# role

Represents a role that can be assigned to organization members, defining their permissions and access levels.

### Examples

```graphql
type Role {
  id: String!
  name: String!
  description: String
  displayName: String
}
```

### Fields

| Field                | Description                                                | Supported fields |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| id `String!`         | Unique identifier of the role                              |                  |
| name `String!`       | Auth0 name of the role                                     |                  |
| description `String` | Detailed description of the role's purpose and permissions |                  |
| displayName `String` | Human-readable name of the role                            |                  |

### References

#### Queries using this object:

* [\<?> getGlobalRoles](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--organization/queries/get-global-roles.md)

#### Fields with this object:

* [{} Member.roles](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--organization/types/objects/member.md)


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