Create project role

POST/projects/{project_id}/roles

Creates a custom role for a project.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

project_id: string

Body ParametersJSONExpand Collapse

permissions: array of string

Permissions to grant to the role.

role_name: string

Unique name for the role.

description: optional string

Optional description of the role.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

id: string

Identifier for the role.

description: string

Optional description of the role.

name: string

Unique name for the role.

object: "role"

Always role.

permissions: array of string

Permissions granted by the role.

predefined_role: boolean

Whether the role is predefined and managed by OpenAI.

resource_type: string

Resource type the role is bound to (for example api.organization or api.project).

Create project role

curl -X POST https://api.openai.com/v1/projects/proj_abc123/roles \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
      "role_name": "API Project Key Manager",
      "permissions": [
          "api.organization.projects.api_keys.read",
          "api.organization.projects.api_keys.write"
      ],
      "description": "Allows managing API keys for the project"
  }'

{
    "object": "role",
    "id": "role_01J1F8PROJ",
    "name": "API Project Key Manager",
    "description": "Allows managing API keys for the project",
    "permissions": [
        "api.organization.projects.api_keys.read",
        "api.organization.projects.api_keys.write"
    ],
    "resource_type": "api.project",
    "predefined_role": false
}

Returns Examples

{
    "object": "role",
    "id": "role_01J1F8PROJ",
    "name": "API Project Key Manager",
    "description": "Allows managing API keys for the project",
    "permissions": [
        "api.organization.projects.api_keys.read",
        "api.organization.projects.api_keys.write"
    ],
    "resource_type": "api.project",
    "predefined_role": false
}