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title: Permissions overview

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.

Data sandboxing

Creating data sandboxes to restrict access to rows and columns in tables.

SQL snippet folder permissions

Organize snippets into folders that require permissions to view.

Notification permissions

Notes on how permissions interact with dashboard subscriptions and alerts.