> ## Documentation Index
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# Change a member's role

> Setting `owner` transfers ownership; the previous owner becomes an admin.

Requires the **owner** role in the organization.

CLI: `orbitlab members role <memberId> <role>`



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json patch /v1/organizations/{id}/members/{memberId}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: OrbitLab API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Manage OrbitLab services, deployments, domains, DNS, databases,
    organizations and billing programmatically. Authenticate with an API token:
    `Authorization: Bearer olab_…`.
servers:
  - url: https://orbitlab.dev/api
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: CLI device login.
  - name: User
    description: The authenticated user and their API tokens.
  - name: Organizations
    description: Organizations, members and invitations.
  - name: Catalog
    description: Plans and deployable templates.
  - name: Services
    description: 'Apps, WordPress sites and VPS: configuration, deployments and environment.'
  - name: Logs & metrics
    description: Build logs, runtime logs, request logs and resource usage.
  - name: Service domains
    description: Custom domains attached to a service.
  - name: Files
    description: File manager and SFTP access.
  - name: WordPress
    description: Managed actions (WP-CLI) and admin reset.
  - name: Hostings
    description: Shared hosting subscriptions and their websites.
  - name: Domains
    description: Domain registration, settings and DNS records.
  - name: Databases
    description: Managed databases.
  - name: Billing
    description: Checkout, orders, invoices, renewals and autopay.
  - name: GitHub
    description: GitHub App installations and repositories.
paths:
  /v1/organizations/{id}/members/{memberId}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Organizations
      summary: Change a member's role
      description: >-
        Setting `owner` transfers ownership; the previous owner becomes an
        admin.


        Requires the **owner** role in the organization.


        CLI: `orbitlab members role <memberId> <role>`
      operationId: patchOrganizationsByIdMembersByMemberId
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Organization id.
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: memberId
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Membership id (from the members list).
          schema:
            type: string
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrgHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                role:
                  type: string
                  description: New role.
                  enum:
                    - owner
                    - admin
                    - member
              required:
                - role
      responses:
        '200':
          description: '`success`.'
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '400':
          description: Invalid request.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Missing, invalid or expired credentials.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: >-
            Not allowed: requires the owner role, or the token cannot access
            this organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limited; see the Retry-After header.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
        - sessionCookie: []
components:
  parameters:
    OrgHeader:
      name: X-OrbitLab-Org
      in: header
      required: false
      description: >-
        Organization to act on (id or slug) for tokens that can access several
        organizations. Defaults to your first organization.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          description: Error message (a string, or field errors for validation failures).
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API token (`olab_…`) created in Settings → API tokens or with `orbitlab
        login`.
    sessionCookie:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: authjs.session-token
      description: Dashboard browser session.

````