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# Create a Role to Manage Headless Identity Features

For identity and access management, it’s important to define who can access what. Create a role to ensure that you have the right level of access to manage Headless Identity features.

|Required Editions|
|-----------------|
|Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience|
|Available in: **Enterprise**, **Unlimited**, and **Developer** Editions|

|User Permissions Needed| |
|-----------------------|--|
|To view roles and role hierarchy:|View Roles and Role Hierarchy|
|To create, edit, and delete roles:|Manage Roles|
|To assign users to roles:|Manage Internal Users|

1.  From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter `Roles`, and then select **Roles**.

2.  Click **Set Up Roles**.

3.  Under CEO, select **Add Role**.

4.  Enter a label for the role, such as `Headless Identity Admin`.

    The Role Name autofills. You can keep it the same or change it.

5.  Save your changes.


Stay on this Setup page to complete the next step.