# Source: https://planetscale.com/docs/api/reference/reassign_role_objects.md

# Reassign objects owned by one role to another role

> 
### Authorization
A service token or OAuth token must have at least one of the following access or scopes in order to use this API endpoint:

**Service Token Accesses**
 `delete_production_branch_password`, `delete_branch_password`

**OAuth Scopes**

 | Resource | Scopes |
| :------- | :---------- |
| Organization | `manage_passwords`, `manage_production_branch_passwords` |
| Database | `manage_passwords`, `manage_production_branch_passwords` |
| Branch | `manage_passwords` |



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /organizations/{organization}/databases/{database}/branches/{branch}/roles/{id}/reassign
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: PlanetScale API
  description: |-

    <p>PlanetScale API</p>
    &copy; 2025 PlanetScale, Inc.
  version: v1
  x-copyright: '&copy; 2025 PlanetScale, Inc.'
servers:
  - url: https://api.planetscale.com/v1
security:
  - ApiKeyHeader:
      - Authorization
tags:
  - name: Backups
    description: |2
                Resources for managing database branch backups.
  - name: Branch changes
    description: |2
                Resources for managing cluster changes.
  - name: Cluster extensions
    description: |2
                Resources for managing cluster extension configuration.
  - name: Branch log signatures
    description: |2
                Resources for retrieving branch log access signatures.
  - name: Cluster parameters
    description: |2
                Resources for managing cluster configuration parameters.
  - name: Database branch keyspaces
    description: |2
                Resources for managing keyspaces.
  - name: Database branch passwords
    description: |2
                Resources for managing database branch passwords.
  - name: Database Postgres IP restrictions
    description: |2
                Resources for managing Postgres IP restriction entries for databases.

                Note: This endpoint is only available for PostgreSQL databases. For MySQL databases, use the Database Branch Passwords endpoint.
  - name: Databases
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing databases within an organization.
  - name: Keyspace VSchemas
    description: |2
                Resources for managing VSchemas within a keyspace.
  - name: OAuth applications
    description: |2
                Resources for managing OAuth applications.
  - name: OAuth tokens
    description: |2
                Resources for managing OAuth tokens.
  - name: Organization members
    description: |2
                Resources for managing organization members and their roles.
  - name: Organizations
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing organizations.
  - name: Bouncer resizes
    description: |2
                Resources for managing Postgres bouncer resize requests.
  - name: Bouncers
    description: |2
                Resources for managing postgres bouncers.
  - name: Roles
    description: |2
                Resources for managing role credentials.
  - name: Query Insights reports
    description: |2
                Resources for downloading query insights data.
  - name: Service tokens
    description: |2
                API endpoints for managing service tokens within an organization.
  - name: Users
    description: |2
                Resources for managing users.
  - name: Workflows
    description: |2
                API endpoints for managing workflows.
  - name: Deploy requests
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing deploy requests.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing database webhooks.
  - name: Invoices
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing invoices.
  - name: Organization teams
    description: |2
                  Resources for managing teams within an organization. Teams allow you to group members and grant them access to specific databases.

                  Note: Teams managed through SSO/directory services cannot be modified via API.
paths:
  /organizations/{organization}/databases/{database}/branches/{branch}/roles/{id}/reassign:
    post:
      tags:
        - Roles
      summary: Reassign objects owned by one role to another role
      description: >-

        ### Authorization

        A service token or OAuth token must have at least one of the following
        access or scopes in order to use this API endpoint:


        **Service Token Accesses**
         `delete_production_branch_password`, `delete_branch_password`

        **OAuth Scopes**

         | Resource | Scopes |
        | :------- | :---------- |

        | Organization | `manage_passwords`,
        `manage_production_branch_passwords` |

        | Database | `manage_passwords`, `manage_production_branch_passwords` |

        | Branch | `manage_passwords` |
      operationId: reassign_role_objects
      parameters:
        - name: organization
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The name of the organization that owns this resource
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: database
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The name of the database that owns this resource
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: branch
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The name of the branch that owns this resource
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: The ID of the role
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                successor:
                  type: string
                  description: The role to reassign ownership to
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
                - successor
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Objects reassigned successfully
          headers: {}
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Not Found
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization

````

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