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

## Organization roles

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

| Role          | Description                                                                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Owner**     | Full access to everything. Can delete the organization and transfer ownership. Bypasses all permission checks.        |
| **Admin**     | Full access to all organization 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 organization 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 organizations. 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.

### Organization 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 flow downward through the hierarchy:

**Enterprise → Organization → Project**

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