Built-In Roles and Permissions

The following table lists all the permissions that are available to users in the first column, a brief description of the permission in the second, and the built-in roles to which they apply in the remaining three columns.

Roles and Permissions Table

Permission Name	Permission Description	Organization Admin	Account Admin	Regular User
Accept inbound live shares	Be able to accept a live share of a test	x	x
Administer WAN Insights *	Be able to make changes to administer WAN Insights	x	x
API access	Full API access based on user permissions	x	x	x
Assign agent to account group	Creating agents in and sharing agents to an account group	x
Assign email address of users to alerts	Add subscriber emails to alerts	x	x
Assign management permissions	Assign management permissions	x
Be able to view my own saved events	Be able to view events saved by me	x	x	x
Can add or modify tests to consume over 100% resources	Ability to create and modify tests that would consume more than the purchased resource amount. This permission would only apply if your account has overage enabled.	x	x
Connected Devices Data API access	Be able to access Connected Devices Data API.	x	x
Connected Devices Instant Test API access	Be able to access Connected Devices Instant Test API.	x	x
Connected Devices Metadata API access	Be able to access Connected Devices Metadata API.	x	x
Connected Devices Test Schedule Move API access	Be able to access Connected Devices Test Schedule Move API.	x	x
Create live shares for inside the organization	Be able to create live shares to share with other account groups in the organization	x	x
Create live shares for outside the organization	Be able to share data with other organizations	x	x
Create private snapshots	Be able to create private snapshots of network & app synthetics views	x	x	x
Create public snapshot shares	Be able to create public snapshots of network & app synthetics views. Convert from private snapshot to public snapshot by changing the Sharing Settings.	x	x	x
Create web transaction tests	Be able to create a web transaction tests that records various transactions during a webpage interaction. The Edit tests permission is also required for this permission to work.	x	x
Delete account	Delete Account Group	x
Download Endpoint Agents	Be able to download a custom endpoint agent installer for the organization to use within different account groups	x	x
Edit agent notifications	Be able to edit agent notification rules in agent settings	x	x
Edit agents in account group	Be able to modify enterprise agents and their configurations (e.g. proxy settings) in an account group	x	x
Edit alert rules	Be able to create and edit the alert rules for a test	x	x
Edit alert suppression windows	Be able to configure and edit an alert suppression window	x	x
Edit all account groups	Be able to create and edit all account group settings	x
Edit BGP monitors	Be able to create and edit private BGP monitors	x	x
Edit Connected Devices agents	Be able to edit Connected Devices agents	x	x
Edit Connected Devices agent owners	Be able to edit Connected Devices agent owners	x	x
Edit Connected Devices metadata fields	Be able to edit Connected Devices metadata fields	x	x
Edit Connected Devices packages	Be able to edit Connected Devices packages	x	x
Edit dashboards for all users in account group	Be able to edit dashboards for all users in an account group	x	x
Edit dashboard snapshots for all users in account group	Be able to edit all dashboard snapshots in an account group	x
Edit dashboard templates for all users in account group	Be able to edit dashboard templates for all users within an account group	x	x
Edit default timezone settings	Be able to edit organization-wide timezone settings	x
Edit device notifications	Be able to edit device notifications in device layer view	x	x
Edit endpoint agent monitored domain sets	Be able to edit the monitored domain sets by endpoint agents	x	x
Edit endpoint agent monitored networks	Be able to edit the monitored networks by endpoint agents	x	x
Edit endpoint agent settings	Be able to modify endpoint agents and their configurations in an account group	x	x
Edit endpoint tests	Be able to edit endpoint tests	x	x
Edit Internet Insights - Catalog settings	Be able to modify catalog entries	x	x
Edit labels	Edit labels	x	x
Edit live shares sent by all users in account group	Be able to edit the live shares sent by all users in an account group	x	x
Edit live shares shared by ThousandEyes	Be able to edit the live shares shared by ThousandEyes	x	x
Edit my domains	Be able to write the domains to be monitored	x	x
Edit organization and account group quotas	In order to edit quotas, you must also be able to view usage and billing	x
Edit own dashboard templates	Be able to edit your personal dashboard template			x
Edit own live shares	Be able to edit own live shares			x
Edit own private snapshots	Be able to change the name of your own private snapshots of network & app synthetics views			x
Edit own private snapshots for all users in account group	Be able to change the name of all private snapshots of network & app synthetics views created in the account	x	x
Edit own public snapshots	Be able to turn on/off the Allow only ThousandEyes users to comment flag on your own public snapshots of network & app synthetics views			x
Edit own report snapshots	Be able to edit report snapshots created by you			x
Edit own reports	Be able to edit your reports created by you			x
Edit Path Visualization interface groups	Be able to edit interface groups in test views	x	x
Edit payment and contact details	Be able to edit the billing information and credit card information	x
Edit public snapshots shared by all users in account group	Be able to turn on/off the Allow only ThousandEyes users to comment flag on public snapshots of network & app synthetics created by other users	x	x
Edit roles	Be able to edit the roles. This is a separate screen that will appear in Manage > Account Settings > Users and Roles to users with this permission	x
Edit security & authentication settings	Be able to modify security and authentication settings. This is a separate tab that will appear to users with this permission	x
Edit streaming integrations	Be able to edit streaming integrations	x	x
Edit test templates	Be able to edit test templates	x
Edit tests and run instant tests	Be able to create, edit, and run both non-instant tests and instant tests	x	x
Edit user email addresses	Be able to edit email addresses of all users	x	x
Edit users	Be able to create and edit users in an account group	x	x
Edit users in all account groups	Be able to create and edit users in an organization	x
Embed own widgets	Embed your own widgets into other applications			x
Embed widgets for all users in account group	Embed widgets within an account group in other applications	x	x
Internet Insights - Catalog settings	Be able to view Internet Insights - Catalog set	x	x	x
Keep session alive on auto-update	Be able to keep the ThousandEyes session alive during an auto-update	x	x	x
Login via Single Sign-On	Be able to login by using SSO	x	x	x
Login via ThousandEyes login page	Be able to login by typing username and password interactively into ThousandEyes	x	x	x
Set dashboard template as account group default	Be able to set default dashboards for an account group	x	x
Set report template as account group default	Be able to set default reports for an account group	x	x
View activity log for all users in account group	Be able to view an account group's activity log. The activity log will appear as a submenu item within Manage > Account Settings for users with this permission	x	x
View agent notifications	Be able to receive enterprise agent notifications	x	x
View agents in account group	Be able to view Enterprise Agents settings and their configurations (e.g. proxy settings) in an account group	x	x	x
View alert rules	Be able to view alert rules	x	x	x
View alert suppression windows	Be able to view alert suppression windows	x	x	x
View all account groups settings	Be able to view account group settings	x
View all users	Be able to view all users in an organization	x	x
View and edit Connected Devices Chart Views and Reports	Be able to view and edit Connected Devices Chart Views and Reports	x	x
View BGP monitors	Be able to view all privately created BGP monitors	x	x	x
View billing	Be able to view the billing tab	x
View Connected Devices agents	Be able to view Connected Devices agents	x	x
View Connected Devices Analytics	Be able to view Connected Devices Analytics	x	x
View Connected Devices ConstantCare	Be able to view Connected Devices ConstantCare	x	x
View Connected Devices Mapping	Be able to view Connected Devices Mapping	x	x
View Connected Devices Test Manager	Be able to view Connected Devices Test Manager	x	x
View dashboards	Be able to view dashboards	x	x	x
View dashboard snapshots	Be able to view dashboard snapshots shared to me in an account group	x	x	x
View device notifications	Be able to receive and view device notifications	x	x	x
View endpoint agent data	Be able to view endpoint agent data	x	x	x
View endpoint agent monitored domain sets	Be able to view endpoint agent monitored domain sets	x	x	x
View endpoint agent monitored networks	Be able to view endpoint agent monitored networks	x	x	x
View endpoint agent settings	Be able to view endpoint agent settings	x	x	x
View endpoint data that identifies users	Be able to view endpoint data that identifies users	x	x	x
View endpoint data that identifies network	Be able to view endpoint data that identifies network	x	x	x
View endpoint data that identifies endpoint agents	Be able to view endpoint data that identifies endpoint agents	x	x	x
View endpoint data that identifies visited pages	Be able to view endpoint data that identifies visited pages	x	x	x
View endpoint tests	Be able to view endpoint tests	x	x	x
View labels	Be able to view labels within an account group	x	x	x
View live shares shared by ThousandEyes	Be able to view live shares created by ThousandEyes	x	x	x
View live sharings from all users in account group	Be able to view live shares in an account group	x	x
View my domains	Be able to view my own domains	x	x	x
View organization usage	Be able to view my organization's units and licenses consumption	x
View own activity log	Be able to view my own activity log			x
View own live shares	Be able to view my own live shares			x
View own snapshots	Be able to view snapshots saved by me			x
View roles	Be able to view the Roles screen within Manage > Account Settings > Users and Roles	x
View security & authentication settings	Be able to view the security and authentication settings for an organization within Manage > Account Settings > Organization Settings	x
View sensitive data in web transaction scripts	Be able to view sensitive data in transactions scripts in a transaction test	x	x
View snapshots shared by all users in account group	Be able to view snapshots shared by all users in an account group	x	x
View streaming integrations	Be able to view streaming integrations	x	x	x
View test templates	Be able to view test templates	x	x	x
View tests	Be able to view the tests created in an account group	x	x	x
View user activity in all account groups	Be able to view the activity log for the organization within Manage > Account Settings	x
View WAN Insights *	Be able to view WAN Insights	x	x	x
View WAN Insights anonymously *	Be able to view WAN Insights anonymously

* You will only see WAN Insights permissions on the permissions list on the platform if your organization has activated WAN Insights. For more information, see the WAN Insights documentation.

Related Information

• Role-Based Access Control provides an overview of all the user features available under the management interface such as roles, users, user profiles, and organization settings.
• Role-Based Access Control, Explained explains how role-based acces control works.
• What Is an Account Group explains how to use the account group feature.