- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissions - test IAM permissions for a Compute Engine backend service
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissionsBACKEND_SERVICE_NAME--permissions=[PERMISSION,…] [--global|--region=REGION] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissionstests the IAM permissions that a caller has on a Compute Engine backend service. - EXAMPLES
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To test if the caller has the
compute.backendServices.getpermission on the global backend servicemy-backend-service, run:gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissions my-backend-service --global --permissions=compute.backendServices.getTo test if the caller has the
compute.regionBackendServices.getpermission on the regional backend servicemy-backend-servicein regionus-central1, run:gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissions my-backend-service --region=us-central1 --permissions=compute.regionBackendServices.get - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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BACKEND_SERVICE_NAME- Name of the backend service to operate on.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--permissions=[PERMISSION,…]- The set of permissions to check for the resource.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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At most one of these can be specified:
--global- If set, the backend service is global.
--region=REGION-
Region of the backend service to operate on. Overrides the default
compute/regionproperty value for this command invocation.
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At most one of these can be specified:
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
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This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloud compute backend-services test-iam-permissionsgcloud beta compute backend-services test-iam-permissionsgcloud preview compute backend-services test-iam-permissions
gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissions
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Last updated 2026-08-11 UTC.