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Grafana Enterprise

Fine-grained access control

Permissions

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Permissions

A permission is an action and a scope. When creating a fine-grained access control, consider what specific action a user should be allowed to perform, and on what resources (its scope).

To grant permissions to a user, you create a built-in role assignment to map a role to a built-in role. A built-in role assignment modifies to one of the existing built-in roles in Grafana (Viewer, Editor, Admin). For more information, refer to Built-in role assignments.

To learn more about which permissions are used for which resources, refer to Resources with fine-grained permissions.

action: The specific action on a resource defines what a user is allowed to perform if they have permission with the relevant action assigned to it.
scope: The scope describes where an action can be performed, such as reading a specific user profile. In such case, a permission is associated with the scope users:<userId> to the relevant role.

Action definitions

The following list contains fine-grained access control actions.

Action	Applicable scope	Description
`roles:list`	`roles:*`	List available roles without permissions.
`roles:read`	`roles:` `roles:uid:`	Read a specific role with its permissions.
`roles:write`	`permissions:delegate`	Create or update a custom role.
`roles:delete`	`permissions:delegate`	Delete a custom role.
`roles.builtin:list`	`roles:*`	List built-in role assignments.
`roles.builtin:add`	`permissions:delegate`	Create a built-in role assignment.
`roles.builtin:remove`	`permissions:delegate`	Delete a built-in role assignment.
`reports.admin:create`	n/a	Create reports.
`reports.admin:write`	`reports:` `reports:id:`	Update reports.
`reports:delete`	`reports:` `reports:id:`	Delete reports.
`reports:read`	`reports:*`	List all available reports or get a specific report.
`reports:send`	`reports:*`	Send a report email.
`reports.settings:write`	n/a	Update report settings.
`reports.settings:read`	n/a	Read report settings.
`provisioning:reload`	`provisioners:*`	Reload provisioning files. To find the exact scope for specific provisioner, see Scope definitions.
`teams.roles:list`	`teams:*`	List roles assigned directly to a team.
`teams.roles:add`	`permissions:delegate`	Assign a role to a team.
`teams.roles:remove`	`permissions:delegate`	Unassign a role from a team.
`users:read`	`global.users:*`	Read or search user profiles.
`users:write`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Update a user’s profile.
`users.teams:read`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Read a user’s teams.
`users.authtoken:list`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	List authentication tokens that are assigned to a user.
`users.authtoken:update`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Update authentication tokens that are assigned to a user.
`users.password:update`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Update a user’s password.
`users:delete`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Delete a user.
`users:create`	n/a	Create a user.
`users:enable`	`globa.users:` `global.users:id:`	Enable a user.
`users:disable`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Disable a user.
`users.permissions:update`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Update a user’s organization-level permissions.
`users:logout`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Sign out a user.
`users.quotas:list`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	List a user’s quotas.
`users.quotas:update`	`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Update a user’s quotas.
`users.roles:list`	`users:*`	List roles assigned directly to a user.
`users.roles:add`	`permissions:delegate`	Assign a role to a user.
`users.roles:remove`	`permissions:delegate`	Unassign a role from a user.
`users.permissions:list`	`users:*`	List permissions of a user.
`org.users:read`	`users:` `users:id:`	Get user profiles within an organization.
`org.users:add`	`users:*`	Add a user to an organization.
`org.users:remove`	`users:` `users:id:`	Remove a user from an organization.
`org.users.role:update`	`users:` `users:id:`	Update the organization role (`Viewer`, `Editor`, or `Admin`) of an organization.
`orgs:read`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Read one or more organizations.
`orgs:write`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Update one or more organizations.
`org:create`	n/a	Create an organization.
`orgs:delete`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Delete one or more organizations.
`orgs.quotas:read`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Read organization quotas.
`orgs.quotas:write`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Update organization quotas.
`orgs.preferences:read`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Read organization preferences.
`orgs.preferences:write`	`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Update organization preferences.
`ldap.user:read`	n/a	Read users via LDAP.
`ldap.user:sync`	n/a	Sync users via LDAP.
`ldap.status:read`	n/a	Verify the availability of the LDAP server or servers.
`ldap.config:reload`	n/a	Reload the LDAP configuration.
`status:accesscontrol`	`services:accesscontrol`	Get access-control enabled status.
`settings:read`	`settings:` `settings:auth.saml:` `settings:auth.saml:enabled` (property level)	Read the Grafana configuration settings
`settings:write`	`settings:` `settings:auth.saml:` `settings:auth.saml:enabled` (property level)	Update any Grafana configuration settings that can be updated at runtime.
`server.stats:read`	n/a	Read Grafana instance statistics.
`datasources:explore`	n/a	Enable access to the Explore tab.
`datasources:read`	n/a `datasources:` `datasources:id:` `datasources:uid:` `datasources:name:`	List data sources.
`datasources:query`	n/a `datasources:` `datasources:id:`	Query data sources.
`datasources.id:read`	`datasources:` `datasources:name:`	Read data source IDs.
`datasources:create`	n/a	Create data sources.
`datasources:write`	`datasources:` `datasources:id:`	Update data sources.
`datasources:delete`	`datasources:id:` `datasources:uid:` `datasources:name:*`	Delete data sources.
`datasources.permissions:read`	`datasources:` `datasources:id:`	List data source permissions.
`datasources.permissions:write`	`datasources:` `datasources:id:`	Update data source permissions.
`licensing:read`	n/a	Read licensing information.
`licensing:update`	n/a	Update the license token.
`licensing:delete`	n/a	Delete the license token.
`licensing.reports:read`	n/a	Get custom permission reports.
`teams:create`	n/a	Create teams.
`teams:read`	`teams:` `teams:id:`	Read one or more teams and team preferences.
`teams:write`	`teams:` `teams:id:`	Update one or more teams and team preferences.
`teams:delete`	`teams:` `teams:id:`	Delete one or more teams.
`teams.permissions:read`	`teams:` `teams:id:`	Read members and External Group Synchronization setup for teams.
`teams.permissions:write`	`teams:` `teams:id:`	Add, remove and update members and manage External Group Synchronization setup for teams.
`dashboards:read`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Read one or more dashboards.
`dashboards:create`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Create dashboards in one or more folders.
`dashboards:write`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Update one or more dashboards.
`dashboards:edit`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Edit one or more dashboards (only in ui).
`dashboards:delete`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Delete one or more dashboards.
`dashboards.permissions:read`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Read permissions for one or more dashboards.
`dashboards.permissions:write`	`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:` `folders:` `folders:id:`	Update permissions for one or more dashboards.
`folders:read`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Read one or more folders.
`folders:create`	n/a	Create folders.
`folders:write`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Update one or more folders.
`folders:delete`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Delete one or more folders.
`folers.permissions:read`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Read permissions for one or more folders.
`folders.permissions:write`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Update permissions for one or more folders.
`annotations.read`	`annotations:` `annotations:type:`	Read annotations and annotation tags.
`annotations.create`	`annotations:` `annotations:type:`	Create annotations.
`annotations.write`	`annotations:` `annotations:type:`	Update annotations.
`annotations.delete`	`annotations:` `annotations:type:`	Delete annotations.
`alert.rules:read`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Read Grafana alert rules in a folder. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query.
`alert.rules:create`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Create Grafana alert rules in a folder. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query.
`alert.rules:update`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Update Grafana alert rules in a folder. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query.
`alert.rules:delete`	`folders:` `folders:id:`	Delete Grafana alert rules in a folder. Combine this permission with `folders:read` in a scope that includes the folder and `datasources:query` in the scope of data sources the user can query.
`alert.rules.external:read`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Read alert rules in data sources that support alerting (Prometheus, Mimir, and Loki)
`alert.rules.external:write`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Create, update, and delete alert rules in data sources that support alerting (Mimir and Loki).
`alert.instances:read`	n/a	Read alerts and silences in the current organization.
`alert.instances:create`	n/a	Create silences in the current organization.
`alert.instances:update`	n/a	Update and expire silences in the current organization.
`alert.instances.external:read`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Read alerts and silences in data sources that support alerting.
`alert.instances.external:write`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Manage alerts and silences in data sources that support alerting.
`alert.notifications:read`	n/a	Read all templates, contact points, notification policies, and mute timings in the current organization.
`alert.notifications:write`	n/a	Manage templates, contact points, notification policies, and mute timings in the current organization.
`alert.notifications.external:read`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Read templates, contact points, notification policies, and mute timings in data sources that support alerting.
`alert.notifications.external:write`	`datasources:` `datasources:uid:`	Manage templates, contact points, notification policies, and mute timings in data sources that support alerting.

Scope definitions

The following list contains fine-grained access control scopes.

Scopes	Descriptions
`permissions:delegate`	The scope is only applicable for roles associated with the Access Control itself and indicates that you can delegate your permissions only, or a subset of it, by creating a new role or making an assignment.
`roles:` `roles:uid:`	Restrict an action to a set of roles. For example, `roles:*` matches any role and `roles:uid:randomuid` matches only the role whose UID is `randomuid`.
`reports:` `reports:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of reports. For example, `reports:*` matches any report and `reports:id:1` matches the report whose ID is `1`.
`services:accesscontrol`	Restrict an action to target only the fine-grained access control service. You can use this in conjunction with the `status:accesscontrol` actions.
`global.users:` `global.users:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of global users. For example, `global.users:*` matches any user and `global.users:id:1` matches the user whose ID is `1`.
`teams:` `teams:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of teams from an organization. For example, `teams:*` matches any team and `teams:id:1` matches the team whose ID is `1`.
`users:` `users:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of users from an organization. For example, `users:*` matches any user and `users:id:1` matches the user whose ID is `1`.
`orgs:` `orgs:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of organizations. For example, `orgs:*` matches any organization and `orgs:id:1` matches the organization whose ID is `1`.
`settings:*`	Restrict an action to a subset of settings. For example, `settings:` matches all settings, `settings:auth.saml:` matches all SAML settings, and `settings:auth.saml:enabled` matches the enable property on the SAML settings.
`provisioners:*`	Restrict an action to a set of provisioners. For example, `provisioners:*` matches any provisioner, and `provisioners:accesscontrol` matches the fine-grained access control provisioner.
`datasources:` `datasources:id:` `datasources:uid:` `datasources:name:`	Restrict an action to a set of data sources. For example, `datasources:*` matches any data source, and `datasources:name:postgres` matches the data source named `postgres`.
`folders:` `folders:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of folders. For example, `folders:*` matches any folder, and `folders:id:1` matches the folder whose ID is `1`.
`dashboards:` `dashboards:id:`	Restrict an action to a set of dashboards. For example, `dashboards:*` matches any dashboard, and `dashboards:id:1` matches the dashboard whose ID is `1`.
`annotations:` `annotations:type:`	Restrict an action to a set of annotations. For example, `annotations:*` matches any annotation, `annotations:type:dashboard` matches annotations associated with dashboards and `annotations:type:organization` matches organization annotations.