November 17th, 2025

Introducing Space Admin role for Non-Root Spaces!

As always, when you ask for things, we listen. We are happy to announce that you can now assign the Space Admin role to users for non-root spaces! Non-root Space Admins can now view all roles, users, API keys, IdP group mappings (read-only), and manage role bindings within their assigned administered spaces. Previously, these capabilities were limited to Root Space Admins only. This is a big step forward to help better enable multi-tenancy administration inside the Spacelift platform.

Root Space Admins (Space Admin role on the root space) have account-wide privileges including:

  • All Space Admin permissions across all spaces

  • SSO setup, VCS configuration, audit trail management

  • Invite/revoke users and create/modify/delete roles

  • Create/modify/delete API keys and IdP group mappings

  • Manage role bindings across all spaces

Non-root Space Admins (Space Admin role on any non-root space) have limited privileges:

  • Space Admin permissions only within the spaces they administer

  • Can view all roles, users, API keys, and IdP group mappings

  • Can manage role bindings only for the spaces they administer

  • Cannot invite/revoke users, create/modify/delete roles, or create/modify/delete API keys and IdP group mappings

For more information on the Space Admin role, check out the documentation here!