---
title: "Create role"
method: POST
path: "/roles"
tags: ["Roles"]
---

# Create role

`POST /roles`

Creates a custom role. isSystem and canSwitchOrganizations are always set to false server-side.

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string, uuid

## Request body

- CreateRoleRequest
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string
  - `permissions` Permission[], required
    - `resource` 'sites' | 'missions' | 'media' | 'organization' | 'users' | 'roles' | 'billing' | 'developer' | 'events' | 'transactions', required
    - `level` 'none' | 'read' | 'write', required

## Response `201`

Created

- object
  - `data` Role, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `organizationId` string, uuid, nullable — NULL for global roles (e.g. super-admin)
    - `slug` string, nullable — Stable identifier for the super-admin role
    - `name` string, required
    - `description` string, required
    - `permissions` Permission[], required
      - `resource` 'sites' | 'missions' | 'media' | 'organization' | 'users' | 'roles' | 'billing' | 'developer' | 'events' | 'transactions', required
      - `level` 'none' | 'read' | 'write', required
    - `isSystem` boolean, required
    - `canSwitchOrganizations` boolean, required
    - `deletedAt` number, nullable, required
    - `createdAt` number, required
    - `updatedAt` number, required
  - `transactionId` string, uuid, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request or validation error
- `401` — Authentication required
- `403` — Insufficient permissions
- `409` — Conflict (duplicate resource, in-use resource, or undo conflict)
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded
- `500` — Internal server error

---

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