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# Create an API user role

> Learn how to create an API user role.

Learn how to create an API user role.

Log in to Zuora as the tenant administrator.

Click the user name at the top right and navigate to **Settings** > **Administration**.

On the Administration Settings page, click **Manage User Roles**.

On the Manage Roles page, click **Add new role**.

In the **Basic Info** section on the New Role page, enter a name in the **Role Name** field that clearly identifies this role, such as API user.

In the **Platform Permissions** section, select the **API Write Access** check box and leave the **UI Access** box unchecked. This gives the role the ability to create, update, and delete data in the SOAP and REST APIs, but not to log into the UI.

Click **Save**. The Manage Roles page displays the API user role.

Create a user that has the API user role.