# MD_SET_GUIDE_ACCESS
> Change a Guide's visibility between private and org-wide
Change a [Guide](/key-tasks/guides/)'s visibility to `'user'` (private) or `'organization'` (visible to your whole org). Setting org-wide access is admin-permission gated.

## Syntax

```sql
SELECT * FROM MD_SET_GUIDE_ACCESS(
  id = '<guide_uuid>',
  access = 'organization'
);
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `id` | `UUID` | Yes | The guide's UUID. |
| `access` | `VARCHAR` | Yes | `'user'` (private) or `'organization'` (org-wide, admin-permission gated). |

## Return columns

| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| `id` | `UUID` | Guide UUID |
| `topic` | `VARCHAR` | Grouping label (`NULL` for guides without a topic) |
| `title` | `VARCHAR` | Guide title |
| `description` | `VARCHAR` | One-line summary |
| `owner_id` | `UUID` | UUID of the guide owner |
| `owner_name` | `VARCHAR` | Name of the guide owner |
| `access` | `VARCHAR` | Updated access level |
| `current_version` | `UINTEGER` | Latest version number |
| `created_at` | `TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE` | When the guide was created |
| `updated_at` | `TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE` | When the guide was last updated |

## Examples

Publish a guide to the whole org:

```sql
SELECT access
FROM MD_SET_GUIDE_ACCESS(
  id = 'a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890',
  access = 'organization'
);
```

Make a guide private again:

```sql
SELECT access
FROM MD_SET_GUIDE_ACCESS(
  id = 'b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901',
  access = 'user'
);
```

## Related

- [`MD_UPDATE_GUIDE_METADATA`](../md-update-guide-metadata) — Change title, description, or topic.
- [`MD_CREATE_GUIDE`](../md-create-guide) — Set access at creation time.
- [`set_guide_access` MCP tool](/sql-reference/mcp/guides/set-guide-access) — AI assistant equivalent.


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