Figma - Permission & Access Control
We analyzed 17 examples of how Figma handles permission & access control across their product, spanning 9 different approaches: confirm destructive, invite flow, member list, permission settings, request access flow, role definitions, scope hierarchy, share dialog, upgrade prompt.
Scope Hierarchy
Figma — CSC admin → Dashboard
Organization admin dashboard showing seat allocation and requests
Member List
Figma — CSC admin → People
Organization member list showing all users with seat types
Figma — CSC admin → People
Member list showing pending invitation alongside active member
Figma — CSC admin → People → Pending invite → Actions
Action menu for pending invitation showing available actions
Invite Flows
Figma — CSC admin → People → Invite users
Invite modal with email input and seat type selection
Figma — CSC admin → People → Invite → Invite by link
Invite by link tab showing shareable URL with permission level
Figma — Email (Gmail)
Team invite email received by invitee
Role Definitions
Figma — CSC admin → People → Invite → Seat type
Seat type dropdown showing all tiers with pricing and feature descriptions
Figma — CSC admin → People → Invite by link → Permission dropdown
Permission dropdown for invite link showing view vs edit options
Confirm Destructive
Figma — CSC admin → People → Remove confirmation
Confirmation dialog for removing pending invite
Share Dialogs
Figma — File → Share
File-level share dialog with invite and access options
Request Access Flows
Figma — Direct file URL
Request access page when user lacks permission to view file
Figma — File → Share
File owner viewing access request in share dialog
Figma — CSC admin → Dashboard
Admin dashboard showing incoming seat upgrade request
Figma — CSC admin → Dashboard → Seat request detail
Detailed seat request panel with user info and approval options
Permission Settings
Figma — File editor
View-only state showing restricted permissions in file editor
Upgrade Prompt
Figma — File → Start editing
Seat upgrade request modal to get Figma Design edit access