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## authorize.scope() function

Shortcut to specify access scopes

**Signature:**

```typescript
scope: (...scopes: string[]) => (target: any, method?: string | undefined, methodDescriptor?: TypedPropertyDescriptor<any> | undefined) => any
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


</th><th>

Type


</th><th>

Description


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scopes


</td><td markdown="1">

string\[\]


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</tbody></table>

**Returns:**

(target: any, method?: string \| undefined, methodDescriptor?: TypedPropertyDescriptor&lt;any&gt; \| undefined) =&gt; any