Compute Actions

1 min readUpdated 23 October 2026

Choose Vultr IAM compute actions for instances, bare metal, backups, snapshots, ISOs, startup scripts, and SSH keys.

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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