# How to Implement Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC) in a Ruby On Rails API?

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-implement-relationship-based-access-control-rebac-in-a-ruby-on-rails-api/181517>\
**Category:** Blog Discussions\
**Tags:** rebac, rails, ruby\
**Created:** [February 5, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-implement-relationship-based-access-control-rebac-in-a-ruby-on-rails-api/181517 "2025-02-05T17:34:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![robertino.calcaterra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/robertino.calcaterra/32/66825_2.png) [@robertino.calcaterra](https://community.auth0.com/u/robertino.calcaterra)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-implement-relationship-based-access-control-rebac-in-a-ruby-on-rails-api/181517/1 "2025-02-05T17:34:54Z")

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The way to implement an authorization system depends on your application’s needs. Let’s explore Relationship-Based Access Control (ReBAC) and implement it in a Rails API using OpenFGA.  
[Read more…](https://auth0.com/blog/what-is-rebac-and-how-to-implement-rails-api/)

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**Author:** ![robertino.calcaterra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/robertino.calcaterra/32/66825_2.png) [@robertino.calcaterra](https://community.auth0.com/u/robertino.calcaterra)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-to-implement-relationship-based-access-control-rebac-in-a-ruby-on-rails-api/181517/2 "2025-02-05T17:35:30Z")

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