- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute target-pools test-iam-permissions - test IAM permissions for a Compute Engine target pool
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute target-pools test-iam-permissions(TARGET_POOL:--region=REGION)--permissions=[PERMISSIONS,…] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Returns permissions that a caller has on the specified target pool. - EXAMPLES
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To test if the caller has 'compute.targetPools.get' permission on a target pool
my-target-poolin regionus-central1, run:gcloud alpha compute target-pools test-iam-permissions my-target-pool --region=us-central1 --permissions=compute.targetPools.get - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Target pool resource - The target pool for which to test permissions. The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
target_poolon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
TARGET_POOL-
ID of the target pool or fully qualified identifier for the target pool.
To set the
target_poolattribute:-
provide the argument
target_poolon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--region=REGION-
The name of the Google Compute Engine region.
To set the
regionattribute:-
provide the argument
target_poolon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line; -
set the property
compute/region.
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provide the argument
-
provide the argument
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Target pool resource - The target pool for which to test permissions. The
arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
(NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in
other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--permissions=[PERMISSIONS,…]- The permissions to test.
- 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. - API REFERENCE
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This command uses the
compute/alphaAPI. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/ - NOTES
- 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.
gcloud alpha compute target-pools test-iam-permissions
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Last updated 2026-07-21 UTC.