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# GRANT Graph Permission

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[Graph permissions](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-permissions-graph), which
allow management of [graphs](/content/sql/graph), can be granted
directly to [users](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-users) or
[roles](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-roles).

```sql title="GRANT Graph Permission Syntax" theme={null}
GRANT <READ | WRITE | ADMIN> [PRIVILEGES]
ON <ALL GRAPHS [IN [SCHEMA] <schema reference>] | GRAPH <graph reference>>
TO <user name | role name> [WITH GRANT OPTION]
```

```sql title="GRANT Create Graph Permission Syntax" theme={null}
GRANT CREATE [PRIVILEGES] ON GRAPHS
[IN [SCHEMA] <schema reference>]
TO <user name | role name> [WITH GRANT OPTION]
```

| Permission | Description |
| - | - |
| `ADMIN` | Drop the given *graph* (includes `WRITE` access). |
| `READ` | Query, match, solve, & show the given *graph*. |
| `WRITE` | Modify the given *graph* (includes `READ` access). |
| `<graph reference>` | The name of the graph to which access is being granted, or a wildcard expression signifying the graphs to which access is being granted.  The following forms are valid: <br /> <br /> *\<schema>.\<graph>*: Fully-qualified graph name in the specified schema <br /> <br /> `*.*`: All existing graphs that the granting user can see, across all schemas <br /> <br /> `*`: All existing schemas the granting user can see, which grants access to all graphs in those schemas now and in the future <br /> <br /> *\<schema>*: All graphs in the specified schema <br /> <br /> *\<graph>*: Graph in the default schema. If a schema exists with the same name, it will be used. To avoid this, specify the fully- qualified graph name. |
| `<schema reference>` | The schema the permission applies to (with the `ALL` or `CREATE` forms).  If the IN \[SCHEMA] clause is omitted, the permission applies across all schemas, both now and in the future.  Wildcards are not permitted with the IN keyword. |
| `WITH GRANT OPTION` | Grant this permission with a [grant option](/content/security/sec_concepts#security-concepts-permissions-grant-option) to grant it to others. |

## Examples

To grant query, match, solve, & show access on the *graph* named
**big\_cities\_graph** to **geo\_user**:

```sql GRANT Graph Permission Example theme={null}
GRANT READ ON GRAPH big_cities_graph TO geo_user
```


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