# accessPolicy.roleAssignmentsCreate Assign a scoped role Assigns one code-defined role to an active principal at INSTANCE or SPACE scope after requiring MANAGE_ACCESS. ROOT is maintained only by ownership workflows. ```java RoleAssignment roleAssignmentsCreate(AssignRoleRequest request) ``` [accessPolicy](../accessPolicy.md) · [Java](../../java.md) Related types — open only those used by your request: - [AssignRoleRequest](../models/AssignRoleRequest.md)