# Assign Role — Permit.io

> Grants a specific role to a user within a tenant to enable immediate access to protected resources. See the documentation

- Key: `permit_io-assign-role`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: Permit.io (`permit_io`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/permit-io.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/permit-io/actions/assign-role
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/permit_io/actions/assign-role/assign-role.mjs

## Description

Grants a specific role to a user within a tenant to enable immediate access to protected resources. [See the documentation](https://api.permit.io/v2/redoc#tag/Role-Assignments/operation/assign_role)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `projId` | `string` | Yes | The project key or ID Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `envId` | `string` | Yes | The environment key or ID Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `role` | `string` | Yes | The role key or ID (e.g. admin, editor) Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `user` | `string` | Yes | The user key or ID (e.g. jane@example.com) Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `tenant` | `string` | No | The tenant key or ID (e.g. stripe-inc) Options are loaded from the connected account. |
| `resourceInstance` | `string` | No | The resource instance the role is associated with. Use the format resource_type:resource_instance_key (e.g. repo:opal). The instance will be implicitly created if Tenant is specified and it does not exist. |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "permit_io",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "permit_io-assign-role",
  arguments: {
    projId: "Project ID",
    envId: "Environment ID",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "permit_io-assign-role",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    permit_io: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    projId: "Project ID",
    envId: "Environment ID",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "permit_io-assign-role",
    "configured_props": {
      "permit_io": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "projId": "Project ID",
      "envId": "Environment ID"
    }
  }'
```

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- App: https://pipedream.com/apps/permit-io.md · All apps: https://pipedream.com/apps
