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Admin vs Viewer (and Editor and Owner) Roles

Understand the difference between Owner, Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles in Zenovay - when to use each, default assignments, and the full permission matrix.

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Zenovay has four built-in roles. Picking the right one keeps your data safe and your team unblocked.

The four roles

RoleWhat it can doTypical user
OwnerEverything, including billing and ownership transferThe person who created the team
AdminFull product access except ownership transfer and team deletionEngineering or marketing leads
EditorManage websites, dashboards, goals, alertsDay-to-day analysts
ViewerRead-only access to dashboards and reportsStakeholders, executives, contractors

Every team has at least one Owner. You can have up to three Owners per team (an existing Owner can promote a member to Owner). Admin, Editor, and Viewer can each have multiple members.

When to pick each role

  • Admin — choose this when someone needs to invite members, change website settings, or rotate API keys, but you don't want them to control billing.
  • Editor — choose this for the people doing the actual work: building funnels, configuring goals, exporting CSVs.
  • Viewer — choose this when someone only needs to look at numbers. Viewers cannot change settings, invite members, or see billing. This is the safest default for external stakeholders.

Defaults

When you invite a new member, the default role is Editor. You can pick a different role in the invite dialog, or change it later from Settings → Workspace → Members. The person who creates a team is its first Owner automatically.

Permission summary

ActionOwnerAdminEditorViewer
View dashboardsYesYesYesYes
Create/edit goals & funnelsYesYesYesNo
Invite membersYesYesNoNo
Manage billingYesNoNoNo
Transfer ownershipYesNoNoNo

For the full permission matrix and a deeper walkthrough, see Role-Based Access Control.

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