sections: authentication:authentication-permissions-execute-sql

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authentication:authentication-permissions-execute-sql	authentication	authentication-permissions-execute-sql	Controlling the ability to execute arbitrary SQL	Datasette defaults to allowing any site visitor to execute their own custom SQL queries, for example using the form on the database page or by appending a ?_where= parameter to the table page like this . Access to this ability is controlled by the execute-sql permission. The easiest way to disable arbitrary SQL queries is using the default_allow_sql setting when you first start Datasette running. You can alternatively use an "allow_sql" block to control who is allowed to execute arbitrary SQL queries. To prevent any user from executing arbitrary SQL queries, use this: { "allow_sql": false } To enable just the root user to execute SQL for all databases in your instance, use the following: { "allow_sql": { "id": "root" } } To limit this ability for just one specific database, use this: { "databases": { "mydatabase": { "allow_sql": { "id": "root" } } } }	["Authentication and permissions", "Configuring permissions in metadata.json"]	[{"href": "https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures", "label": "the database page"}, {"href": "https://latest.datasette.io/fixtures/facetable?_where=_city_id=1", "label": "like this"}]