Understanding Roles: Agent vs Manager vs Admin

1 min read Updated Mar 11, 2026 FAQs

Social Intents has three user roles: Agent, Manager, and Admin. Each role has different permissions for accessing features and managing your account.

Role Permissions

FeatureAgentManagerAdmin
DashboardYesYesYes
Inbox (live chat console)YesYesYes
ContactsYesYesYes
Chat HistoryYesYesYes
Visitor FeedbackYesYesYes
My Settings (own profile)YesYesYes
Team management (add/remove agents)NoYesYes
Agent Activity reportNoYesYes
My Widgets (create/edit widgets)NoNoYes
Reports (Chat, Feedback, Actions)NoNoYes
IntegrationsNoNoYes
Outbound settingsNoNoYes
Install codeNoNoYes
Billing and plan managementNoNoYes

Which Role to Assign

  • Agent - Team members who only need to answer chats. They can see the dashboard, use the inbox, and view chat history, but cannot change settings or access reports.
  • Manager - Team leads who need to manage the team and review agent performance. They can add/remove agents and view the agent activity report.
  • Admin - Account owners and administrators who need full access to everything including widgets, billing, integrations, and all reports.

Changing a Role

Admins and Managers can change an agent's role from the Team page. Click on the agent and update their role.

Account Owner

The person who created the account is marked as the account owner. The owner is always an Admin and has full access. The owner status cannot be transferred through the UI - contact support if you need to change account ownership.