Compute Actions

Updated on 08 April, 2026

Reference for Vultr IAM compute actions. View all permission actions available for managing virtual machines, bare metal, and instance lifecycle in policies.


Compute actions control access to compute resources across all instance types. Use these actions to permit operations on cloud compute instances, bare metal servers, automatic backups, snapshots, ISO images, startup scripts, and SSH keys.

Instances

Action Description
compute.instance.Create Create new instance
compute.instance.Delete Delete instance
compute.instance.List List all instances
compute.instance.Read Get instance details
compute.instance.Update Update instance

Bare Metal

Action Description
compute.baremetal.Create Create bare metal server
compute.baremetal.Delete Delete bare metal server
compute.baremetal.List List all bare metal servers
compute.baremetal.Read Get bare metal details
compute.baremetal.Update Update bare metal server

Backups

Action Description
compute.backup.List List all backups
compute.backup.Read Get backup details
compute.backup.Update Convert a backup into a snapshot

Snapshots

Action Description
compute.snapshot.Create Create snapshot
compute.snapshot.Delete Delete snapshot
compute.snapshot.List List all snapshots
compute.snapshot.Read Get snapshot details
compute.snapshot.Update Update snapshot

ISOs

Action Description
compute.iso.Create Create an ISO
compute.iso.Delete Delete an ISO
compute.iso.List List all ISOs
compute.iso.ListPublic List public ISOs
compute.iso.Read Get ISO details

Startup Scripts

Action Description
compute.script.Create Create startup script
compute.script.Delete Delete startup script
compute.script.List List all startup scripts
compute.script.Read Get startup script details
compute.script.Update Update startup script

SSH Keys

Action Description
compute.sshkey.Create Create SSH key
compute.sshkey.Delete Delete SSH key
compute.sshkey.List List all SSH keys
compute.sshkey.Read Get SSH key details
compute.sshkey.Update Update SSH key

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