Role

Example

{
	"id": 3,
	"name": "Owner",
	"color": "#ff3838",
	"permissions": 1048575,
	"highlighted": true
},

Attributes

id

Description: The ID of the Role in the database.
Type: Integer
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

name

Description: The name of the role.
Type: String
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

color

Description: The hex code assigned to this role. If no hex code is assigned, the string will be empty.
Type: String
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

permissions

Description: A bitmask that represents the sum of all permissions granted to the role.
Type: Integer
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

highlighted

Description: Whether the role is publicly visible as a badge on user profiles.
Type: Boolean
Version history:
4.0.0 - added

Permission flags

To determine the permissions available to a certain role, convert the permissions attribute to binary and compare from the least significant bit upwards. For convenience (and to prevent the terms from growing too long), permissions will be presented below using hexadecimal values.

0x1

Administrator. Users with this permission bypass all permissions.

0x2

Devops. Allows users to access Sidekiq and pgHero dashboards.

0x4

View Audit Log. Allows users to see history of admin actions.

0x8

View Dashboard. Allows users to access the dashboard and various metrics.

0x10

Manage Reports. Allows users to review reports and perform moderation actions against them.

0x20

Manage Federation. Allows users to block or allow federation with other domains, and control deliverability.

0x40

Manage Settings. Allows users to change site settings.

0x80

Manage Blocks. Allows users to block e-mail providers and IP addresses.

0x100

Manage Taxonomies. Allows users to review trending content and update hashtag settings.

0x200

Manage Appeals. Allows users to review appeals against moderation actions.

0x400

Manage Users. Allows users to view other users’ details and perform moderation actions against them.

0x800

Manage Invites. Allows users to browse and deactivate invite links.

0x1000

Manage Rules. Allows users to change server rules.

0x2000

Manage Announcements. Allows users to manage announcements on the server.

0x4000

Manage Custom Emojis. Allows users to manage custom emojis on the server.

0x8000

Manage Webhooks. Allows users to set up webhooks for administrative events.

0x10000

Invite Users. Allows users to invite new people to the server.

0x20000

Manage Roles. Allows users to manage and assign roles below theirs.

0x40000

Manage User Access. Allows users to disable other users’ two-factor authentication, change their e-mail address, and reset their password.

0x80000

Delete User Data. Allows users to delete other users’ data without delay.

See also