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# Tooling API Reference

This section provides more information on the RestrictionRule Tooling API object used to create scoping rules.

|Required Editions|
|-----------------|
|Available in: Lightning Experience in **Performance**,**Unlimited**, and **Developer** editions.|

The following list links to the RestrictionRule Tooling API object.

-   [RestrictionRule](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_tooling.meta/api_tooling/tooling_api_objects_restrictionrule.htm)

    Represents a restriction rule or a scoping rule. A restriction rule has `EnforcementType` set to `Restrict` and controls the access that specified users have to designated records. A scoping rule has `EnforcementType` set to `Scoping` and controls the default records that your users see without restricting access.