Roles & Permissions
Understand the role system and what each role can do.
Role types
Localizia has two levels of roles:
Platform roles
These apply to the entire platform:
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| User | Standard user — can create and join organizations |
| Admin | Platform administrator — can manage all organizations and users |
Organization roles
These apply within a specific organization:
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Owner | Full control over the organization, including billing and deletion |
| Admin | Can manage members, projects and settings (except billing) |
| Member | Can create and work on translation projects |
What each role can do
| Action | Owner | Admin | Member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create projects | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upload files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Run translations | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Review and edit segments | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Invite members | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remove members | Yes | Yes | No |
| Change member roles | Yes | Yes | No |
| Manage billing | Yes | No | No |
| Buy credits | Yes | No | No |
| Edit organization settings | Yes | Yes | No |
| Delete organization | Yes | No | No |
Default role
When you invite someone to your organization, they join as a Member by default. You can change their role after they accept the invitation.
Transferring ownership
The organization owner can promote another member to owner. There can only be one owner per organization.