# CouchbaseGetScope

Get a Couchbase scope instance within a bucket.

## Syntax

```js
couchbaseGetScope(cacheName, [scopeName])
```

## Parameters

| Parameter   | Type   | Required | Default    | Description                         |
| ----------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| `cacheName` | String | Yes      | -          | Name of the cache configuration     |
| `scopeName` | String | No       | `_default` | Name of the scope within the bucket |

## Returns

Returns the Couchbase `Scope` instance with access to:

* Collection management
* Query execution scoped to this scope
* Analytics scoped to this scope

## Examples

### Get Default Scope

```js
// Get default scope (most common)
scope = couchbaseGetScope("default");

// Access default collection
collection = scope.defaultCollection();
```

### Get Custom Scope

```js
// Get specific scope
myAppScope = couchbaseGetScope("default", "myapp");

// Access collections in this scope
usersCollection = myAppScope.collection("users");
ordersCollection = myAppScope.collection("orders");
```

### Execute Scoped Queries

```js
scope = couchbaseGetScope("default", "myapp");

// Query within this scope
result = scope.query(
    "SELECT * FROM users WHERE status = 'active'"
);
```

### Multiple Scopes

```js
// Different scopes for different app modules
authScope = couchbaseGetScope("default", "auth");
ecomScope = couchbaseGetScope("default", "ecommerce");
analyticsScope = couchbaseGetScope("default", "analytics");

// Each scope has its own collections
usersCollection = authScope.collection("users");
productsCollection = ecomScope.collection("products");
eventsCollection = analyticsScope.collection("events");
```

### Scope Organization

```js
// Organize by environment
devScope = couchbaseGetScope("app-cache", "development");
prodScope = couchbaseGetScope("app-cache", "production");

// Same collection names, different scopes
devUsersCollection = devScope.collection("users");
prodUsersCollection = prodScope.collection("users");
```

## Notes

* Default scope is `_default` (Couchbase standard)
* Scopes provide namespace isolation within a bucket
* Useful for multi-tenant applications
* Each scope can have multiple collections
* Scope names are case-sensitive
* Scope must exist in Couchbase or operation will fail

## Scope Benefits

* **Namespace isolation** - Separate data logically within one bucket
* **Access control** - Grant permissions per scope
* **Organization** - Group related collections together
* **Multi-tenancy** - Isolate tenant data within scopes
* **Environment separation** - dev/staging/prod in same bucket

## Related Functions

* [couchbaseGetBucket](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-couchbase/built-in-functions/couchbasegetbucket.md) - Get bucket instance
* [couchbaseGetCollection](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-couchbase/built-in-functions/couchbasegetcollection.md) - Get collection instance
* [couchbaseQuery](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-couchbase/built-in-functions/couchbasequery.md) - Execute queries

## See Also

* [API Usage Guide](/boxlang-+-++/modules/bx-couchbase/api-usage.md)
* [Couchbase Scopes & Collections](https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/learn/data/scopes-and-collections.html)


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