Claude Console Roles and Permissions Explained

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⚡ TL;DR Users test in the playground; Developers manage keys and see usage; Billing handles payments; Admins do everything plus manage users and roles.

Least-privilege access starts with the right role. Here are the Claude Console roles.

Admin guide. 👥

👤 User Claude Console Roles

User and Claude Code User can use the playground, with Claude Code access for the latter. Both see MCP tunnels but not API keys, usage logs or billing.

👩‍💻 Developer Roles

Limited Developer and Developer use the playground and Claude Code, manage API keys, webhooks and credentials, and view usage and cost. Developer adds session traces and file downloads.

💳 Billing

Uses the playground, manages billing and views usage and cost, but can't access the Claude Code workspace.

💡 Pro tip Give finance the Billing role, not Admin; it covers everything they need.

🛡️ Admin

Everything above plus managing users and roles, sending events to active sessions and creating MCP tunnels.

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❓ Claude Console roles FAQ

Which Console role can manage API keys?

Developer, Limited Developer and Admin.

Can Users see billing?

No.

What can the Billing role do?

Manage billing and view usage and cost.

What extra does Developer get?

Session traces and file downloads.

Who manages users and roles?

Admins.

🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.

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