---
title: "Add role to app."
method: POST
path: "/api/apps/{app}/roles"
tags: ["Apps"]
---

# Add role to app.

`POST /api/apps/{app}/roles`

## Path parameters

- `app` string, required

## Request body

- AddRoleDto
  - `name` string, required — The role name.

## Response `201`

Role created.

- RolesDto
  - `_links` object, required — The links.
  - `items` RoleDto[], required — The roles.
    - `_links` object, required — The links.
    - `name` string, required — The role name.
    - `numClients` integer, required — The number of clients with this role.
    - `numContributors` integer, required — The number of contributors with this role.
    - `isDefaultRole` boolean, required — Indicates if the role is an builtin default role.
    - `permissions` string[], required — Associated list of permissions.
    - `properties` object, required — Associated list of UI properties.

## Other responses

- `400` — Role request not valid.
- `404` — App not found.
- `500` — Operation failed.

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