Replace role permissions
What this does: Completely replaces the permissions map for a custom role. This is a full replacement - all permissions must be specified in the request.
Important restrictions:
- Base roles cannot have their permissions modified
- Only custom roles can be updated
- All permissions must be provided (this is a complete replacement)
Permission handling:
- Permissions are automatically normalized (removed if false, kept if true)
- Permissions are validated against disallowed permissions for the role type
- Guest roles have restrictions on certain permissions
- Invalid permissions are rejected with error messages
What must be provided:
- permissions: Complete map of all permissions with boolean values
- true: Permission is allowed
- false: Permission is disallowed (will be removed from the map)
Permission inheritance:
- If the role has a parent, you can override inherited permissions
- Setting a permission to false explicitly disallows it (even if parent allows it)
- Setting a permission to true explicitly allows it (overrides parent if parent disallows)
Use cases:
- Bulk update all permissions for a role
- Copy permissions from another role by providing its complete permission map
- Reset role permissions to a known state
- Apply permission templates to roles
Note: For updating a single permission, use PATCH /roles//permissions/ instead.
PUT
/administration/roles/{id}/permissionsAuthorization
AuthorizationOAuth2 access token · headerrequiredScopes:
api:writeor
AuthorizationBearer token (JWT) · headerrequiredPath parameters
idstringrequiredQuery parameters
fieldsToReturnstringComma-separated list of top-level response fields to return. Overrides the endpoint compact default unless responseShape=full is used.
responseShapestringAdvanced override. Omit for the endpoint compact default. Use full only when you need the complete endpoint response, including nested fields that are not selectable with fieldsToReturn.
Allowed:
compactfullHeader parameters
LT-Response-ShapestringAdvanced override. Set to full only when you need the complete endpoint response, including nested fields that are not selectable with fieldsToReturn.
Allowed:
fullRequest body
requiredapplication/jsonpermissionsobjectrequiredComplete map of permission keys to boolean values that replaces the entire permission set for the role. Keys are permission identifiers using dot notation (e.g., "projects.create", "tasks.delete"). Values are true to allow the permission or false to disallow it. This is a complete replacement - all permissions must be specified. Permissions set to false are removed from the role. Permissions are validated against disallowed permissions for the role type.
Responses
200
createdAtstring<date-time>ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when this custom role was created. Only present for custom roles, not base roles.
createdBystringUser ID of the person who created this custom role. Only present for custom roles, not base roles.
descriptionstringrequiredHuman-readable description of the role purpose and responsibilities, localized based on user language preference.
editedAtstring<date-time>ISO 8601 timestamp indicating when this custom role was last modified. Only present for custom roles, not base roles.
effectivePermissionsobjectrequiredPermission map after resolving the full parent chain and child overrides.
iconstringrequiredIcon identifier for the role. Can be a RemixIcon class name (e.g., "ri-user-line") or an emoji code (e.g., ":person_in_tuxedo:"). Used for visual identification in role lists.
idstringrequiredUnique identifier for the role. Base roles have IDs containing underscore-prefixed identifiers (e.g., "_root_", "_ceo_", "_staff_"). Custom roles have workspace-prefixed IDs.
namestringrequiredDisplay name of the role, localized based on user language preference.
parentIdstringID of the parent role if this role inherits permissions from another role. Undefined if the role has no parent (e.g., base roles or top-level custom roles).
permissionsobjectrequiredComplete map of all permissions for this role. Keys are permission identifiers (e.g., "projects.create", "tasks.delete"). Values are true if the permission is explicitly allowed, false if explicitly disallowed, or missing if inherited from parent role. This map includes both explicitly set permissions and inherited permissions.
rawPermissionsobjectrequiredPermissions explicitly stored or defined on this role before inheritance.
readOnlybooleanrequiredBoolean flag indicating if this is a base role (system-defined) that cannot be modified or deleted. Base roles include Root, CEO, Team Leader, Staff, and Guest.
typestringrequiredRole type indicating the intended use case. "normal" for internal team members, "guest" for external users. Determines permission restrictions.
401Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication token
403Forbidden - Insufficient API scopes or permissions
Request
curl -X PUT "https://leadtime.app/api/public/administration/roles/string/permissions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"permissions": {
"projects.create": true,
"projects.delete": false,
"projects.edit": true
}
}'const response = await fetch("https://leadtime.app/api/public/administration/roles/string/permissions", {
method: "PUT",
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"permissions": {
"projects.create": true,
"projects.delete": false,
"projects.edit": true
}
})
});import requests
response = requests.put(
"https://leadtime.app/api/public/administration/roles/string/permissions",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
},
json={
"permissions": {
"projects.create": True,
"projects.delete": False,
"projects.edit": True
}
},
)Response
{
"createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"createdBy": "string",
"description": "Standard employee role",
"editedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
"effectivePermissions": {
"profile.manage": true,
"tasks.create": true,
"tasks.delete": false
},
"icon": "ri-user-line",
"id": "workspace-id_employee",
"name": "Employee",
"parentId": "workspace-id_admin",
"permissions": {
"projects.create": true,
"projects.delete": false
},
"rawPermissions": {
"tasks.create": true,
"tasks.delete": false
},
"readOnly": false,
"type": "normal"
}Unauthorized - Invalid or missing authentication token
Forbidden - Insufficient API scopes or permissions