API Reference

Admin

Organization

Roles

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Create organization role

client.admin.organization.roles.create(RoleCreateParams { permissions, role_name, description } body, RequestOptionsoptions?): Role { id, description, name, 4 more }

POST/organization/roles

Creates a custom role for the organization.

ParametersExpand Collapse

body: RoleCreateParams { permissions, role_name, description }

permissions: Array<string>

Permissions to grant to the role.

role_name: string

Unique name for the role.

description?: string | null

Optional description of the role.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

Role { id, description, name, 4 more }

Details about a role that can be assigned through the public Roles API.

id: string

Identifier for the role.

description: string | null

Optional description of the role.

name: string

Unique name for the role.

object: "role"

Always role.

permissions: Array<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 organization role

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import OpenAI from 'openai';

const client = new OpenAI({
  adminAPIKey: process.env['OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const role = await client.admin.organization.roles.create({
  permissions: ['string'],
  role_name: 'role_name',
});

console.log(role.id);

{
    "object": "role",
    "id": "role_01J1F8ROLE01",
    "name": "API Group Manager",
    "description": "Allows managing organization groups",
    "permissions": [
        "api.groups.read",
        "api.groups.write"
    ],
    "resource_type": "api.organization",
    "predefined_role": false
}

Returns Examples

{
    "object": "role",
    "id": "role_01J1F8ROLE01",
    "name": "API Group Manager",
    "description": "Allows managing organization groups",
    "permissions": [
        "api.groups.read",
        "api.groups.write"
    ],
    "resource_type": "api.organization",
    "predefined_role": false
}