DEFINE SCOPE

DEFINE SCOPE statement

Setting scope access allows SurrealDB to operate as a web database. With scopes you can set authentication and access rules which enable fine-grained access to tables and fields.

Requirements

• You must be authenticated as a root or namespace user before you can use the DEFINE SCOPE statement.
• You must select your namespace and database before you can use the DEFINE SCOPE statement.

Statement syntax

SurrealQL Syntax

DEFINE SCOPE @name SESSION @duration SIGNUP @expression SIGNIN @expression

Example usage

Below shows how you can create a namespace using the DEFINE PARAM statement.

-- Enable scope authentication directly in SurrealDB
DEFINE SCOPE account SESSION 24h
    SIGNUP ( CREATE user SET email = $email, pass = crypto::argon2::generate($pass) )
    SIGNIN ( SELECT * FROM user WHERE email = $email AND crypto::argon2::compare(pass, $pass) )
;