About Space Roles

Space roles control user permissions within a specific space in Contentstack Assets. These roles define what users can do inside a space, such as managing assets, folders, workspaces, languages, webhooks, and space-level settings.

Unlike organization-level roles, which grant access to the Assets product as a whole, space roles are assigned per space and determine the scope of access within that space only.

This separation allows organizations to maintain granular control over asset operations while enabling secure collaboration across different spaces.

Contentstack Assets provides the following default space-level roles:

• Space Owner: Automatically assigned to the creator of the space. Only one Space Owner exists per space.
• Space Admin: Full operational control within the space, including users, roles, workspaces, languages, and space settings.
• Asset Developer: Supports configuration and setup inside the space. Commonly used for managing setup-related capabilities such as asset types and metadata structure, validation rules, localization setup, and technical integrations within the space.
• Asset Manager: Supports day-to-day asset operations. Commonly responsible for uploading, organizing, managing, and maintaining assets along with their asset quality and structure.

• Space roles apply only to the assigned space.
• A user can have different roles across different spaces.
• Users must have space access even if they already hold an organization-level or product-level role.
• Custom space roles can be created (if permitted by organization settings) to meet specific governance requirements.

Space roles ensure precise, space-specific access control, enabling teams to collaborate securely while maintaining clear ownership and governance within each asset space.