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    Update a role

    Parameters

    name  string  Optional

    The name of the role

    can_edit_favicon  boolean  Optional

    Can edit favicon, global SEO settings and no-index policy

    can_edit_site  boolean  Optional

    Can change project name and 2FA settings

    can_edit_schema  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit models and plugins

    can_manage_menu  boolean  Optional

    Can customize content navigation bar

    can_edit_environment  boolean  Optional

    Can change locales, timezone and UI theme

    can_promote_environments  boolean  Optional

    Can promote environments to primary and manage maintenance mode

    environments_access  enum  Optional

    Specifies the environments the user can access

    can_manage_users  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit roles and invite/remove collaborators

    can_manage_shared_filters  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit shared filters (both for models and the media area)

    can_manage_build_triggers  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit Build triggers

    can_manage_webhooks  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit webhooks

    can_manage_environments  boolean  Optional

    Can create/delete sandbox environments and promote them to primary environment

    can_manage_sso  boolean  Optional

    Can manage Single Sign-On settings

    can_access_audit_log  boolean  Optional

    Can access Audit Log

    can_manage_workflows  boolean  Optional

    Can create/edit workflows

    can_manage_access_tokens  boolean  Optional

    Can manage API tokens

    can_perform_site_search  boolean  Optional

    Can perform Site Search API calls

    can_access_build_events_log  boolean  Optional

    Can access the build events log

    positive_item_type_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Allowed actions on a model (or all) for a role

    negative_item_type_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Prohibited actions on a model (or all) for a role

    positive_upload_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Allowed actions on a model (or all) for a role

    negative_upload_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Prohibited actions on a model (or all) for a role

    positive_build_trigger_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Allowed build triggers for a role

    negative_build_trigger_permissions  Array<object>  Optional

    Prohibited build triggers for a role

    meta.final_permissions  object  Optional

    The final set of permissions considering also inherited roles

    inherits_permissions_from  Array of { type: "role", id: role.id }  Optional

    The roles from which this role inherits permissions

    Returns

    Returns a role resource object.

    Examples

    Example code:
    import { buildClient } from '@datocms/cma-client-node';
    async function run() {
      const client = buildClient({ apiToken: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });
      
      const roleId = '34';
      
      const role = await client.roles.update(roleId, {
        name: 'Editor',
        can_edit_favicon: true,
        can_edit_site: true,
        can_edit_schema: true,
        can_manage_menu: true,
        can_edit_environment: true,
        can_promote_environments: true,
        environments_access: 'primary_only',
        can_manage_users: true,
        can_manage_shared_filters: true,
        can_manage_build_triggers: true,
        can_manage_webhooks: true,
        can_manage_environments: true,
        can_manage_sso: true,
        can_access_audit_log: true,
        can_manage_workflows: true,
        can_manage_access_tokens: true,
        can_perform_site_search: true,
        can_access_build_events_log: true,
        positive_item_type_permissions: [
          {
            item_type: '44',
            workflow: '439239',
            on_stage: '',
            to_stage: '',
            environment: 'main',
            action: 'all',
            on_creator: 'self',
            localization_scope: 'all',
            locale: 'en'
          }
        ],
        negative_item_type_permissions: [
          {
            item_type: '44',
            workflow: '439239',
            on_stage: '',
            to_stage: '',
            environment: 'main',
            action: 'all',
            on_creator: 'self',
            localization_scope: 'all',
            locale: 'en'
          }
        ],
        positive_upload_permissions: [
          {
            environment: 'main',
            action: 'all',
            on_creator: 'self',
            localization_scope: 'all',
            locale: 'en'
          }
        ],
        negative_upload_permissions: [
          {
            environment: 'main',
            action: 'all',
            on_creator: 'self',
            localization_scope: 'all',
            locale: 'en'
          }
        ],
        positive_build_trigger_permissions: [
          {
            build_trigger: '1822'
          }
        ],
        negative_build_trigger_permissions: [
          {
            build_trigger: '1822'
          }
        ],
        meta: {
          final_permissions: {
            can_edit_favicon: true,
            can_edit_site: true,
            can_edit_schema: true,
            can_manage_menu: true,
            can_edit_environment: true,
            can_promote_environments: true,
            environments_access: 'primary_only',
            can_manage_users: true,
            can_manage_shared_filters: true,
            can_manage_build_triggers: true,
            can_manage_webhooks: true,
            can_manage_environments: true,
            can_manage_sso: true,
            can_access_audit_log: true,
            can_manage_workflows: true,
            can_manage_access_tokens: true,
            can_perform_site_search: true,
            can_access_build_events_log: true,
            positive_item_type_permissions: [
              {
                item_type: '44',
                workflow: '439239',
                on_stage: '',
                to_stage: '',
                environment: 'main',
                action: 'all',
                on_creator: 'self',
                localization_scope: 'all',
                locale: 'en'
              }
            ],
            negative_item_type_permissions: [
              {
                item_type: '44',
                workflow: '439239',
                on_stage: '',
                to_stage: '',
                environment: 'main',
                action: 'all',
                on_creator: 'self',
                localization_scope: 'all',
                locale: 'en'
              }
            ],
            positive_upload_permissions: [
              {
                environment: 'main',
                action: 'all',
                on_creator: 'self',
                localization_scope: 'all',
                locale: 'en'
              }
            ],
            negative_upload_permissions: [
              {
                environment: 'main',
                action: 'all',
                on_creator: 'self',
                localization_scope: 'all',
                locale: 'en'
              }
            ],
            positive_build_trigger_permissions: [
              {
                build_trigger: '1822'
              }
            ],
            negative_build_trigger_permissions: [
              {
                build_trigger: '1822'
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        inherits_permissions_from: [
          {
            type: 'role',
            id: '34'
          }
        ]
      });
      
      console.log(role);
    }
    run();
    Returned output:
    {
      id: '34',
      name: 'Editor',
      can_edit_favicon: true,
      can_edit_site: true,
      can_edit_schema: true,
      can_manage_menu: true,
      can_edit_environment: true,
      can_promote_environments: true,
      environments_access: 'primary_only',
      can_manage_users: true,
      can_manage_shared_filters: true,
      can_manage_build_triggers: true,
      can_manage_webhooks: true,
      can_manage_environments: true,
      can_manage_sso: true,
      can_access_audit_log: true,
      can_manage_workflows: true,
      can_manage_access_tokens: true,
      can_perform_site_search: true,
      can_access_build_events_log: true,
      positive_item_type_permissions: [
        {
          item_type: '44',
          workflow: '439239',
          on_stage: '',
          to_stage: '',
          environment: 'main',
          action: 'all',
          on_creator: 'self',
          localization_scope: 'all',
          locale: 'en'
        }
      ],
      negative_item_type_permissions: [
        {
          item_type: '44',
          workflow: '439239',
          on_stage: '',
          to_stage: '',
          environment: 'main',
          action: 'all',
          on_creator: 'self',
          localization_scope: 'all',
          locale: 'en'
        }
      ],
      positive_upload_permissions: [
        {
          environment: 'main',
          action: 'all',
          on_creator: 'self',
          localization_scope: 'all',
          locale: 'en'
        }
      ],
      negative_upload_permissions: [
        {
          environment: 'main',
          action: 'all',
          on_creator: 'self',
          localization_scope: 'all',
          locale: 'en'
        }
      ],
      positive_build_trigger_permissions: [
        {
          build_trigger: '1822'
        }
      ],
      negative_build_trigger_permissions: [
        {
          build_trigger: '1822'
        }
      ],
      meta: {
        final_permissions: {
          can_edit_favicon: true,
          can_edit_site: true,
          can_edit_schema: true,
          can_manage_menu: true,
          can_edit_environment: true,
          can_promote_environments: true,
          environments_access: 'primary_only',
          can_manage_users: true,
          can_manage_shared_filters: true,
          can_manage_build_triggers: true,
          can_manage_webhooks: true,
          can_manage_environments: true,
          can_manage_sso: true,
          can_access_audit_log: true,
          can_manage_workflows: true,
          can_manage_access_tokens: true,
          can_perform_site_search: true,
          can_access_build_events_log: true,
          positive_item_type_permissions: [
            {
              item_type: '44',
              workflow: '439239',
              on_stage: '',
              to_stage: '',
              environment: 'main',
              action: 'all',
              on_creator: 'self',
              localization_scope: 'all',
              locale: 'en'
            }
          ],
          negative_item_type_permissions: [
            {
              item_type: '44',
              workflow: '439239',
              on_stage: '',
              to_stage: '',
              environment: 'main',
              action: 'all',
              on_creator: 'self',
              localization_scope: 'all',
              locale: 'en'
            }
          ],
          positive_upload_permissions: [
            {
              environment: 'main',
              action: 'all',
              on_creator: 'self',
              localization_scope: 'all',
              locale: 'en'
            }
          ],
          negative_upload_permissions: [
            {
              environment: 'main',
              action: 'all',
              on_creator: 'self',
              localization_scope: 'all',
              locale: 'en'
            }
          ],
          positive_build_trigger_permissions: [
            {
              build_trigger: '1822'
            }
          ],
          negative_build_trigger_permissions: [
            {
              build_trigger: '1822'
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      inherits_permissions_from: [
        {
          type: 'role',
          id: '34'
        }
      ]
    }
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