# How to build a secure, role-gated portal on Webflow Cloud using Clerk and Next.js

DevFeed: [How to build a secure, role-gated portal on Webflow Cloud using Clerk and Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-build-a-secure-role-gated-portal-on-webflow-cloud-using-clerk-and-next-js-9236.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://webflowmarketingmain.com/blog/role-based-access-webflow-cloud>)

Author: Ismail Ajagbe

Published: 2026-08-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Webflow Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/webflow-blog.md>)

Topics: [webflow](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webflow.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>)

Tags: [auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auth.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [guides](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guides.md>), [next-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/next-js.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>), [webflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webflow.md>)

## AI overview

Learn how to build a secure, role-gated portal on Webflow Cloud using Clerk authentication and Next.js. The article covers scaffolding, configuration, session-token roles, route protection, and page-level data-access verification.

## Source excerpt

Learn how to add Clerk authentication and role-based access control to a Webflow Cloud App.