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## IamRequestBasedAuthenticator.setScope() method

Setter for the "scope" parameter to use when fetching the bearer token from the IAM token server.

**Signature:**

```typescript
setScope(scope: string): void;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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scope


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string


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(optional) a space-separated string that specifies one or more scopes to be associated with IAM token requests


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**Returns:**

void