
+	tf_free(work);
+}
+
+static JSValue _tf_api_core_permissionsForUser(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv, int magic, JSValue* data)
+{
+	tf_task_t* task = tf_task_get(context);
+	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_task_get_ssb(task);
+	permissions_for_user_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(permissions_for_user_t));
+	*work = (permissions_for_user_t) {
+		.context = context,
+		.user = JS_ToCString(context, argv[0]),
+	};
+	JSValue result = JS_NewPromiseCapability(context, work->promise);
+	tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _tf_api_core_permissions_for_user_work, _tf_api_core_permissions_for_user_after_work, work);
+	return result;
+}
+
 static JSValue _tf_api_register_imports(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
 {
 	JSValue imports = argv[0];
@@ -218,6 +329,10 @@ static JSValue _tf_api_register_imports(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_va
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, core, "apps", JS_NewCFunctionData(context, _tf_api_core_apps, 1, 0, 1, &process));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, core, "register", JS_NewCFunctionData(context, _tf_api_core_register, 2, 0, 1, &process));
 	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, core, "unregister", JS_NewCFunctionData(context, _tf_api_core_unregister, 2, 0, 1, &process));
+
+	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, core, "users", JS_NewCFunctionData(context, _tf_api_core_users, 0, 0, 1, &process));
+
+	JS_SetPropertyStr(context, core, "permissionsForUser", JS_NewCFunctionData(context, _tf_api_core_permissionsForUser, 1, 0, 1, &process));
 	JS_FreeValue(context, core);
 	return JS_UNDEFINED;
 }