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vultr_user

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Provides a Vultr User resource for creating, managing, and authenticating users with customizable access controls and API enablement.

Provides a Vultr User resource. This can be used to create, read, modify, and delete Users.

Example Usage

Create a new User without any ACLs

hcl 
resource "vultr_user" "my_user" {
	name = "my user"
	email = "user@vultr.com"
	password = "myP@ssw0rd"
	api_enabled = true
}

Create a new User with all ACLs

hcl 
resource "vultr_user" "my_user" {
	name = "my user"
	email = "user@vultr.com"
	password = "myP@ssw0rd"
	api_enabled = true
	acl = [
	  "manage_users",
	  "subscriptions",
	  "provisioning",
	  "billing",
	  "support",
	  "abuse",
	  "dns",
	  "upgrade",
	]
}

Argument Reference

The following arguments are supported:

  • name - (Required) Name for this user.
  • email - (Required) Email for this user.
  • password - (Required) Password for this user.
  • api_enabled - (Optional) Whether API is enabled for the user. Default behavior is set to enabled.
  • acl - (Optional) The access control list for the user.

Attributes Reference

The following attributes are exported:

  • id - ID associated with the user.
  • name - Name for this user.
  • email - Email for this user.
  • api_enabled - Whether API is enabled for the user.

Import

Users can be imported using the User ID, e.g.

terraform import vultr_user.myuser 1345fef0-8ed3-4a66-bd8c-822a7b7bd05a

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