diff --git a/blog/classes/external/get_access_information.php b/blog/classes/external/get_access_information.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b619b0d1f80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blog/classes/external/get_access_information.php
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+namespace core_blog\external;
+
+use context_system;
+use core_external\external_api;
+use core_external\external_function_parameters;
+use core_external\external_single_structure;
+use core_external\external_value;
+use core_external\external_warnings;
+
+
+/**
+ * External blog API implementation
+ *
+ * @package    core_blog
+ * @copyright  2024 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @category   external
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class get_access_information extends external_api {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method parameters.
+     *
+     * @return external_function_parameters.
+     * @since  Moodle 4.4
+     */
+    public static function execute_parameters(): external_function_parameters {
+        return new external_function_parameters([]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience function to retrieve some permissions information for the blogs system.
+     *
+     * @return array The access information
+     * @since  Moodle 4.4
+     */
+    public static function execute(): array {
+
+        $context = context_system::instance();
+        self::validate_context($context);
+
+        return [
+            'canview' => has_capability('moodle/blog:view', $context),
+            'cansearch' => has_capability('moodle/blog:search', $context),
+            'canviewdrafts' => has_capability('moodle/blog:viewdrafts', $context),
+            'cancreate' => has_capability('moodle/blog:create', $context),
+            'canmanageentries' => has_capability('moodle/blog:manageentries', $context),
+            'canmanageexternal' => has_capability('moodle/blog:manageexternal', $context),
+            'warnings' => [],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method result value.
+     *
+     * @return external_single_structure.
+     * @since  Moodle 4.4
+     */
+    public static function execute_returns(): external_single_structure {
+
+        return new external_single_structure(
+            [
+                'canview' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can view blogs'),
+                'cansearch' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can search blogs'),
+                'canviewdrafts' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can view drafts'),
+                'cancreate' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can create blog entries'),
+                'canmanageentries' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can manage blog entries'),
+                'canmanageexternal' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'Whether the user can manage external blogs'),
+                'warnings' => new external_warnings(),
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/blog/tests/external/external_test.php b/blog/tests/external/external_test.php
index 04feb2e44a4..7e6f7f23bad 100644
--- a/blog/tests/external/external_test.php
+++ b/blog/tests/external/external_test.php
@@ -641,4 +641,35 @@ class external_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
         $this->assertNotEmpty($event->get_name());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test get_access_information
+     */
+    public function test_get_access_information() {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        $result = get_access_information::execute();
+        $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(get_access_information::execute_returns(), $result);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canview']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['cansearch']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canviewdrafts']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['cancreate']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canmanageentries']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canmanageexternal']);
+        $this->assertEmpty($result['warnings']);
+
+        $this->setUser($this->userid);
+        $result = get_access_information::execute();
+        $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(get_access_information::execute_returns(), $result);
+
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canview']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['cansearch']);
+        $this->assertFalse($result['canviewdrafts']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['cancreate']);
+        $this->assertFalse($result['canmanageentries']);
+        $this->assertTrue($result['canmanageexternal']);
+        $this->assertEmpty($result['warnings']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/db/services.php b/lib/db/services.php
index a86c651d1f7..f79046fd489 100644
--- a/lib/db/services.php
+++ b/lib/db/services.php
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ $functions = array(
         'ajax'          => true,
         'loginrequired' => false,
     ),
+    'core_blog_get_access_information' => [
+        'classname' => '\core_blog\external\get_access_information',
+        'description' => 'Retrieves permission information for the current user.',
+        'type' => 'read',
+        'services' => [MOODLE_OFFICIAL_MOBILE_SERVICE],
+    ],
     'core_calendar_get_calendar_monthly_view' => array(
         'classname' => 'core_calendar_external',
         'methodname' => 'get_calendar_monthly_view',