diff --git a/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php b/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
index 7f452d3c7..f7039f651 100644
--- a/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
+++ b/includes/classes/ExternalConnections/WordPressExternalConnection.php
@@ -804,65 +804,42 @@ public function check_connections() {
 				$can_get  = array();
 				$can_post = array();
 
-				$blacklisted_types = [ 'dt_subscription' ];
-
-				foreach ( $types as $type_key => $type ) {
-
-					if ( in_array( $type_key, $blacklisted_types, true ) ) {
-						continue;
-					}
+				$permission_url = untrailingslashit( $this->base_url ) . '/' . self::$namespace . 'distributor/post-types-permissions';
+
+				if ( function_exists( 'vip_safe_wp_remote_get' ) && \Distributor\Utils\is_vip_com() ) {
+					$permission_response = vip_safe_wp_remote_get(
+						$permission_url,
+						false,
+						3,
+						3,
+						10,
+						$this->auth_handler->format_get_args()
+					);
+				} else {
 
-					$link = $this->parse_type_items_link( $type );
-					if ( empty( $link ) ) {
-						continue;
-					}
+					$permission_response = wp_remote_get(
+						$permission_url,
+						$this->auth_handler->format_get_args(
+							array(
+								'timeout' => self::$timeout,
+							)
+						)
+					);
+				}
+				$permission_body = wp_remote_retrieve_body( $permission_response );
 
-					$route = str_replace( untrailingslashit( $this->base_url ), '', $link );
-
-					if ( ! empty( $routes[ $route ] ) ) {
-						if ( in_array( 'GET', $routes[ $route ]['methods'], true ) ) {
-							if ( function_exists( 'vip_safe_wp_remote_get' ) && \Distributor\Utils\is_vip_com() ) {
-								$type_response = vip_safe_wp_remote_get(
-									$link,
-									false,
-									3,
-									3,
-									10,
-									$this->auth_handler->format_get_args()
-								);
-							} else {
-								$type_response = wp_remote_get( $link, $this->auth_handler->format_get_args( array( 'timeout' => self::$timeout ) ) );
-							}
-
-							if ( ! is_wp_error( $type_response ) ) {
-								$code = (int) wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $type_response );
-
-								if ( 401 !== $code ) {
-									$can_get[] = $type_key;
-								}
-							}
-						}
-
-						if ( in_array( 'POST', $routes[ $route ]['methods'], true ) ) {
-							$type_response = wp_remote_post(
-								$link,
-								$this->auth_handler->format_post_args(
-									array(
-										'timeout' => self::$timeout,
-										'body'    => array( 'test' => 1 ),
-									)
-								)
-							);
-
-							if ( ! is_wp_error( $type_response ) ) {
-								$code = (int) wp_remote_retrieve_response_code( $type_response );
-
-								if ( 401 !== $code ) {
-									$can_post[] = $type_key;
-								}
-							}
-						}
-					}
+				if ( is_wp_error( $permission_response ) || empty( $permission_body ) ) {
+					$output['errors']['no_permissions'] = 'no_permissions';
+				} else {
+					$permissions = json_decode( $permission_body );
+					$can_get     = array_filter(
+						$permissions->can_get,
+						[ $this, 'not_distributor_internal_post_type' ]
+					);
+					$can_post    = array_filter(
+						$permissions->can_post,
+						[ $this, 'not_distributor_internal_post_type' ]
+					);
 				}
 
 				$output['can_get']  = $can_get;
@@ -873,6 +850,19 @@ public function check_connections() {
 		return $output;
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether if the post type is not distibutor internal post type.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $post_type Post type
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	private function not_distributor_internal_post_type( $post_type ) {
+		return 'dt_subscription' !== $post_type;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Convert array to WP_Post object suitable for insert/update.
 	 *
diff --git a/includes/rest-api.php b/includes/rest-api.php
index e752ccc82..b45a1e468 100644
--- a/includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/includes/rest-api.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function setup() {
 		'init',
 		function() {
 			add_action( 'rest_api_init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\register_endpoints' );
+			add_action( 'rest_api_init', __NAMESPACE__ . '\register_rest_routes' );
 
 			$post_types = get_post_types(
 				array(
@@ -128,6 +129,20 @@ function process_distributor_attributes( $post, $request, $update ) {
 	do_action( 'dt_process_distributor_attributes', $post, $request, $update );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Register custom routes to handle distributor specific functionality.
+ */
+function register_rest_routes() {
+	register_rest_route(
+		'wp/v2',
+		'distributor/post-types-permissions',
+		array(
+			'methods'  => 'GET',
+			'callback' => __NAMESPACE__ . '\check_post_types_permissions',
+		)
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * Filter the data requested over REST API when a post is pulled.
  *
@@ -253,3 +268,28 @@ function register_endpoints() {
 		)
 	);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check user permissions for available post types
+ */
+function check_post_types_permissions() {
+	$types    = get_post_types(
+		array(
+			'show_in_rest' => true,
+		),
+		'objects'
+	);
+	$response = array(
+		'can_get'  => array(),
+		'can_post' => array(),
+	);
+	foreach ( $types as $type ) {
+		$caps                  = $type->cap;
+		$response['can_get'][] = $type->name;
+
+		if ( current_user_can( $caps->edit_posts ) && current_user_can( $caps->create_posts ) && current_user_can( $caps->publish_posts ) ) {
+			$response['can_post'][] = $type->name;
+		}
+	}
+	return $response;
+}