About Role-Based Access Control

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in The Things Stack gives you precise control over who can see and change what. Rights are assigned to users and organizations per application, gateway and organization, so every team member gets exactly the access they need.

Organizations, collaborators and API keys

Group users into organizations and add them as collaborators with specific rights, such as reading traffic, managing devices or changing settings. API keys can be limited to the same fine-grained rights, so integrations only get access to what they use.

Benefits of Role-Based Access Control
  • Least-privilege access: Give users and integrations only the rights they need.

  • Team management: Manage access for whole teams through organizations.

  • Scoped API keys: Limit what each integration or script can read or change.

  • Safer operations: Reduce the risk of accidental or unauthorized changes to your network.