# Create an organization role

`POST /fapi/v1/organizations/{org_id}/roles` · called from the environment's sign-in host

Creates a role in the organization, without permissions; add them with [Set role permissions](./set-permissions). An organization holds at most 50 roles. Requires the authenticated user's `__Host-idp_session` cookie; if the cookie is missing, expired, or revoked, returns `401 unauthenticated`. A first-party app on another origin can instead send its front API access token (`Authorization: DPoP <token>` with a DPoP proof; see [Front API access token](/docs/api/fapi/front-api-token)). The user must be an active member of the organization with the `idp_roles:manage` permission. A user who is not a member gets `404 not_found`, so the organization's existence is not disclosed; a member without the permission gets `403 insufficient_permissions`. Organization roles must be enabled for the environment and included in its plan.

## Request

Headers:

| Header | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `Idp-Client` | yes | SDK identifier. |
| `Origin` | yes | Must be exactly `https://<sign-in host>`. |
| `Content-Type` | yes | `application/json`. |

`org_id`: the organization identifier (`org_…`).

Body:

| Field | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `key` | yes | Role key; unique in the organization and among environment roles; cannot be changed later. |
| `name` | yes | Display name. |
| `description` | no | Description. |

## Response

`201 Created` with `Location` and `ETag` headers; the body is the role (see [Get an organization role](./get)).

## Errors

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | No valid session cookie. |
| 403 | `origin_not_allowed` | `Origin` is missing or wrong. |
| 403 | `insufficient_permissions` | The user lacks `idp_roles:manage` in the organization. |
| 403 | `plan_feature_unavailable` | The environment's plan does not include organization roles (`feature`, `required_plan`). |
| 403 | `org_custom_roles_disabled` | Organization roles are turned off for the environment. |
| 404 | `not_found` | No such organization or role for this user (an unknown, malformed or foreign identifier answers the same). |
| 409 | `role_key_conflict` | The key is already used in the organization or by an environment role. |
| 409 | `role_limit_reached` | The organization already has 50 roles. |
| 409 | `organization_pending_deletion` | The organization is scheduled for deletion. |
| 422 | `validation_failed` | A field is missing or invalid; `errors[]` names it. |
| 503 | `service_unavailable` | Temporarily unavailable; retry after `Retry-After`. |

## Example

```bash
curl -X POST https://example.keenauth.app/fapi/v1/organizations/org_01jbz6x8kq3m2n4p5r6s7t8v9a/roles \
  -H "Idp-Client: my-app/1.0.0 (node/22.0.0)" \
  -H "Origin: https://example.keenauth.app" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -b cookies.txt \
  -d '{"key":"auditor","name":"Auditor"}'
```