How to update User roles of IBM MQ running on cloud - ibm-mq

I am trying to connect to IBM MQ running on cloud using REST API. I started with the documents link1 and also refereed link2 but looks like these document talk about on-prem instance of IBM MQ. I generated LTPA token and when i execute send message API, i get below error with 403 http error code. I understand that here the user i am using has no proper rights. I am not getting any documentation which explain how i can configure the user roles for IBM MQ running on cloud. Anyone has tried it and can shed some light ?
"explanation": "The authenticated principal is not authorized to perform the requested REST API operation.",
"message": "MQWB0103E: Not authorized to put to 'queue1'.",

As #habercode states your starting point should be the "Invoking the queue manager REST APIs" documentation For IBM MQ on Cloud - https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/mqcloud?topic=mqcloud-mqoc_qm_rest_api
As the doc states you will need a MQ username and API key to authenticate.
Get your MQ username and API key from your service instance in IBM
Cloud, then ...
base64 encode the combination, before using it with basic authentication.
Once you can authenticate, you can use the REST API documentation to configure your API calls.

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