Microsoft Entra built-in roles
In brief
Describes the Microsoft Entra built-in roles and permissions.
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| Printer Technician | Can register and unregister printers and update printer status. | e8cef6f1-e4bd-4ea8-bc07-4b8d950f4477 | | Privileged Authentication Administrator | Can access to view, set and reset authentication method information for any user (admin or non-admin).
| 7be44c8a-adaf-4e2a-84d6-ab2649e08a13 | | Privileged Role Administrator | Can manage role assignments in Microsoft Entra ID, and all aspects of Privileged Identity Management.
| e8611ab8-c189-46e8-94e1-60213ab1f814 | | Purview Workload Content Administrator | Manage or purge data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | 3f04f91a-4ad7-4bd3-bcfa-49882ea1a88a | | Purview Workload Content Reader | Read data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | e07494ad-1654-4dd2-922e-6f81a71bf00f | | Purview Workload Content Writer | Read and edit data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | 02d5655b-c1cf-4e5f-98da-5fb919085bf6 | | Reports Reader | Can read sign-in and audit reports. | 4a5d8f65-41da-4de4-8968-e035b65339cf | | Search Administrator | Can create and manage all aspects of Microsoft Search settings. | 0964bb5e-9bdb-4d7b-ac29-58e794862a40 | | Search Editor | Can create and manage the editorial content such as bookmarks, Q and As, locations, floorplan. | 8835291a-918c-4fd7-a9ce-faa49f0cf7d9 |
[!INCLUDE privileged-role-administrator]
Purview Workload Content Administrator
[!INCLUDE purview-workload-content-administrator]
Purview Workload Content Reader
[!INCLUDE purview-workload-content-reader]
Purview Workload Content Writer
[!INCLUDE purview-workload-content-writer]
Reports Reader
[!INCLUDE reports-reader]
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Microsoft Entra built-in roles description: Describes the Microsoft Entra built-in roles and permissions. ms.topic: reference-ms.date: 05/21/2026+ms.date: 06/19/2026 ms.reviewer: abhijeetsinha ms.custom: generated, it-pro, fasttrack-edit, has-azure-ad-ps-ref, azure-ad-ref-level-one-done, sfi-ga-nochange ---@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ This article lists the Microsoft Entra built-in roles you can assign to allow ma > | [Printer Technician](#printer-technician) | Can register and unregister printers and update printer status. | e8cef6f1-e4bd-4ea8-bc07-4b8d950f4477 | > | [Privileged Authentication Administrator](#privileged-authentication-administrator) | Can access to view, set and reset authentication method information for any user (admin or non-admin).<br/>[](privileged-roles-permissions.md) | 7be44c8a-adaf-4e2a-84d6-ab2649e08a13 | > | [Privileged Role Administrator](#privileged-role-administrator) | Can manage role assignments in Microsoft Entra ID, and all aspects of Privileged Identity Management.<br/>[](privileged-roles-permissions.md) | e8611ab8-c189-46e8-94e1-60213ab1f814 |+> | [Purview Workload Content Administrator](#purview-workload-content-administrator) | Manage or purge data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | 3f04f91a-4ad7-4bd3-bcfa-49882ea1a88a |+> | [Purview Workload Content Reader](#purview-workload-content-reader) | Read data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | e07494ad-1654-4dd2-922e-6f81a71bf00f |+> | [Purview Workload Content Writer](#purview-workload-content-writer) | Read and edit data from Microsoft 365 when accessing from the Microsoft Purview portal. | 02d5655b-c1cf-4e5f-98da-5fb919085bf6 | > | [Reports Reader](#reports-reader) | Can read sign-in and audit reports. | 4a5d8f65-41da-4de4-8968-e035b65339cf | > | [Search Administrator](#search-administrator) | Can create and manage all aspects of Microsoft Search settings. | 0964bb5e-9bdb-4d7b-ac29-58e794862a40 | > | [Search Editor](#search-editor) | Can create and manage the editorial content such as bookmarks, Q and As, locations, floorplan. | 8835291a-918c-4fd7-a9ce-faa49f0cf7d9 |@@ -542,6 +545,18 @@ This article lists the Microsoft Entra built-in roles you can assign to allow ma [!INCLUDE [privileged-role-administrator](includes/privileged-role-administrator.md)] +## Purview Workload Content Administrator++[!INCLUDE [purview-workload-content-administrator](includes/purview-workload-content-administrator.md)]++## Purview Workload Content Reader++[!INCLUDE [purview-workload-content-reader](includes/purview-workload-content-reader.md)]++## Purview Workload Content Writer++[!INCLUDE [purview-workload-content-writer](includes/purview-workload-content-writer.md)]+ ## Reports Reader [!INCLUDE [reports-reader](includes/reports-reader.md)] 
