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aliases:
  - /docs/grafana/latest/enterprise/datasource_permissions/
  - /docs/sources/permissions/datasource_permissions/
description: Grafana Datasource Permissions Guide
keywords:
  - grafana
  - configuration
  - documentation
  - datasource
  - permissions
  - users
  - teams
  - enterprise
title: Data source permissions
weight: 500
---

# Data source permissions

Data source permissions allow you to restrict access for users to query a data source. For each data source there is a permission page that allows you to enable permissions and restrict query permissions to specific **Users** and **Teams**.

> **Note:** Available in [Grafana Enterprise]({{< relref "../enterprise/" >}}) and [Grafana Cloud Pro and Advanced]({{< ref "/docs/grafana-cloud" >}}).

## Enable data source permissions

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By default, data sources in an organization can be queried by any user in that organization. For example, a user with the `Viewer` role can issue any possible query to a data source, not just
queries that exist on dashboards they have access to.

When permissions are enabled for a data source in an organization, the user who created the datasource can edit the datasource and in addition, viewers can query the datasource.

**Enable permissions for a data source:**

1. Navigate to **Configuration > Data Sources**.
1. Select the data source you want to enable permissions for.
1. On the Permissions tab, click **Enable**.

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> **Caution:** Enabling permissions for the default data source makes users not listed in the permissions unable to invoke queries. Panels using default data source will return `Access denied to data source` error for those users.

## Allow users and teams to query a data source

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After you have enabled permissions for a data source you can assign query permissions to users and teams which will allow access to query the data source.

**Assign query permission to users and teams:**

1. Navigate to **Configuration > Data Sources**.
1. Select the data source you want to assign query permissions for.
1. On the Permissions tab, click **Add Permission**.
1. Select **Team** or **User**.
1. Select the entity you want to allow query access and then click **Save**.

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## Disable data source permissions

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If you have enabled permissions for a data source and want to return data source permissions to the default, then you can disable permissions with a click of a button.

Note that _all_ existing permissions created for the data source will be deleted.

**Disable permissions for a data source:**

1. Navigate to **Configuration > Data Sources**.
1. Select the data source you want to disable permissions for.
1. On the Permissions tab, click **Disable Permissions**.

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