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  The scope data source allows you to discover an existing Boundary scope by name.
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# boundary_scope (Data Source)

The scope data source allows you to discover an existing Boundary scope by name.

## Example Usage

```terraform
# Retrieve the ID of a Boundary project
data "boundary_scope" "org" {
  name     = "SecOps"
  parent_scope_id = "global"
}

data "boundary_scope" "project" {
  name     = "2111"
  parent_scope_id = data.boundary_scope.id
}
```

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## Schema

### Required

- `name` (String) The name of the scope to retrieve.
- `scope_id` (String) The parent scope ID that will be queried for the scope.

### Read-Only

- `description` (String) The description of the retrieved scope.
- `id` (String) The ID of the retrieved scope.