API resource reference for Role, part of the IAM service. To create or change one, see Changing resources; to inspect, see Reading resources.
Identity
Overview
ARole is a named collection of permissions that can be granted to users, groups, or machine accounts through an IAM policy. Each permission follows the {service}.{resource}.{action} format (for example, compute.workloads.create). Use a Role to bundle the permissions a person or system needs, then bind that Role in a policy to grant access within a Project. Roles can also inherit permissions from other roles, so you can compose broader roles from narrower ones.