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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}/permissions
Authorization
AuthorizationOAuth2 access token · headerrequired
Scopes:api:write
or
AuthorizationBearer token (JWT) · headerrequired
Path parameters
idstringrequired
Query parameters
fieldsToReturnstring
Comma-separated list of top-level response fields to return. Overrides the endpoint compact default unless responseShape=full is used.
responseShapestring
Advanced 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:compactfull
Header parameters
LT-Response-Shapestring
Advanced override. Set to full only when you need the complete endpoint response, including nested fields that are not selectable with fieldsToReturn.
Allowed:full
Request body
requiredapplication/json
permissionsobjectrequired
Complete 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.
createdBystring
User ID of the person who created this custom role. Only present for custom roles, not base roles.
descriptionstringrequired
Human-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.
effectivePermissionsobjectrequired
Permission map after resolving the full parent chain and child overrides.
iconstringrequired
Icon 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.
idstringrequired
Unique identifier for the role. Base roles have IDs containing underscore-prefixed identifiers (e.g., "_root_", "_ceo_", "_staff_"). Custom roles have workspace-prefixed IDs.
namestringrequired
Display name of the role, localized based on user language preference.
parentIdstring
ID 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).
permissionsobjectrequired
Complete 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.
rawPermissionsobjectrequired
Permissions explicitly stored or defined on this role before inheritance.
readOnlybooleanrequired
Boolean 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.
typestringrequired
Role 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
  }
}'
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"
}