# General Translation Platform: Roles & Permissions
URL: https://generaltranslation.com/en-GB/docs/platform/orgs/roles.mdx
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title: Roles & Permissions
description: Understand the default roles and permissions available in your organisation
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Every member of an organisation is assigned a **role** that determines what they can access and change. Roles are assigned when a member is invited, but can be changed later by an Owner or Admin.

## Organisation roles

When an organisation is created, five default roles are set up automatically:

| Role          | Description                                                                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Owner**     | Full access to everything. Can delete the organisation and transfer ownership. Bypasses all permission checks.        |
| **Admin**     | Full access to all organisation and project settings, members, billing, and translations.                             |
| **Developer** | Technical access to projects—API keys, GitHub integration, Locadex, and usage data. Cannot manage members or billing. |
| **Editor**    | Can read, edit, and review translations. No access to settings, members, or billing.                                  |
| **Member**    | Can view the organisation but has no specific permissions. Useful as a base role with additional per-user overrides.  |

## Enterprise roles

Enterprise accounts have an additional layer of roles for managing multiple organisations. For details on enterprise roles and permissions, [contact us](https://generaltranslation.com/contact).

## Permissions reference

Permissions are grouped into categories. The table below shows which default roles have access to each permission.

### Organisation permissions

| Permission                 | Owner | Admin | Developer | Editor | Member |
| -------------------------- | :---: | :---: | :-------: | :----: | :----: |
| Update org settings        |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Manage projects & plan |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Manage members             |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| View usage                 |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |
| Read GitHub integration    |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |
| Write GitHub integration   |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |

### Project permissions

| Permission                   | Owner | Admin | Developer | Editor | Member |
| ---------------------------- | :---: | :---: | :-------: | :----: | :----: |
| Update project settings      |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Read API keys                |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |
| Create & delete API keys |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |
| Read project context         |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Write project context        |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Read Locadex settings        |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |
| Write Locadex settings       |   ✓   |   ✓   |     ✓     |        |        |

### Translation permissions

| Permission                        | Owner | Admin | Developer | Editor | Member |
| --------------------------------- | :---: | :---: | :-------: | :----: | :----: |
| Read translations                 |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |    ✓   |        |
| Edit translations                 |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |    ✓   |        |
| Review & approve translations |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |    ✓   |        |

### Roles & billing permissions

| Permission                | Owner | Admin | Developer | Editor | Member |
| ------------------------- | :---: | :---: | :-------: | :----: | :----: |
| View roles                |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Create & delete roles |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Assign roles to members   |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| View billing              |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |
| Update billing            |   ✓   |   ✓   |           |        |        |

## Permission inheritance

Permissions cascade down the hierarchy:

**Enterprise → organisation → Project**

If a user has a permission at the enterprise level, they automatically have it for all organisations and projects within that enterprise. Similarly, organisation-level permissions apply to all projects in that organisation.