
# Get the organization defaults

`GET /v1/organization-defaults` · permission `organizations:read`

Returns the defaults every organization in this environment uses: the organization admin role, the role new members get, the membership limit per user, how long invitations stay valid, the waiting period before a self-service organization deletion runs, what happens to members when an organization is deleted, and the switches for organization custom roles and self-service organization deletion. There is one record per environment, created with the environment. The response carries an `ETag` header to send as `If-Match` when you update it.

## Request

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|

No request body.

## Response

`200 OK` with the defaults and the `ETag` header.

```json
{
  "org_admin_role_id": "rol_01j9xs0a2b4c6d8e0f2g4h6j8k",
  "default_member_role_id": "rol_01j9xs0a2b4c6d8e0f2g4h6j8m",
  "max_memberships_per_user": 200,
  "invitation_ttl_days": 7,
  "org_self_service_deletion_grace_days": 14,
  "on_org_delete_members": "detach",
  "org_custom_roles_enabled": false,
  "org_self_delete_enabled": false,
  "updated_at": "2026-11-03T09:30:00.123456Z",
  "version": 1
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | The credential is missing, invalid or revoked. |
| 403 | `insufficient_permissions` | The credential lacks the required permission. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | The rate limit was exceeded; retry after the `Retry-After` period. |
| 503 | `service_unavailable` | A dependency is temporarily unavailable; retry after the `Retry-After` period. |

## Example

```bash
curl -i -X GET "https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/organization-defaults" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY"
```

```bash
keenauth organization-defaults get
```
