Role-Based Access Control

Powerful and flexible permissions for your users.

Enterprise-grade authorization for secure and scalable access management.

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Granular

Fine-tuned access control with detailed roles and permissions.

Connected

Sync role assignments directly from a customer’s IdP (SCIM/SAML).

Secure

Enforce least-privilege access policy with org-scoped roles.

Role-based permissions

Assign permissions to roles rather than individual users to simplify access control and reduce administrative overhead.

users:view

users:delete

users:create

billing:view

billing:manage

api:update

api:read

Admin

Editor

Viewer

IdP role sync for customer growth

Sync roles from IdP groups to manage access across environments and the organization. Supports group sync via SSO or SCIM as your customers grow.

Developer

Sales

Support

Management

Engineering

Sales

Admins

Design

Support

Contractors

Security

Marketing

Product

Sales

Management

Engineering

Sales

Admins

Design

Support

Contractors

Developer

Sales

Support

Roles

Admin

Editor

Viewer

Custom roles for customers with complex requirements

Avoid role sprawl by scoping custom roles to each customer’s organization. Define their specific permissions without affecting access for others.

Clamer

Admin

Editor

Viewer

Developer

SuperApp

Admin

Editor

Viewer

Reviewer

Blamer

Admin

Editor

Viewer

Owner

Roles and permissions that fit your workflow.

The WorkOS API enables adding Enterprise Ready features to your application. Permissions are included in the JWT object, allowing you to check access levels at runtime without extra API calls.

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import { withAuth } from "@workos-inc/authkit-nextjs";
import { BillingInfo, BillingInfoNoPermission } from "./billing-info";

export default async function BillingManagement() {
  const { permissions } = await withAuth();

  if (permissions?.includes("billing:manage")) {
    return <BillingInfo />;
  } else {
    return <BillingInfoNoPermission />;
  }
}

Unified AuthN & AuthZ

Verify identity and manage permissions through one elegant API.

Easy session integration

Drop roles into your existing AuthKit sessions without complex integration work.

All-in-one access control

Manage users, roles, and invites through a customizable, ready-to-use widget.

Bring your roles

Migrate your existing roles and permissions with minimal changes and zero downtime.

Smarter roles in a fraction of the time.

Role-aware sessions

Integrate role data into access tokens, enabling direct, role-based access within user sessions.

Drop-in access management

Ready-made, embeddable UI for managing users, roles, and invites from just a few lines of code.

Quick configuration

Set up permissions, define roles, and map IdP groups to user roles within orgs, all from a centralized dashboard.

Take control of user access.

Set up enterprise-grade RBAC in minutes. Simplify roles and permissions and fine-tune user access with WorkOS.

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Watch: Permissions for Complete RBAC

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