Descriptions of user roles

Plan requirement

If your store is on the Shopify Plus plan, then you can also create organization roles. Learn more about user roles for organizations.

There are two types of predefined roles available by default in your Shopify admin. You can assign users either of the following types of predefined user roles:

• System roles are predefined roles and can't be edited.
• Custom roles are predefined roles that you can edit to suit your business needs.

You can also create new roles with the permissions that you need.

System roles

Note

If your store is part of an organization, or is on the Shopify Plus plan, then you can also assign organization-level system roles to your users.

System roles are predefined and can't be edited. The following table describes the different system roles that you can assign to your users.

System roles that are available for your store.

Role name	Permissions	Limitations
Administrator	The Administrator role grants a user the following permissions: View, create, edit, and delete all resources for the store, including finance resources. View, create, edit, and delete users and roles. Assign and remove all roles. Access to all POS locations.	The Administrator role has the following limitations: Can't modify system roles designed and maintained by Shopify. Can't perform ownership transfers. Can't have access conditions attached to its assignment.

Custom roles

You might have some predefined roles available that you can further customize.

The following table describes the different predefined custom roles that you can assign to your users or customize further. Learn more about creating custom roles.

Predefined custom roles available for your stores in your organization.

Role name	Pre-selected permissions
Online store editor	The Online store editor role grants a user the following store-level permissions permissions: Home All permissions in Online store All permissions in Content All permissions in Files, except Delete
Customer support	The Customer support role grants a user the following store-level permissions permissions: Home All permissions in Orders All permissions in Draft orders
Merchandiser	The Merchandiser role grants a user the following store-level permissions permissions: Home All permissions in Products All permissions in Catalogs All permissions in Content All permissions in Files, except Delete
Marketer	The Marketer role grants a user the following store-level permissions permissions: Home All permissions in Marketing All permissions in Customers