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Every member of a workspace acts under a role ā€” a named bundle of permissions. Carousify ships with four built-in roles and lets you create your own with granular permission toggles for teams that need something tighter or looser. Open Manage Workspace ā€ŗ Roles to see them. Roles & Permissions page listing Owner, Admin, Client, and Member with Requires Approval toggles

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Built-in roles

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The approval gate

Each role has a Requires Approval toggle on the roles table. Turn it on and any post a member of that role schedules or publishes lands in Pending Approval instead of going live ā€” an Admin or Owner has to sign off first. This is how Carousifyā€™s approval workflow is wired. Requires Approval is off for every role by default ā€” turn it on for the roles you want to gate (typically Member, so writers ship to a queue an Admin signs off on). Client is view-only, so the toggle has no effect there. Toggle it from the roles table any time. The change applies to future posts ā€” anything already scheduled keeps its existing approval state.

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Create a custom role

If the four built-ins donā€™t fit, click Create New Role in the top right. Custom Roles dialog with Role Name, Role Icon picker, Description, and Basic Permissions
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Name the role

Pick a name your team will recognize ā€” Editor, Junior Writer, Approver.
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Pick an icon

Choose from admin, editor, approver, viewer, analyst, manager, contributor, or guest. Purely cosmetic ā€” shows up next to the role on the team list.
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Add a description

One-liner so future Admins know what the role is for.
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Set permissions

The dialog opens with a sensible default set. Click Show advanced to see every individual permission toggle.

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The permission checklist

Show advanced opens five permission groups: Advanced permissions panel showing User Management, Content Management, Integrations, Templates, and Brand & Workspace permission groups Use the Quick select buttons at the bottom to Select All, Select None, or reset to Default.
The fastest way to build a custom role: pick the closest built-in as a mental starting point, hit Default to load it, then tick or untick the few permissions that differ. Naming a role Editor without delete is faster than re-checking 20 boxes.
Click Create Role when youā€™re done. The role appears in the table immediately and shows up in the Select Role dropdown when you invite a new member.

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Edit or delete a role

Each role row has an Actions menu. Built-in roles can have their Requires Approval toggle changed but their permission set is fixed. Custom roles can be edited, duplicated, or deleted from the same menu.
Deleting a custom role doesnā€™t remove the people on it ā€” they fall back to Member until you re-assign them. Re-assign first if you donā€™t want anyone temporarily losing access.

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Whatā€™s next

Invite team members

Send invites and assign one of these roles.

Approval workflow

How Requires Approval routes posts through Pending Approval.

Manage clients

Run a workspace for a client without sharing logins.

Workspace overview

Where roles fit alongside brand kits, integrations, and members.