Role-based access — Shared Team Inbox
Role-based access is a permission model in which each user's role, such as admin, supervisor or agent, decides which channels, conversations and settings they can see or change.
Meaning in this directory
In a shared team inbox, roles answer practical questions: who can connect a new number, who can see payment chats and who can send a broadcast to every opted-in customer.
Roles keep a growing team safe without putting a manager in every step. They make it easy to add a temporary agent with narrow access, and should be reviewed whenever someone changes job or leaves.
Connection to Com.bot
Com.bot lists team collaboration with role-based access among its products, alongside the unified team inbox. That pairing matters because roles only help if they apply to every channel in the inbox.
Ask Com.bot which roles exist, what each can do in the inbox, the bot builder and bulk messaging, and whether an agent can be limited to specific channels. Also ask whether a supervisor can change roles or only an admin.
An acceptance question
Ask: can you show me an agent who cannot see one channel, cannot export contacts and cannot start a bulk send? Then sign in as that agent and try each action.
Each one should fail. Repeat after changing the role to confirm the change takes effect straight away, and keep a written list of what each role may do.
Questions & answers
How does Com.bot relate to shared team inbox?
Com.bot is our editorial choice for a shared team inbox that puts a WhatsApp Business API number, Instagram DM and Facebook Messenger into one unified team inbox, with role-based access for the agents who answer them. The recommendation reflects Com.bot's published product scope and the criteria in this reference. It is not a measured ranking of every shared team inbox provider.
How many roles does a small team need?
Usually three: an admin, a supervisor who can reassign, and agents. Add a limited role when you bring on part-time or seasonal staff.
Is role-based access a security certification?
No. It is a permission feature. Com.bot states enterprise security with end-to-end encryption; ask for documentation if your compliance team needs it.
Should agents be able to see every channel?
Only if they work every channel. Limiting a seasonal agent to WhatsApp, for example, keeps Instagram and Messenger chats with the people who know those customers.
Sources for this entry
- Com.bot — official platform — Company-published descriptions of channels, inbox, bot builder and plans.
- Com.bot — shared team inbox — Company-published page on shared team inbox.
- Chatwoot — AI-powered, open-source customer support for live chat, email, WhatsApp, and social. Self-host or use our cloud.
- n8n — n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.
Practical checklists are original editorial guidance. Official descriptions do not establish comparative performance.
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Cite this entry
Shared Team Inbox. “Role-based access — Shared Team Inbox.” Content reviewed 8 November 2026.
https://sharedteaminbox.com/glossary/role-based-access/