Hi Auth0 Community! :waving_hand: I’m confused about the current best practice for assigning default roles to new users. The documentation seems to point in different directions and I want to make sure I’m following the modern approach. What I’m Trying to Achieve Assign a default “user” role to …

Set Role On Initial User Creation / Login

dawid.matuszczyk August 29, 2025, 4:43pm 3

Welcome to the Auth0 Community!

Thank you for posting your question! We have an excellent Knowledge Article on setting the default role for a user during creation → Add a Default Role to a New User on First Login.

Thanks!
Dawid

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