---
title: How to List Policies for a User
url: https://docs.vultr.com/platform/iam/user-assignments/how-to-list-policies-for-a-user
description: List all policies attached to a specific user in your Vultr organization. View directly assigned permission policies for any user through the Vultr IAM API.
publish_date: 2026-03-24T19:53:21.816406Z
last_updated: 2026-04-28T15:42:20.957565Z
---

Listing policies for a specific user shows all policies that apply to the user, including those assigned directly, inherited through roles, and inherited through groups. This provides a complete view of the user's effective permissions.

This guide explains how to list policies for a user using the Vultr API.

1. Identify the `user_id` of the user. Follow the steps in [How to List All Users in an Organization](https://docs.vultr.com/platform/iam/organizations/how-to-list-all-users-in-an-organization) to retrieve user IDs.

1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List User's Policies** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/users/operation/list-iam-user-policies) to retrieve all policies for the user. Replace `{user-id}` with the id of the user.

    ```console
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/users/{user-id}/policies" \
        -X GET \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
    ```

    The response contains the requested resources.