- NAME
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- gcloud compute backend-services test-iam-permissions - test IAM permissions for a Compute Engine backend service
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud 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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gcloud 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 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 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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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute backend-services test-iam-permissionsgcloud beta compute backend-services test-iam-permissionsgcloud preview compute backend-services test-iam-permissions
gcloud compute backend-services test-iam-permissions
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Last updated 2026-08-11 UTC.