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Frontend Observability role-based access control
Control access to Frontend Observability applications and features by assigning appropriate roles to team members based on their responsibilities and security requirements.
Frontend Observability supports role-based access control (RBAC). RBAC provides a standardized way of granting, changing, and revoking access when it comes to viewing and modifying Grafana resources, such as dashboards, reports, and administrative settings.
Note
Frontend Observability RBAC only includes a set of basic roles and not fine-grained access. See which roles are defined below.
Refer to the Grafana RBAC documentation to learn more about RBAC in Grafana Cloud.
Available Frontend Observability RBAC roles
If you grant a user any of the following roles, that user is also granted the plugins.app:access action with a scope of plugins:id:grafana-kowalski-app. This action grants the user the ability to access the plugin.
| Role | Description | Granted to |
|---|---|---|
| Frontend Observability Admin | Editor permissions and can delete applications | Grafana Admin, Admin |
| Frontend Observability Editor | Viewer permissions and can create/edit applications and application settings | Editor |
| Frontend Observability Viewer | Permissions only to view applications and data | Viewer |
Note
Deleting custom tabs requires the Grafana Admin organization role. The Frontend Observability Admin plugin role does not grant this permission.
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