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Permissions overview
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Permissions overview

Metabase has a simple, but powerful permissions system.

Permissions introduction

Get a lay of the permissions land.

Data permissions

Restricting group access to databases, schemas, and tables.

Collection permissions

Granting group access to collections of questions, dashboards, models, and sub-collections.

Application permissions

Granting group access to different Metabase features.

Row and column security

Setting up row and column security to restrict access to rows and columns in tables.

Choosing a data isolation method

Compare row and column security, impersonation, database routing, and locked parameters for multi-tenant setups.

Snippet folder permissions

Organize snippets into folders that require permissions to view.

Notification permissions

Notes on how permissions interact with dashboard subscriptions and alerts.

Configuring permissions for embedding

The permissions tooling available for different embedding setups.