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## Resource: wix-groups-backend

## Namespace: roles

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-groups-backend/roles/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# Introduction
The Roles API provides functionality for assigning and unassigning a role to a group member.

> **Note:** This module is only relevant for site admins and group admins.

To enable groups backend API functionality for your site, add the [Wix Groups](https://support.wix.com/en/article/wix-groups-adding-and-setting-up-wix-groups) application to your site.

The Groups API provides functionality allowing you to:
 + [Assign](https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-groups-backend/roles/assign-role.md) roles to members of a group. 
 + [Unassign](https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-groups-backend/roles/unassign-role.md) roles from members of a group. 

### Permissions Information
>**Note:** You can override the permissions below by setting the `suppressAuth` option to `true`. 

|Functions|Permissions
|--|---|
| `assignRole()`, `unassignRole()`|Site owner, site admin, group admin


```javascript
import { roles } from "wix-groups-backend";
```