Prebuilt administrator roles

The easiest way to give administrator privileges to another user is to assign prebuilt administrator roles. Each role grants one or more privileges that together allow you to perform a common business function. For example, one role manages user accounts, another role manages groups, another role manages calendars and resources, and so on. Assign multiple roles to grant all privileges in those roles.

You can also create a custom admin role to assign specific privileges to individual users.

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Here's what each role can do:

	Super Admin Has access to all features in the Admin console and Admin API and can manage every aspect of your organization's account. Super administrators also have full access to all users' calendars and event details. After you assign the Super Admin role to a user, it can take up to 24 hours for the calendar privileges to be available. Only super administrators can... Create and assign administrator roles. Manage other super and delegated admins, including changing passwords. Transfer ownership of files during the user deletion process. Accept the Terms of Service for a product. Invite unmanaged user accounts to become Google Workspace managed user accounts. Restore deleted users. Allow users to turn on 2-Step Verification. Install Google Workspace Marketplace apps. Manage Google Calendar resource access-level controls. Use the data migration service. Grant domain-wide delegation/manage API client access. Set up Google as a SAML identity provider and add/modify SAML apps. At least one user in your account needs to be a super administrator, but we recommend having at least two. That way, if one of you forgets your password the other can reset it for you. You can also allow super admins to reset their own passwords. For details, see Reset your administrator password. One of your super admins receives billing and other important account notifications from Google. This admin is known as your primary administrator. For details, see Send billing and account notifications to another admin.
	Groups Admin Has full control over Google Groups tasks in your Admin console. This administrator can perform the following tasks both from the Admin console and through the Admin API: View user profiles and your organizational structure. Create new groups in the Admin console. Manage members of groups created in the Admin console. Manage group access settings. Delete groups from the Admin console. View organizational units. (Beta) The Groups admin also has the privilege to add a security label to a group. The admin can perform this task either in the Admin console or in the Admin API. You can give administrative privileges to users by using the following 2 Groups admin roles. Users with these roles can work in the Admin console and the Admin API: Groups Reader can read Groups information, but not change or update any of it. Groups Editor has the permissions of a Groups admin, except for the privilege required to add or remove a security label on a Groups resource.
	User Management Admin Can perform all actions on users who aren't administrators. This administrator can perform the following tasks both from the Admin console and via the Admin API: View user profiles and your organizational structure. View organizational units. Create and delete user accounts. * Rename users and change passwords. * Manage a user's individual security settings. * Perform these other user management tasks.* When you assign a user to the User Management Admin role, you can limit their privileges to specific organizational units. * Applies only for users who aren't administrators. This administrator can't assign administrator privileges, reset an administrator's password, or make other changes to an administrator account. Only a super administrator can perform those tasks.
	Help Desk Admin Can reset passwords for users who aren't administrators, both in the Admin console and via the Admin API. This administrator can also view user profiles and your organizational structure. This administrator can view organizational units. When you assign a user to the Help Desk Admin role, you can limit their privileges to specific organizational units.
	Services Admin Can manage certain service settings and devices in the Admin console, including Calendar and Google Drive and Docs. This administrator can: Turn services on or off.* Change service settings and permissions. * Create, edit, and delete Calendar resources. Manage Chrome and mobile devices listed in the Admin console. Manage settings for Google Takeout.  View organizational units. Use the alert center (full access). This administrator can't: Modify the sharing settings of Calendar resources. Edit the Calendar events in your domain. * Applies only for certain products added to your account (Google Workspace services, Google Voice, and so on), Google Workspace Marketplace apps, and Google services, such as Blogger. Some products and services, such as Google Vault and Google Cloud Print, can’t be managed by the Services Admin role.
	Mobile Admin Can manage mobile devices and endpoints using Google endpoint management. This administrator can: Provision and approve devices. Manage apps. Block or wipe devices and accounts. Set device policies. See groups and users in the domain. If you don’t see this role in your Admin console, it is only available to customers who signed up for Google Workspace after February 2018. If you joined before this date, you can create a custom role with the same access. For details, read Create, edit, and delete custom admin roles.
	Storage Admin Can use the Storage page in the Admin console. This administrator can: View their organization’s storage use. View the users and shared drives that use the most storage. Set storage limits. Open the Accounts report, the directory of users, and the list of shared drives. This role also gives them full access to Reports and Drive settings. This admin role includes the following privileges: Services > Storage > Storage Settings Reports Organizational Units > Read Users > Read Groups > Read Services > Drive and Docs > Settings
	Google Voice Admin Can manage all Google Voice settings and provisioning. This administrator can: Add locations. Assign numbers to users. Port numbers. Change service addresses. Set up desk phones. Set up an auto attendant. Manage user licenses.
	Reseller Admin and Indirect Reseller Admin Applies only to Google Workspace authorized resellers and resellers working with a Google Workspace authorized distributor.