const query = new Parse.Query(Parse.Role); query.equalTo('name', 'admin'); return query.first({ useMasterKey: true }).then( role => { const relation = new Parse.Relation(role, 'users'); const admins = relation.query(); admins.equalTo('username', request.user.get('username')); admins.first({ useMasterKey: true }).then( user => { if (user) {