Can I have more roles than just user and admin?

Absolutely. You can define an Enum of roles (e.g., `user`, `manager`, `admin`, `superadmin`). You can then create dynamic dependencies or specific dependency functions for each tier (e.g., `get_manager_user()`).

Should I put the role inside the JWT payload?

It's a tradeoff. If you put `"role": "admin"` in the JWT payload, your API doesn't need to hit the database to check permissions, which is incredibly fast! However, if you demote an admin to a normal user, their token will still claim they are an admin until it expires. Fetching the role from the database is slower, but guarantees 100% up-to-date accuracy.

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