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# How to Use RBAC API Routes

This feature requires an enterprise license.

In this guide, you'll learn about the RBAC API routes, how to authenticate against them, and how to use them for actor types of your own, such as a `vendor_admin` on a marketplace.

These routes are added by Medusa's HTTP layer, not the RBAC Module. They only exist when the RBAC Module is installed, as explained in the [RBAC Module](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac#how-to-use-the-rbac-module) overview.

## The /rbac Prefix

The RBAC routes live under the `/rbac` prefix, and they aren't admin routes. They don't restrict authentication to the `user` actor type the way the `/admin` routes do.

The Medusa Admin dashboard consumes them, so they use the admin CORS configuration by default. To allow other origins, such as a vendor dashboard, set the `http.rbacCors` configuration. It replaces the admin CORS configuration for the `/rbac` routes, so include the admin dashboard's origin in it. Learn more in the [Module Options](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/module-options#rbaccors-configuration) guide.

This is what makes them reusable: the same routes that manage the roles of admin users also manage the roles of a `vendor_admin`, a `supplier`, or any other actor type of your own. You don't build a second set of role management routes for each actor type.

The routes fall into five groups:

- [Role routes](#role-routes) that manage roles and their policies.
- [Policy routes](#policy-routes) that manage policies.
- [Role assignment routes](#role-assignment-routes) that grant roles to entities of any type.
- [Role user routes](#role-user-routes) that grant roles to admin users.
- [Introspection routes](#introspection-routes) that tell a client what the authenticated actor can do.

The RBAC Module also adds [admin routes](#admin-user-role-routes) that manage the roles of a single admin user, and a `roles` parameter to the [Create Invite route](#assign-roles-to-invites). These routes are under the `/admin` prefix, so only admin users can send requests to them.

The [JS SDK](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/js-sdk) exposes these routes under `sdk.admin`, since the dashboard consumes them. The methods work for any allowed actor type, as the underlying routes aren't restricted to admin users.

***

## Configure Authentication Actor Types

The `/rbac` routes accept a [bearer token](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/authentication) or a session, the same as the tokens you obtain from the [authentication routes](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/commerce-modules/auth/authentication-route). They don't accept secret API keys, since those authenticate as the `user` actor type only.

Only the actor types in the `http.rbacActorTypes` configuration reach these routes. It defaults to `["user"]`, so an admin user works out of the box, and a request authenticated as any other actor type fails with a `401` error.

To allow a custom actor type, add it to the configuration in `medusa-config.ts`:

```ts title="medusa-config.ts"
module.exports = defineConfig({
  projectConfig: {
    http: {
      rbacActorTypes: ["user", "vendor_admin"],
    },
    // ...
  },
  // ...
})
```

Learn more about this configuration, including how to allow every actor type, in the [Module Options](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/module-options#rbacactortypes-configuration) guide.

***

## Required Policies

Authentication alone isn't enough. Most RBAC routes are guarded by the [authorize middleware](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/protect-routes), so the actor must hold the policies below through one of its roles. Otherwise, the request fails with a `403` error.

|Routes|Required Policies|
|---|---|
|Read roles and their policies, including the [List Assignable Roles route](#list-assignable-roles-route).|`rbac_role:read`|
|Create, update, or delete a role.|`rbac_role:create`, `rbac_role:update`, or `rbac_role:delete`|
|Change a role's policies.|`rbac_role:update`|
|List, create, or remove a role's [assignments](#role-assignment-routes).|`rbac_role_assignment:read`, `rbac_role_assignment:create`, or `rbac_role_assignment:delete`|
|Read policies, including the [List Assignable Policies route](#list-assignable-policies-route).|`rbac_policy:read`|
|List the roles granting a policy.|`rbac_policy:read` and `rbac_role:read`|
|Create, update, or delete a policy.|`rbac_policy:create`, `rbac_policy:update`, or `rbac_policy:delete`|
|List the admin users of a role, or the roles of an admin user.|`user:read` and `rbac_role_assignment:read`|
|Grant a role to admin users.|`user:update` and `rbac_role_assignment:create`|
|Remove a role from admin users.|`user:update` and `rbac_role_assignment:delete`|
|The [Authenticated Actor's Permissions route](#authenticated-actors-permissions-route).|None. It only requires authentication.|

A `vendor_admin` that manages its own team therefore needs a role granting at least `rbac_role:read`, `rbac_role_assignment:read`, `rbac_role_assignment:create`, and `rbac_role_assignment:delete`. It must also hold every policy of the roles it grants, as explained in the [Create Role Assignments route](#create-role-assignments-route).

You create that role once with the [Create Role route](#create-role-route), then grant it to each vendor's owner as you onboard them with the [role assignment routes](#role-assignment-routes). To do either in your own customizations instead, use the [RBAC workflows](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/workflows), such as the `assignRolesWorkflow` explained in the [RBAC Concepts](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/concepts#assign-a-role) guide.

***

## Role Routes

These routes manage roles and the policies each role grants.

### List Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles` that lists the roles in your application.

```bash
curl 'http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles?limit=20' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.list](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.list) method.

#### Query Parameters

Along with the [pagination and field selection parameters common to list routes](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/pagination), this route accepts the following filters:

- q: (\`string\`) A search term to match a role's searchable properties.
- id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the roles to retrieve.
- name: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The name, or names, of the roles to retrieve.
- created\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the role was created. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.
- updated\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the role was last updated. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.
- deleted\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the role was deleted. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `roles` array, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields:

```json
{
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "role_123",
      "name": "Vendor Owner",
      "description": "Manages the vendor's team",
      "metadata": null,
      "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 20
}
```

### Create Role Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles` that creates a role, optionally granting it policies at the same time.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "name": "Vendor Owner",
  "description": "Manages the vendor'\''s team",
  "policy_ids": ["rpol_123", "rpol_456"]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.create](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.create) method.

#### Request Body Parameters

The route only accepts the following parameters, and rejects any other parameter with a `400` error:

- name: (\`string\`) The role's unique name.
- description: (\`string\`) A description of the role's purpose.
- policy\_ids: (\`string\[]\`) The IDs of the policies to grant. You can also add them later with the \[Add Role Policies route]\(#add-role-policies-route).
- metadata: (\`object\`) Custom key-value pairs to store with the role.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `role` field holding the created role:

```json
{
  "role": {
    "id": "role_123",
    "name": "Vendor Owner",
    "description": "Manages the vendor's team",
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

Medusa rejects the request with a `403` error if the authenticated actor doesn't hold every policy in the `policy_ids` body parameter. This prevents an actor from creating a role that grants more access than they have.

### Retrieve Role Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}` that retrieves a role by its ID.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.retrieve](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.retrieve) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `role` field holding the retrieved role:

```json
{
  "role": {
    "id": "role_123",
    "name": "Vendor Owner",
    "description": "Manages the vendor's team",
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

If the role doesn't exist, the request fails with a `404` error.

### Update Role Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}` that updates a role's details.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id} \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "description": "Manages the vendor and its team"
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.update](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.update) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Request Body Parameters

All the properties are optional, so you only pass the ones you change. The route rejects any other parameter with a `400` error.

- name: (\`string\`) The role's unique name.
- description: (\`string\`) A description of the role's purpose.
- metadata: (\`object\`) Custom key-value pairs to store with the role.

To change the role's policies, use the [Add Role Policies](#add-role-policies-route) and [Remove Role Policy](#remove-role-policy-route) routes instead.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `role` field holding the updated role:

```json
{
  "role": {
    "id": "role_123",
    "name": "Vendor Owner",
    "description": "Manages the vendor's team",
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

### Delete Role Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}` that deletes a role. Deleting a role removes it from every entity it was assigned to.

The authenticated actor must hold every policy of the role, otherwise the request fails with a `403` error. You also can't delete the [Super Admin role](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/concepts#super-admin-role).

```bash
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.delete](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.delete) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response returns the deletion details:

```json
{
  "id": "role_123",
  "object": "rbac_role",
  "deleted": true
}
```

### List Role Policies Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/policies` that lists the policies a role grants.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/policies \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.listPolicies](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.listPolicies) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `policies` array holding the policies granted to the role, along with pagination fields: `count`, `offset`, and `limit`:

```json
{
  "policies": [
    {
      "id": "rlpl_123",
      "role_id": "role_123",
      "policy_id": "rpol_123",
      "policy": {
        "id": "rpol_123",
        "key": "vendor:read",
        "resource": "vendor",
        "operation": "read"
      }
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 20
}
```

### Add Role Policies Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/policies` that grants policies to a role.

```bash
curl -X POST \
http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/policies \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "policies": ["rpol_123", "rpol_456"]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.addPolicies](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.addPolicies) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Request Body Parameters

- policies: (\`string\[]\`) The IDs of the policies to grant. It must have at least one ID.

Use the [List Assignable Policies route](#list-assignable-policies-route) to find the policies the authenticated actor can grant.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `policies` array holding the created links between the role and the policies:

```json
{
  "policies": [
    {
      "id": "rlpl_123",
      "role_id": "role_123",
      "policy_id": "rpol_123"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Remove Role Policy Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/policies/{policy_id}` that removes a single policy from a role. The policy itself isn't deleted.

The authenticated actor must hold the policy it removes, the same as when granting it. Otherwise, the request fails with a `403` error.

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/policies/{policy_id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.removePolicy](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.removePolicy) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.
- policy\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the policy to remove.

#### Response Fields

The response body contains the details of the deleted role-policy link:

```json
{
  "id": "rlpl_123",
  "object": "rbac_role_policy",
  "deleted": true
}
```

***

## Policy Routes

These routes manage the policies that roles grant. Medusa syncs a policy for each of its own resources at startup, and you create the policies of your custom resources with a migration script, as explained in the [Define Custom Policies](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/define-policies) guide. So you mostly read from these routes rather than write to them.

### List Policies Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies` that lists the policies in your application.

```bash
curl 'http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies?resource=product' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.list](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.list) method.

#### Query Parameters

Along with the pagination and field selection parameters common to list routes, this route accepts the following filters:

- q: (\`string\`) A search term to match a policy's searchable properties.
- id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the policies to retrieve.
- key: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The key, or keys, of the policies to retrieve, in the \`resource:operation\` format.
- resource: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The resource, or resources, whose policies to retrieve, such as \`product\`.
- operation: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The operation, or operations, whose policies to retrieve, such as \`read\`.
- created\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the policy was created. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.
- updated\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the policy was last updated. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.
- deleted\_at: (\`object\`) Filter by the date the policy was deleted. Accepts operators such as \`$gt\` and \`$lt\`.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `policies` array, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields:

```json
{
  "policies": [
    {
      "id": "rpol_123",
      "key": "product:read",
      "resource": "product",
      "operation": "read",
      "name": "Read products",
      "description": null,
      "metadata": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 20
}
```

### Create Policy Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies` that creates a policy.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "key": "vendor:read",
  "resource": "vendor",
  "operation": "read"
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.create](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.create) method.

Prefer creating the policies of your custom resources with the `createRbacPoliciesWorkflow` in a migration script, as explained in the [Define Custom Policies](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/define-policies) guide. The policies then reach every environment you deploy to, and their resource and operation names stay type-safe. Use this route for policies that only exist at runtime, such as ones an admin creates in your own dashboard.

#### Request Body Parameters

The route only accepts the following parameters, and rejects any other parameter with a `400` error:

- key: (\`string\`) The policy's unique key, in the \`resource:operation\` format.
- resource: (\`string\`) The resource the policy applies to, or the wildcard \`\*\`.
- operation: (\`string\`) The operation allowed on that resource, or the wildcard \`\*\`.
- name: (\`string\`) A label for the policy, shown in a user interface.
- description: (\`string\`) A description of what the policy allows.
- metadata: (\`object\`) Custom key-value pairs to store with the policy.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the created policy object.

```json
{
  "policy": {
    "id": "rpol_123",
    "key": "vendor:read",
    "resource": "vendor",
    "operation": "read",
    "name": "Read vendors",
    "description": null,
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

### Retrieve Policy Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies/{id}` that retrieves a policy by its ID.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies/{id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.retrieve](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.retrieve) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The policy's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the retrieved policy object.

```json
{
  "policy": {
    "id": "rpol_123",
    "key": "vendor:read",
    "resource": "vendor",
    "operation": "read",
    "name": "Read vendors",
    "description": null,
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

If the policy doesn't exist, the request fails with a `404` error.

### Update Policy Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies/{id}` that updates a policy.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies/{id} \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "description": "Allows viewing vendors"
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.update](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.update) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The policy's ID.

#### Request Body Parameters

All the properties are optional, so you only pass the ones you change. The route rejects any other parameter with a `400` error.

- name: (\`string\`) A label for the policy, shown in a user interface.
- description: (\`string\`) A description of what the policy allows.
- metadata: (\`object\`) Custom key-value pairs to store with the policy.

You can't change a policy's `key`, `resource`, or `operation`, since that would change what every role granting it allows. Create a new policy instead.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the updated policy object.

```json
{
  "policy": {
    "id": "rpol_123",
    "key": "vendor:read",
    "resource": "vendor",
    "operation": "read",
    "name": "Read vendors",
    "description": null,
    "metadata": null,
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

### Delete Policy Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies/{id}` that deletes a policy. Deleting a policy removes it from every role granting it.

The authenticated actor must hold the policy it deletes, otherwise the request fails with a `403` error. You also can't delete the Super Admin policy, `rpol_super_admin`.

```bash
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies/{id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.delete](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.delete) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The policy's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the deletion details of the policy.

```json
{
  "id": "rpol_123",
  "object": "rbac_policy",
  "deleted": true
}
```

Deleting one of Medusa's core policies has no lasting effect, since the next application start restores it. Learn more in the [RBAC Concepts](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/concepts#core-policies) guide.

### List Policy Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies/{id}/roles` that lists the roles granting a policy. Use it to find who a policy affects before you change or delete it.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies/{id}/roles \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.listRoles](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.listRoles) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The policy's ID.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `roles` array, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields:

```json
{
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "role_123",
      "name": "Vendor Owner",
      "description": "Manages the vendor's team"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 10
}
```

***

## Role Assignment Routes

A role assignment grants a role to an entity, identified by its type and ID rather than a link to a specific data model. This is what lets one set of routes grant roles to admin users, pending invites, and your own entities alike.

Use these routes for an actor type of your own. The `/rbac/roles/{id}/users` routes, covered in the [Role User Routes](#role-user-routes) section, only accept admin users.

### List Role Assignments Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments` that lists the entities a role is granted to.

```bash
curl -G \
http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
-d reference=vendor_admin
```

In the JS SDK, use the `rbacRole.listAssignments` method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Query Parameters

Along with the pagination and field selection parameters common to list routes, this route accepts the following filters:

- reference: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The type, or types, of the entities whose assignments to retrieve, such as \`vendor\_admin\`.
- reference\_id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of those entities.
- scope: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The type, or types, of the scope whose assignments to retrieve, such as \`vendor\`.
- scope\_id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the scope's records.

#### Response Fields

The response body has an `assignments` array, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields:

```json
{
  "assignments": [
    {
      "id": "rasgn_123",
      "role_id": "role_123",
      "reference": "vendor_admin",
      "reference_id": "vadm_123",
      "scope": "vendor",
      "scope_id": "ven_123"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 50
}
```

An assignment whose `scope` and `scope_id` are `null` is unscoped, so it grants the role on every request the entity makes.

### Create Role Assignments Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments` that grants a role to one or more entities.

For example, to grant the "Vendor Owner" role to a vendor admin within their own vendor:

```bash
curl -X POST \
http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "reference": "vendor_admin",
  "reference_ids": ["vadm_123"],
  "scope": "vendor",
  "scope_id": "ven_123"
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the `rbacRole.addAssignments` method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to grant.

#### Request Body Parameters

- reference: (\`string\`) The type of entity receiving the role. It should match the \`entity\` of a grantee you declared in the RBAC Module's \[actors option]\(../module-options/page.mdx#actors), such as \`vendor\_admin\`. Otherwise, the assignment never applies to a request.
- reference\_ids: (\`string\[]\`) The IDs of those entities. It must have at least one ID.
- scope: (\`string\`) The type of the \[scope]\(../scopes/page.mdx) restricting the role to a single entity instance, such as \`vendor\`. Pass it with \`scope\_id\`, otherwise the request fails with a validation error.
- scope\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the scope's record, such as \`ven\_123\`. Pass it with \`scope\`, otherwise the request fails with a validation error.

#### Response Fields

The response body has an `assignments` array holding the role's assignments for the given `reference`:

```json
{
  "assignments": [
    {
      "id": "rasgn_123",
      "role_id": "role_123",
      "reference": "vendor_admin",
      "reference_id": "vadm_123",
      "scope": "vendor",
      "scope_id": "ven_123"
    }
  ]
}
```

Medusa resolves the roles of the authenticated actor before it grants the assignment, and rejects the request if the actor doesn't hold every policy of the role. So a vendor owner can't grant a role that gives more access than they have. Learn more in the [RBAC Concepts](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/concepts#granting-scope) guide.

### Remove Role Assignments Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments` that removes a role from one or more entities.

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/assignments \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "reference": "vendor_admin",
  "reference_ids": ["vadm_123"],
  "scope": "vendor",
  "scope_id": "ven_123"
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the `rbacRole.removeAssignments` method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to remove.

#### Request Body Parameters

This route accepts the same `reference`, `reference_ids`, `scope`, and `scope_id` parameters as the [Create Role Assignments route](#create-role-assignments-route).

Pass the `scope` and `scope_id` to remove only the assignment stored with that scope. Omitting them removes all the role's assignments of each entity, both scoped and unscoped.

You can't remove the role assignment of the last admin user holding the unscoped [Super Admin role](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/concepts#super-admin-role). The request fails with a `400` error instead.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the IDs of the removed role assignments and a deletion status.

```json
{
  "ids": ["vadm_123"],
  "object": "role_assignment",
  "deleted": true
}
```

***

## Role User Routes

These routes manage the admin users of a role. They're a shortcut for the [role assignment routes](#role-assignment-routes) whose `reference` is `user`, and they resolve the assigned IDs against the `user` entity so you receive full user records.

### List Role Users Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/users` that lists the admin users assigned a role.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/users \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.listUsers](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.listUsers) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

#### Query Parameters

Along with the pagination and field selection parameters common to list routes, this route accepts the following filter:

- user\_id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the admin users to retrieve.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `users` array holding the admin users, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields:

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "id": "user_123",
      "email": "admin@medusajs.com",
      "first_name": "Ada",
      "last_name": "Lovelace",
      "avatar_url": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 50
}
```

### Add Role Users Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/users` that grants a role to one or more admin users.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/users \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "users": ["user_123"]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.addUsers](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.addUsers) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to grant.

#### Request Body Parameters

- users: (\`string\[]\`) The IDs of the admin users to grant the role to. It must have at least one ID.

The route scopes the new assignments to the scope of the request, if your application sets one in a middleware. To choose the scope explicitly, use the [Create Role Assignments route](#create-role-assignments-route) instead.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `users` array holding every admin user assigned the role, not only the ones you added:

```json
{
  "users": [
    {
      "id": "user_123",
      "email": "admin@medusajs.com",
      "first_name": "Ada",
      "last_name": "Lovelace"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Remove Role Users Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/{id}/users` that removes a role from one or more admin users.

```bash
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/{id}/users \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "users": ["user_123"]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.removeUsers](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.removeUsers) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to remove.

#### Request Body Parameters

- users: (\`string\[]\`) The IDs of the admin users to remove the role from. It must have at least one ID.

The route removes the assignments within the scope of the request, if your application sets one in a middleware. Otherwise, it removes all the role's assignments of each admin user.

You can't remove the Super Admin role from the last admin user holding it without a scope. The request fails with a `400` error instead.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the IDs of the admin users from whom the role was removed, along with a deletion status.

```json
{
  "ids": ["user_123"],
  "object": "role_user",
  "deleted": true
}
```

***

## Introspection Routes

These routes tell a client what the authenticated actor can do. Use them to build a dashboard that hides the actions an actor can't perform.

The [Authenticated Actor's Permissions route](#authenticated-actors-permissions-route) only requires authentication, so any allowed actor type reaches it without holding an RBAC policy. The [List Assignable Roles](#list-assignable-roles-route) and [List Assignable Policies](#list-assignable-policies-route) routes require `rbac_role:read` and `rbac_policy:read`, respectively.

### Introspect Within a Scope

The [Authenticated Actor's Permissions](#authenticated-actors-permissions-route), [List Assignable Roles](#list-assignable-roles-route), and [List Assignable Policies](#list-assignable-policies-route) routes accept the optional `scope` and `scope_id` query parameters. Pass both to evaluate the actor's privileges within that scope. The result then includes the actor's assignments in that scope along with their unscoped assignments. Without a scope, Medusa only considers the actor's unscoped assignments.

For example, a vendor owner switching between two vendors in your dashboard requests the permissions of the vendor they're viewing:

```bash
curl -G http://localhost:9000/rbac/me/permissions \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
-d scope=vendor \
-d scope_id=ven_123
```

Passing only one of the two parameters has no effect, and Medusa falls back to the scope of the request, if your application sets one in a middleware.

### Authenticated Actor's Permissions Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/me/permissions` that returns the effective permissions of the authenticated actor, with wildcards expanded into literal `resource:operation` strings.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/me/permissions \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.mePermissions](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.mePermissions) method. The method doesn't accept query parameters, so send a request to the route directly to pass a scope.

#### Query Parameters

This route accepts the optional `scope` and `scope_id` parameters explained in the [Introspect Within a Scope](#introspect-within-a-scope) section.

#### Response Fields

- permissions: (\`string\[]\`) The permissions the actor's roles grant, each in the \`resource:operation\` format. Since Medusa expands wildcards, a client can check literal membership rather than matching patterns.
- roles: (\`object\[]\`) The roles assigned to the actor.

  - id: (\`string\`) The role's ID.

  - name: (\`string\`) The role's name.
- covered\_roles: (\`string\[]\`) The names of the roles whose permissions are a subset of the actor's own. A Super Admin covers every role without holding any assignment, which makes this the useful check for role-based interface guards.

For example:

```json
{
  "permissions": ["product:read", "product:update"],
  "roles": [
    { "id": "role_123", "name": "Vendor Owner" }
  ],
  "covered_roles": ["Vendor Staff"]
}
```

An actor without an entry in the RBAC Module's [actors option](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/enterprise/rbac/module-options#actors) receives empty arrays rather than an error.

### List Assignable Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/roles/assignable` that returns the subset of roles the authenticated actor is allowed to grant to someone else. Use it to populate a role picker, so a vendor owner only sees the roles they can actually grant.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/roles/assignable \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacRole.listAssignable](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacRole/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacRole.listAssignable) method.

#### Query Parameters

This route accepts the same filters and pagination parameters as the [List Roles route](#list-roles-route), along with the optional `scope` and `scope_id` parameters explained in the [Introspect Within a Scope](#introspect-within-a-scope) section.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `roles` array and a `count` field. Unlike the [List Roles route](#list-roles-route), each item only holds an `id`, `name`, and `description`:

```json
{
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "role_123",
      "name": "Vendor Owner",
      "description": "Manages the vendor's team"
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}
```

### List Assignable Policies Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/rbac/policies/assignable` that returns the subset of policies the authenticated actor is allowed to grant to a role.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/rbac/policies/assignable \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [rbacPolicy.listAssignable](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/RbacPolicy/methods/js_sdk.admin.RbacPolicy.listAssignable) method.

#### Query Parameters

This route accepts the same filters and pagination parameters as the [List Policies route](#list-policies-route), along with the optional `scope` and `scope_id` parameters explained in the [Introspect Within a Scope](#introspect-within-a-scope) section.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `policies` array and a `count` field. Unlike the [List Policies route](#list-policies-route), each item only holds an `id`, `key`, `resource`, `operation`, and `description`:

```json
{
  "policies": [
    {
      "id": "rpol_123",
      "key": "vendor:read",
      "resource": "vendor",
      "operation": "read",
      "description": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1
}
```

***

## Admin User Role Routes

These routes manage the roles of a single admin user. They're under the `/admin` prefix, so they only accept requests authenticated as the `user` actor type. Like the other routes, they only exist when the RBAC Module is installed.

### List User Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/admin/users/{id}/roles` that lists the roles assigned to an admin user.

```bash
curl http://localhost:9000/admin/users/{id}/roles \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [user.listRoles](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/User/methods/js_sdk.admin.User.listRoles) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The admin user's ID.

#### Query Parameters

Along with the pagination parameters common to list routes, this route accepts the following filters:

- role\_id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the roles to retrieve.
- scope: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The type, or types, of the scope whose assignments to retrieve, such as \`vendor\`.
- scope\_id: (\`string\` \\| \`string\[]\`) The ID, or IDs, of the scope's records.

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `roles` array, along with the `count`, `offset`, and `limit` pagination fields. The route returns one item per role assignment, and each item holds the `scope` type of its assignment, or `null` if the assignment is unscoped:

```json
{
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "role_123",
      "name": "Vendor Owner",
      "description": "Manages the vendor's team",
      "scope": null
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "offset": 0,
  "limit": 50
}
```

### Add User Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/admin/users/{id}/roles` that grants one or more roles to an admin user.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/admin/users/{id}/roles \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "assignments": [
    { "role_id": "role_123" },
    {
      "role_id": "role_456",
      "scope": "vendor",
      "scope_id": "ven_123"
    }
  ]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [user.addRoles](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/User/methods/js_sdk.admin.User.addRoles) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The admin user's ID.

#### Request Body Parameters

- assignments: (\`object\[]\`) The roles to grant. It must have at least one item.

  - role\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to grant.

  - scope: (\`string\`) The type of the \[scope]\(../scopes/page.mdx) restricting the role, such as \`vendor\`. Pass it with \`scope\_id\`, otherwise the request fails with a validation error.

  - scope\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the scope's record. Pass it with \`scope\`, otherwise the request fails with a validation error.

The authenticated user must hold every policy of the roles it grants, the same as the [Create Role Assignments route](#create-role-assignments-route).

#### Response Fields

The response body has a `roles` array holding every role assigned to the admin user, not only the ones you added:

```json
{
  "roles": [
    {
      "id": "role_123",
      "name": "Vendor Owner",
      "description": "Manages the vendor's team"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Remove User Roles Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/admin/users/{id}/roles` that removes one or more roles from an admin user.

```bash
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:9000/admin/users/{id}/roles \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "assignments": [
    { "role_id": "role_123" }
  ]
}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [user.removeRoles](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/User/methods/js_sdk.admin.User.removeRoles) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The admin user's ID.

#### Request Body Parameters

This route accepts the same `assignments` parameter as the [Add User Roles route](#add-user-roles-route). For each item, pass the `scope` and `scope_id` to remove only the assignment stored with that scope. Omitting them removes all the user's assignments of that role, both scoped and unscoped.

You can't remove the Super Admin role from the last admin user holding it without a scope. The request fails with a `400` error instead.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the IDs of the removed roles, along with a deletion status:

```json
{
  "ids": ["role_123"],
  "object": "user_role",
  "deleted": true
}
```

### Remove User Role Route

The Medusa application defines an API route at `/admin/users/{id}/roles/{role_id}` that removes a single role from an admin user.

```bash
curl -X DELETE \
http://localhost:9000/admin/users/{id}/roles/{role_id} \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'
```

In the JS SDK, use the [user.removeRole](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/references/js_sdk/admin/User/methods/js_sdk.admin.User.removeRole) method.

#### Path Parameters

- id: (\`string\`) The admin user's ID.
- role\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to remove.

#### Request Body Parameters

The request body is optional. Pass the `scope` and `scope_id` parameters together to remove only the assignment stored with that scope. Otherwise, the route removes all the user's assignments of that role.

#### Response Fields

The response contains the ID of the removed role, along with a deletion status:

```json
{
  "id": "role_123",
  "object": "user_role",
  "deleted": true
}
```

### Assign Roles to Invites

The [Create Invite](https://docs.medusajs.com/api/admin/invites/create-invite) route accepts a `roles` body parameter when the RBAC Module is installed. Medusa grants these roles to the admin user created when someone accepts the invite.

```bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:9000/admin/invites \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer {token}' \
--data-raw '{
  "email": "staff@example.com",
  "roles": [
    {
      "role_id": "role_123",
      "scopes": [{ "type": "vendor", "id": "ven_123" }]
    }
  ]
}'
```

- roles: (\`object\[]\`) The roles to grant to the invited user.

  - role\_id: (\`string\`) The ID of the role to grant.

  - scopes: (\`object\[]\`) The scopes to restrict the role to. Medusa creates one assignment per scope. If you omit it, the role is unscoped.

    - type: (\`string\`) The scope's type, such as \`vendor\`.

    - id: (\`string\`) The ID of the scope's record.

The authenticated user must hold every policy of the roles it grants to the invite. Otherwise, the request fails with a `403` error.


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