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title: "Manage permission to create apps"
slug: "controlling-users-ability-to-create-apps"
updated: 2026-04-30T22:54:17Z
published: 2026-04-30T22:54:17Z
---

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# Manage permission to create apps

[Account admins](/v1/docs/quickbase-built-in-admin-roles) do not typically add users to their accounts. Instead, a user joins by accepting an invitation to an app in an account.

However, billing account admins control who can create apps within your account. From the **Permissions** page in the Admin Console, account admins can:

- [Grant app creation permissions](/v1/docs/controlling-users-ability-to-create-apps#grant-app-creation-permissions)
- [Grant app creation and Full Management permissions](/v1/docs/controlling-users-ability-to-create-apps#grant-app-creation-and-full-management-permissions)
- [Allow all users in your company to create apps](/v1/docs/controlling-users-ability-to-create-apps#allow-all-users-in-your-company-to-create-app)
- [Remove app creation permissions](/v1/docs/controlling-users-ability-to-create-apps#remove-app-creation-permissions)

Use the Permissions page in the Admin console to manage these user and group permissions:

![Screenshot of permission settings with options for creating apps and managing accounts.](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/Create app screenshot.png)

| **Setting** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Create apps | When selected, the user/group can clone and create apps. |
| Manage account - No | The user/group cannot manage accounts. |
| Manage account - Full permission | The user/group can fully manage accounts. |
| Manage account - Support level | The user/group can manage accounts at the support level. |
| Build pipelines | When selected, the user/group can build pipelines. |
| Pipeline channels | The user/group has access to the selected pipeline channels. This is an enterprise only setting. See [Service Plans](/v1/docs/sign-up-for-a-service-plan) for more information. |
| Solutions | When selected, the user/group can access the Solutions page. |
| FastField access | Allows the user/group to see the buttons to access FastField from Quickbase. Learn more about [FastField access and permissions](/v1/docs/manage-fastfield-access-and-permissions). |

## Grant app creation permissions

Each time an app manager invites a user to share an app, Quickbase adds that user to the **Users** page in the Admin Console.

To grant permission to create Quickbase apps from the **Users** page:

1. [Navigate to the Admin Console](/v1/docs/access-the-account-summary-page).
2. Go to the **Users**page.
3. Select the user that you want to allow to create apps. A window slides out with information about the user.
4. In the Settings tab of the slide-out window, check the box **Allowed to create apps**.

Quickbase grants Create permissions, adds these users to the **Permissions** page, and sends them an email telling them that they have been granted this permission.

If you received an alert because a user has requested permission to create Quickbase app, select the link in the alert instead of following the preceding steps.

On the **Permissions** page, you'll see that the users were given Create permissions only; they were not granted Full Management or Support permissions within the Billing Account. (Users with Full Management or Support permissions can grant other users Create permissions within the billing account.) You can grant Full Management or Support permissions on the **Permissions** page, if you wish.

## Grant app creation and Full Management permissions

If you've granted a user Create permissions on the **Users** tab, Quickbase automatically adds them to the **Permissions** page. Here, you can decide whether you want to also grant specific users Full Management permissions on the billing account.

You can also add users or groups that already exist in the account directly to this tab. By adding users or groups and setting their permissions to Create, you are granting Quickbase users the right to create apps in your Billing Account, even if they've not been invited to any existing apps within the account.

To grant app create permissions to users or groups from the Permissions page:

1. [Navigate to the Admin Console](/v1/docs/access-the-account-summary-page).
2. Select **Permissions**.
3. In the **Apps** section of the page, select the option **Specific users can create apps**. If the **All users can create apps** option is selected, any user added to the account will automatically be able to create apps after they are added to the account. When the **Specific users can create apps** option is selected, the **Create apps** column is added to the **Permitted users and groups table** at the end of the page.
4. In the **Permitted users and groups** table, find the user or group you would like to grant permissions. **Note:******If you don't see the person, select the **Add user, group, or email domain group** button.
5. (Optional) Within the **Manage Account** column for that user or group, open the dropdown and select **Full Management**or**Support-level**. **Note:** If a person should be able to create apps, but not have access to your billing account settings, make sure that the dropdown in the **Manage Account** column is set to **No**. That column lets you [add or change billing account administrators](/v1/docs/change-the-billing-account-administrator).

If you have granted Create permissions to an individual user, Quickbase sends them an email telling them that they have been granted this permission.

## Allow all users in your company to create an app

If your company's email domain is registered with Quickbase, you can follow these steps to give Create permissions to all users in your company. (To register your company's email domain, see [register your company's email domain with Quickbase](/v1/docs/get-quickbase-to-recognize-your-companys-email-domain).)

To allow all users in your company to create applications:

1. [Navigate to the Admin Console](/v1/docs/access-the-account-summary-page).
2. Select **Permissions**.
3. Select **Add user, group, or email domain group**.

Start typing the name of the email domain group that is registered for your company. The group must be registered before it will appear in this list.
4. Select the group (for example, @mycompany.com) on the list.
5. Select **Add selected**.

Any user with the specified email domain will be able to create applications in your billing account.

## Remove app creation permissions

To remove app creation permissions:

1. [Navigate to the Admin Console](/v1/docs/access-the-account-summary-page).
2. Select **Permissions**.
3. Locate the user whose creative powers you'd like to restrict.
4. In the **Create apps** column, turn the toggle off.