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Roles and permissions

Curator. Collaborator. User.

Who this is for: Anyone trying to figure out who can do what in AnswerPath, or deciding what role to assign a new teammate.

Time: 2 minutes.

What it does

Explains the three roles in AnswerPath — Owner, Admin, and Member — and what each one can do.

The three roles

Owner

The person who created the organization, plus anyone they've promoted. Every organization has at least one Owner.

Owners can do everything:

  • Manage billing (upgrade, downgrade, cancel, change payment method)

  • Invite and remove teammates

  • Change anyone's role, including promoting another Owner

  • Approve or reject pending members

  • Change organization settings, branding, and auto-approved domains

  • Delete the organization entirely

Admin

A trusted teammate who helps manage the team but isn't responsible for billing.

Admins can:

  • Invite teammates (as Member or Admin)

  • Revoke pending invitations

  • Approve or reject pending members

  • Manage organization branding and auto-approved domains

  • Use every day-to-day feature (Context Hub, Answer Bank, Projects, QuickTurn)

Admins cannot:

  • Change billing or the plan

  • Delete the organization

  • Remove an Owner

Member

The default role for most teammates. Members can use AnswerPath to do work.

Members can:

  • Upload and manage documents in the Context Hub

  • Ask questions and save answers

  • Create and work inside Projects

  • Use QuickTurn — upload questionnaires, review drafts, assign questions

  • Edit their own profile and password

Members cannot:

  • Invite or remove teammates

  • Approve pending members

  • Change organization or billing settings

  • Change other people's roles

Choosing a role

Situation

Assign

New hire on the response team

Member

Team lead who will help onboard others

Admin

The person who signs the AnswerPath invoice

Owner

A rotating contractor or short-term collaborator

Member

Someone who will manage your custom domain allowlist

Admin

When in doubt, pick Member. It's easy to promote later, and the smaller the group of people who can change org-wide settings, the fewer surprises you'll have.

Where roles are set

  • When you invite a teammate, you pick Member or Admin on the invitation form (see Invite teammates).

  • Ownership transfer and role changes for existing teammates are handled by Owners on the Organization settings page.

Tips

  • Have at least two Owners. If the only Owner loses access to their email, the organization can get stuck. A second Owner is cheap insurance.

  • Don't make everyone an Admin. Admins can remove your invitations and approve strangers. Reserve the role for people who actually manage the team.

  • Never share logins. If you want to give someone else access, invite them with their own account. Shared credentials make audits, offboarding, and role changes messy.

Related

  • Invite teammates

  • Approve pending members

  • Auto-approve by domain

  • Glossary

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