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How Can I Manage API Access for Users?

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Learn how to enable, modify, and control API access permissions for individual users in your Vultr account.

Vultr allows you to grant or restrict API access on a per-user basis, giving you control over how each team member interacts with your infrastructure programmatically. API access can be enabled when creating a user or modified at any time from the Users section of the Vultr Customer Portal.

Available API Access Controls

For each user, you can:

Restricting API Access by IP

When API access is enabled, you can limit usage to specific IP addresses or subnets:

  • Add IPv4 or IPv6 subnets.
  • Optionally allow all IPv4 or all IPv6 ranges, though this is discouraged for production environments.
Warning
If you enable API access without configuring allowed IP addresses, the user’s API key will not function. For security best practices, avoid allowing all IPv4 and IPv6 unless absolutely necessary. Doing so exposes user's account to potential unauthorized access if the API key is leaked or misused. Always restrict API usage to known, trusted IP ranges.