Time-limited role

concept brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read time-limited-role-overview.md

Time-limited roles give users the defined role during the defined time period.

Assigning the time-limited roles ensures users have elevated access only when needed, without requiring manual revocation. When you assign a time-limited role to a user, you specify a start and end date. The system automatically activates the role at the start date and removes it when the end date passes, eliminating the need for manual access cleanup.

Supported roles and limits

Time-limited roles enhance security by automatically reducing privileges when no longer needed, support compliance through time-bound access policies, and improve efficiency by eliminating manual tracking and revocation. The following table provides information about the available time-limited roles and limits:

Supported Roles	Assignment Rules
`admin` `snc_read_only` `impersonator` `snc_required_script_writer_permission`	Maximum of four concurrent time-limited roles per user can be assigned Time-limited role can be maximum of 5 days per user. Time-limited assignments can handle more than one role assignment to a user, even if the total duration across assignments is less than five days.

- **[Grant a time-limited user role](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/user-administration/time-limited-roles.md)** Learn how to assign a role to a user temporarily. Use this feature if you have a user who needs to perform a one-time action that is normally outside their roles.

Parent Topic:Managing roles

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title: Time-limited role
description: Time-limited roles give users the defined role during the defined time period.
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product: User Administration
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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# Time-limited role

Time-limited roles give users the defined role during the defined time period.

Assigning the time-limited roles ensures users have elevated access only when needed, without requiring manual revocation. When you assign a time-limited role to a user, you specify a start and end date. The system automatically activates the role at the start date and removes it when the end date passes, eliminating the need for manual access cleanup.

## Supported roles and limits

Time-limited roles enhance security by automatically reducing privileges when no longer needed, support compliance through time-bound access policies, and improve efficiency by eliminating manual tracking and revocation. The following table provides information about the available time-limited roles and limits:

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Supported Roles

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Assignment Rules

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-   `admin`
-   `snc_read_only`
-   `impersonator`
-   `snc_required_script_writer_permission`

</td><td>

-   Maximum of four concurrent time-limited roles per user can be assigned
-   Time-limited role can be maximum of 5 days per user.
-   Time-limited assignments can handle more than one role assignment to a user, even if the total duration across assignments is less than five days.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>-   **[Grant a time-limited user role](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/user-administration/time-limited-roles.md)**  
Learn how to assign a role to a user temporarily. Use this feature if you have a user who needs to perform a one-time action that is normally outside their roles.

**Parent Topic:**[Managing roles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/user-administration/ua-creating-roles.md)