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Now, we know that both functions may sound the same, especially when assigning roles and scopes to a group environment but they're actually quite different, here's how:
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Function |
Type |
Use-Case |
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Role |
Roles are applicable for all actions of a user. They are mainly used by enterprise customers to block action or activity at the API level |
Blacklist |
For example, you may want to disable the ability to send messages to a certain set of users. |
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Scope |
Scopes are specific to a particular group only and give special permissions to users within that group |
Whitelist |
For example, you may want certain users to be able to moderate a group (e.g. ban & kick users). |
To illustrate this, let us look at a few sample scenarios. Let's assume User A is provided with the following Scopes and Roles:
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Scope |
Role |
End Result |
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Admin/moderator enabled (for a particular group) |
The role allows the ability to ban |
User A can ban users in that group |
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Admin/moderator not enabled (for a particular group) |
The role allows the ability to ban |
User A cannot ban users in that group |
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Admin/moderator enabled (for a particular group) |
The role does not allow the ability to ban |
User A cannot ban users in that group |
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