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# Admin Console: the Roles Tab

Tutorial·13 January 2016·5 min 22 sec

An overview of the Roles tab, where access is scoped so an API key can reach exactly the services and endpoints it should. The control that makes a generated API safe to expose. Part of the Admin Console series.

**Recorded in 2016.** The concepts still apply, but the interface shown predates the current DreamFactory release. The Admin Console has since been redesigned — see [Introducing the Redesigned DreamFactory Interface](https://www.dreamfactory.com/videos/new-admin-ui) for what changed.

## What you’ll learn

* Scoping access to specific services and endpoints
* Binding a role to an API key
* Why roles are the gate on a generated API

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## More videos

* [Admin Console: the Users Tab](https://www.dreamfactory.com/videos/admin-console-users-tab)
* [Admin Console: the Admins Tab](https://www.dreamfactory.com/videos/admin-console-admins-tab)
* [Admin Console: the Apps Tab](https://www.dreamfactory.com/videos/admin-console-apps-tab)
* [Admin Console: the Home Tab](https://www.dreamfactory.com/videos/admin-console-home-tab)

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ZOXTRoQmA