Editing roles

Overview

This topic explains how to edit roles and policies in LaunchDarkly.

Edit existing roles

You can edit any role that you have created at any time.

You can edit an existing preset roles by adding policy statements. You can also update or remove the policy statements that you have added to these roles. You cannot update the policy statements that the preset roles include by default. To learn more about these roles, read Organization roles and Project roles.

You cannot edit any of the base roles (No access, Reader, Writer, Admin, Owner).

To edit a role:

1. Click the gear icon in the left sidenav to view Organization settings.
2. Click Roles and find the role you wish to edit. Select the Project or Organization tab as needed.
3. Click the name of the role. A summary of the role and its policy statements appears.
4. Click the pencil icon to open the “Edit role” page.
5. Update the role as needed.
6. Click Save role.

You can also use the REST API: Update custom role