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In this article:

  • Top-level service roles
  • data-catalog.auditor
  • data-catalog.viewer
  • data-catalog.editor
  • data-catalog.admin
  • data-catalog.dataSteward
  • data-catalog.dataConsumer
  • data-catalog.user
  • Roles for catalog access management
  • data-catalog.catalogs.auditor
  • data-catalog.catalogs.viewer
  • data-catalog.catalogs.editor
  • data-catalog.catalogs.admin
  • Roles for metadata set access management
  • data-catalog.assets.auditor
  • data-catalog.assets.viewer
  • data-catalog.assets.editor
  • data-catalog.assets.admin
  • Roles for classification access management
  • data-catalog.classifications.auditor
  • data-catalog.classifications.viewer
  • data-catalog.classifications.editor
  • data-catalog.classifications.admin
  • Roles for classification tag access management
  • data-catalog.classificationsTags.auditor
  • data-catalog.classificationsTags.viewer
  • data-catalog.classificationsTags.user
  • data-catalog.classificationsTags.editor
  • data-catalog.classificationsTags.admin
  • Roles for domain access management
  • data-catalog.domains.auditor
  • data-catalog.domains.viewer
  • data-catalog.domains.user
  • data-catalog.domains.editor
  • data-catalog.domains.admin
  • Roles for dictionary access management
  • data-catalog.glossaries.auditor
  • data-catalog.glossaries.viewer
  • data-catalog.glossaries.editor
  • data-catalog.glossaries.admin
  • Roles for glossary term access management
  • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor
  • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewer
  • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.user
  • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor
  • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.admin
  • Roles for ingestion access management
  • data-catalog.ingestions.auditor
  • data-catalog.ingestions.viewer
  • data-catalog.ingestions.editor
  • data-catalog.ingestions.admin
  • Roles for ingestion source access management
  • data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor
  • data-catalog.ingestionSources.viewer
  • data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor
  • data-catalog.ingestionSources.admin
  • Roles for metadata link access management
  • data-catalog.lineages.auditor
  • data-catalog.lineages.viewer
  • data-catalog.lineages.editor
  • data-catalog.lineages.admin
  • What roles do I need
  1. Data Catalog
  2. Service roles for access management

Service roles to manage metadata in Yandex Data Catalog

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Updated at October 15, 2025
  • Top-level service roles
    • data-catalog.auditor
    • data-catalog.viewer
    • data-catalog.editor
    • data-catalog.admin
    • data-catalog.dataSteward
    • data-catalog.dataConsumer
    • data-catalog.user
  • Roles for catalog access management
    • data-catalog.catalogs.auditor
    • data-catalog.catalogs.viewer
    • data-catalog.catalogs.editor
    • data-catalog.catalogs.admin
  • Roles for metadata set access management
    • data-catalog.assets.auditor
    • data-catalog.assets.viewer
    • data-catalog.assets.editor
    • data-catalog.assets.admin
  • Roles for classification access management
    • data-catalog.classifications.auditor
    • data-catalog.classifications.viewer
    • data-catalog.classifications.editor
    • data-catalog.classifications.admin
  • Roles for classification tag access management
    • data-catalog.classificationsTags.auditor
    • data-catalog.classificationsTags.viewer
    • data-catalog.classificationsTags.user
    • data-catalog.classificationsTags.editor
    • data-catalog.classificationsTags.admin
  • Roles for domain access management
    • data-catalog.domains.auditor
    • data-catalog.domains.viewer
    • data-catalog.domains.user
    • data-catalog.domains.editor
    • data-catalog.domains.admin
  • Roles for dictionary access management
    • data-catalog.glossaries.auditor
    • data-catalog.glossaries.viewer
    • data-catalog.glossaries.editor
    • data-catalog.glossaries.admin
  • Roles for glossary term access management
    • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor
    • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewer
    • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.user
    • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor
    • data-catalog.glossaryTerms.admin
  • Roles for ingestion access management
    • data-catalog.ingestions.auditor
    • data-catalog.ingestions.viewer
    • data-catalog.ingestions.editor
    • data-catalog.ingestions.admin
  • Roles for ingestion source access management
    • data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor
    • data-catalog.ingestionSources.viewer
    • data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor
    • data-catalog.ingestionSources.admin
  • Roles for metadata link access management
    • data-catalog.lineages.auditor
    • data-catalog.lineages.viewer
    • data-catalog.lineages.editor
    • data-catalog.lineages.admin
  • What roles do I need

Note

This feature is in the Preview stage.

To view information about metadata catalogs and manage their resources, you can use Yandex Data Catalog service roles at the following levels:

  • Service
  • Catalog
  • Metadata set
  • Classification
  • Classification tag
  • Domain
  • Glossary
  • Glossary term
  • Ingestion
  • Ingestion source
  • Metadata link

Top-level service rolesTop-level service roles

data-catalog.auditordata-catalog.auditor

The data-catalog.auditor role enables viewing info on Data Catalogs resources and quotes.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on domainsin Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on sources and downloads in Data Catalog.
  • View info on data and data links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on glossaries and terms links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on classifications and tags links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.auditor, data-catalog.domains.auditor, data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor, data-catalog.ingestions.auditor, data-catalog.assets.auditor, data-catalog.lineages.auditor, data-catalog.glossaries.auditor, data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor, data-catalog.classifications.auditor, and data-catalog.classificationTags.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.viewerdata-catalog.viewer

The data-catalog.viewer role enables viewing info on Data Catalogs resources and quotes.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on domainsin Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on sources and downloads in Data Catalog.
  • View info on data and data links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on glossaries and terms links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on classifications and tags links in Data Catalog.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.editordata-catalog.editor

The data-catalog.editor role enables managing Data Catalog resources.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them as well as create, modify, and delete such catalogs.
  • View info on domains in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them as well as create, use, modify, and delete such catalogs.
  • View info on sources in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on downloads in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on data in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete such data.
  • View info on data links in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on glossaries in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on terms in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on classifications in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on tags in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.editor, data-catalog.domains.editor, data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor, data-catalog.ingestions.editor, data-catalog.assets.editor, data-catalog.lineages.editor, data-catalog.glossaries.editor, data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor, data-catalog.classifications.editor, and data-catalog.classificationTags.editor permissions.

data-catalog.admindata-catalog.admin

The data-catalog.admin role enables managing Data Catalog resources and access to them.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on access permissions granted for catalogs in Data Catalog and modify such permissions.
  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on access permissions granted for domains in Data Catalog and modify such permissions.
  • View info on domains in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on sources in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on downloads in Data Catalog as well as start, stop, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on data in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete such data.
  • View info on data links in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on glossaries in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on terms in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on classifications in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on tags in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.admin, data-catalog.domains.admin, data-catalog.ingestionSources.admin, data-catalog.ingestions.admin, data-catalog.assets.admin, data-catalog.lineages.admin, data-catalog.glossaries.admin, data-catalog.glossaryTerms.admin, data-catalog.classifications.admin, and data-catalog.classificationTags.admin permissions.

data-catalog.dataStewarddata-catalog.dataSteward

The data-catalog.dataSteward role enables viewing info on Data Catalogs resources, using and modifying such resources, and managing Data Catalog downloads.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on domains in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them, as well as use and modify such domains.
  • View info on sources in Data Catalog and modify them.
  • View info on downloads in Data Catalog as well as start, stop, and modify them.
  • View info on data and data links in Data Catalog as well as modify such data and data links.
  • View info on glossaries in Data Catalog and modify them.
  • View info on terms in Data Catalog as well as use and modify them.
  • View info on classifications in Data Catalog and modify them.
  • View info on tags in Data Catalog as well as use and modify them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.dataConsumer permissions.

data-catalog.dataConsumerdata-catalog.dataConsumer

The data-catalog.dataConsumer role enables viewing info on Data Catalogs resources as well as using and modifying them.

This role does not enable modifying sources or managing Data Catalog downloads.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them.
  • View info on domains in Data Catalog and access permissions granted for them, as well as use and modify such domains.
  • View info on sources and downloads in Data Catalog.
  • View info on data and data links in Data Catalog as well as modify such data and data links.
  • View info on glossaries in Data Catalog and modify them.
  • View info on terms in Data Catalog as well as use and modify them.
  • View info on classifications in Data Catalog and modify them.
  • View info on tags in Data Catalog as well as use and modify them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.viewer and data-catalog.user permissions.

data-catalog.userdata-catalog.user

The data-catalog.user role enables viewing info on domains, tags, and terms in Data Catalog as well as using such domains, tags, and terms.

This role includes the data-catalog.domains.user, data-catalog.classificationTags.user, and data-catalog.glossaryTerms.user permissions.

Roles for catalog access managementRoles for catalog access management

data-catalog.catalogs.auditordata-catalog.catalogs.auditor

The data-catalog.catalogs.auditor role enables viewing info on catalogs in Data Catalog, access permissions granted for them, and the Data Catalog quotes.

data-catalog.catalogs.viewerdata-catalog.catalogs.viewer

The data-catalog.catalogs.viewer role enables viewing info on catalogs in Data Catalog, access permissions granted for them, and the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.catalogs.editordata-catalog.catalogs.editor

The data-catalog.catalogs.editor role enables viewing info on catalogs in Data Catalog and managing them.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on access permissions granted to catalogs in Data Catalog.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.catalogs.admindata-catalog.catalogs.admin

The data-catalog.catalogs.admin role enables managing catalogs and access to them in Data Catalog.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on access permissions granted for catalogs in Data Catalog and modify such permissions.
  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.editor permissions.

Roles for metadata set access managementRoles for metadata set access management

data-catalog.assets.auditordata-catalog.assets.auditor

The data-catalog.assets.auditor role enables viewing info on data in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.assets.viewerdata-catalog.assets.viewer

The data-catalog.catalogs.viewer role enables viewing info on catalogs in Data Catalog, access permissions granted for them, and the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.assets.editordata-catalog.assets.editor

The data-catalog.assets.editor role enables viewing info on data in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting such data.

This role includes the data-catalog.assets.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.assets.admindata-catalog.assets.admin

The data-catalog.catalogs.admin role enables managing catalogs and access to them in Data Catalog.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on access permissions granted for catalogs in Data Catalog and modify such permissions.
  • View info on catalogs in Data Catalog as well as create, modify, and delete them.
  • View info on the Data Catalog quotes.

This role includes the data-catalog.catalogs.editor permissions.

Roles for classification access managementRoles for classification access management

data-catalog.classifications.auditordata-catalog.classifications.auditor

The data-catalog.classifications.auditor role enables viewing info on classifications in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.classifications.viewerdata-catalog.classifications.viewer

The data-catalog.classifications.viewer role enables viewing info on classifications in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.classifications.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.classifications.editordata-catalog.classifications.editor

The data-catalog.classifications.editor role enables viewing info on classifications in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.classifications.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.classifications.admindata-catalog.classifications.admin

The data-catalog.classifications.admin role enables viewing info on classifications in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.classifications.editor permissions.

Roles for classification tag access managementRoles for classification tag access management

data-catalog.classificationsTags.auditordata-catalog.classificationsTags.auditor

The data-catalog.classificationTags.auditor role enables viewing info on tags in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.classificationsTags.viewerdata-catalog.classificationsTags.viewer

The data-catalog.classificationTags.viewer role enables viewing info on tags in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.classificationTags.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.classificationsTags.userdata-catalog.classificationsTags.user

The data-catalog.classificationTags.user role enables viewing info on tags in Data Catalog and using them.

data-catalog.classificationsTags.editordata-catalog.classificationsTags.editor

The data-catalog.classificationTags.editor role enables viewing info on tags in Data Catalog as well as creating, using, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.classificationTags.viewer and data-catalog.classificationTags.user permissions.

data-catalog.classificationsTags.admindata-catalog.classificationsTags.admin

The data-catalog.classificationTags.admin role enables viewing info on tags in Data Catalog as well as creating, using, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.classificationTags.editor permissions.

Roles for domain access managementRoles for domain access management

data-catalog.domains.auditordata-catalog.domains.auditor

The data-catalog.domains.auditor role enables viewing info on domains in Data Catalog and on access permissions granted for them.

data-catalog.domains.viewerdata-catalog.domains.viewer

The data-catalog.domains.viewer role enables viewing info on domains in Data Catalog and on access permissions granted for them.

This role includes the data-catalog.domains.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.domains.userdata-catalog.domains.user

The data-catalog.domains.user role enables viewing info on domains in Data Catalog and using them.

data-catalog.domains.editordata-catalog.domains.editor

The data-catalog.domains.editor role enables viewing info on domains in Data Catalog and managing them.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on domains in Data Catalog as well as creating, using, modifying, and deleting them.
  • View info on access permissions granted for domains in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.domains.viewer and data-catalog.domains.user permissions.

data-catalog.domains.admindata-catalog.domains.admin

The data-catalog.domains.admin role enables managing domains and access to them in Data Catalog.

Users with this role can:

  • View info on access permissions granted for domains in Data Catalog and modify such permissions.
  • View info on domains in Data Catalog as well as create, use, modify, and delete them.

This role includes the data-catalog.domains.editor permissions.

Roles for dictionary access managementRoles for dictionary access management

data-catalog.glossaries.auditordata-catalog.glossaries.auditor

The data-catalog.glossaries.auditor role enables viewing info on glossaries in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.glossaries.viewerdata-catalog.glossaries.viewer

The data-catalog.glossaries.viewer role enables viewing info on glossaries in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaries.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.glossaries.editordata-catalog.glossaries.editor

The data-catalog.glossaries.editor role enables viewing info on glossaries in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaries.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.glossaries.admindata-catalog.glossaries.admin

The data-catalog.glossaries.admin role enables viewing info on glossaries in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaries.editor permissions.

Roles for glossary term access managementRoles for glossary term access management

data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditordata-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor

The data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor role enables viewing info on terms in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewerdata-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewer

The data-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewer role enables viewing info on terms in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.glossaryTerms.userdata-catalog.glossaryTerms.user

The data-catalog.glossaryTerms.user role enables viewing info on terms in Data Catalog and using them.

data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editordata-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor

The data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor role enables viewing info on terms in Data Catalog as well as creating, using, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaryTerms.viewer and data-catalog.glossaryTerms.user permissions.

data-catalog.glossaryTerms.admindata-catalog.glossaryTerms.admin

The data-catalog.glossaryTerms.admin role enables viewing info on terms in Data Catalog as well as creating, using, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor permissions.

Roles for ingestion access managementRoles for ingestion access management

data-catalog.ingestions.auditordata-catalog.ingestions.auditor

The data-catalog.ingestions.auditor role enables viewing info on downloads in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.ingestions.viewerdata-catalog.ingestions.viewer

The data-catalog.ingestions.viewer role enables viewing info on downloads in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestions.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.ingestions.editordata-catalog.ingestions.editor

The data-catalog.ingestions.editor role enables viewing info on downloads in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestions.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.ingestions.admindata-catalog.ingestions.admin

The data-catalog.ingestions.admin role enables viewing info on downloads in Data Catalog as well as creating, starting, stopping, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestions.editor permissions.

Roles for ingestion source access managementRoles for ingestion source access management

data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditordata-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor

The data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor role enables viewing info on sources in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.ingestionSources.viewerdata-catalog.ingestionSources.viewer

The data-catalog.ingestionSources.viewer role enables viewing info on sources in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.ingestionSources.editordata-catalog.ingestionSources.editor

The data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor role enables viewing info on sources in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestionSources.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.ingestionSources.admindata-catalog.ingestionSources.admin

The data-catalog.ingestionSources.admin role enables viewing info on sources in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor permissions.

Roles for metadata link access managementRoles for metadata link access management

data-catalog.lineages.auditordata-catalog.lineages.auditor

The data-catalog.lineages.auditor role enables viewing info on data links in Data Catalog.

data-catalog.lineages.viewerdata-catalog.lineages.viewer

The data-catalog.lineages.viewer role enables viewing info on data links in Data Catalog.

This role includes the data-catalog.lineages.auditor permissions.

data-catalog.lineages.editordata-catalog.lineages.editor

The data-catalog.lineages.editor role enables viewing info on data links in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.lineages.viewer permissions.

data-catalog.lineages.admindata-catalog.lineages.admin

The data-catalog.lineages.admin role enables viewing info on data links in Data Catalog as well as creating, modifying, and deleting them.

This role includes the data-catalog.lineages.editor permissions.

What roles do I needWhat roles do I need

The table below lists the roles required for specific actions. You can always assign a role with more permissions. For example, you can assign the editor role instead of viewer.

Action Required roles
View catalog metadata data-catalog.auditor
View info on catalog access permissions and quotas data-catalog.viewer
Create catalogs data-catalog.editor
Edit catalogs data-catalog.editor
Delete catalogs data-catalog.editor
Update catalog access permissions data-catalog.admin
View and modify domains, tags, and terms data-catalog.user
View dataset information data-catalog.assets.auditor
Manage datasets: update, delete, or edit them data-catalog.assets.editor
View classification information data-catalog.classifications.auditor
Edit classifications data-catalog.classifications.editor
View tag information data-catalog.classificationsTags.auditor
Edit tags data-catalog.classificationsTags.editor
View glossary information data-catalog.glossaries.auditor
Edit glossaries data-catalog.glossaries.editor
View term information data-catalog.glossaryTerms.auditor
Edit terms data-catalog.glossaryTerms.editor
View ingestion settings data-catalog.ingestions.auditor
Edit ingestion settings data-catalog.ingestions.editor
View ingestion source settings data-catalog.ingestionSources.auditor
Edit ingestion source settings data-catalog.ingestionSources.editor
View information on data links data-catalog.lineages.auditor
Create, modify, and delete data links data-catalog.lineages.editor

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