# Create an organization role

`POST /v1/organizations/{org_id}/roles` · permission `roles:write`

Creates a custom role that exists only in this organization. Organization roles require the `org_custom_roles` plan feature, cannot be privileged, and cannot be created while the environment's list of permissions allowed for organization roles is empty. The response carries an `ETag`; the write is audited as `role.created`. `Idempotency-Key` is optional.

## Request

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `org_id` | path | yes | Organization ID (`org_…`). |
| `key` | string | yes | Lowercase letters, digits, `_` and `-`; 1–64 characters; unique in its scope and immutable. |
| `name` | string | yes | Display name, up to 128 characters. |
| `description` | string | no | Up to 1024 characters. |
| `is_privileged` | boolean | no | Marks a privileged role (not allowed for organization roles). |
| `assignable_in_self_service` | boolean | no | Defaults to `true`. |

## Response

`201 Created` with the role.

```json
{
  "id": "rol_01j9xr7s1t2w6x8y0z2a4b6c8e",
  "organization_id": "org_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a",
  "key": "billing-admin",
  "name": "Billing admin",
  "description": "",
  "is_privileged": false,
  "assignable_in_self_service": true,
  "permission_ids": [],
  "created_at": "2026-10-12T09:31:00.123456Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-12T09:31:00.123456Z",
  "version": 1
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | code | When |
|---|---|---|
| 404 | `not_found` | The organization does not exist in this environment. |
| 403 | `org_custom_roles_disabled` | Organization roles are turned off in this environment. |
| 403 | `plan_feature_unavailable` | The plan does not include organization roles (Business and above). |
| 409 | `role_key_conflict` | A role with this `key` already exists in the scope. |
| 409 | `role_limit_reached` | The limit of 1,000 environment roles or 50 roles per organization is reached. |
| 422 | `validation_failed` | A field is missing or invalid, or `is_privileged` is `true`. |
| 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 POST "https://api.eu.keenauth.com/v1/organizations/org_01j9xk3m7q8r2s4t6v8w0y2z4a/roles" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KEENAUTH_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"key":"billing-admin","name":"Billing admin"}'
```