Gets the definition of a Role
.
HTTP request
GET https://iam.googleapis.com/v1/{name=roles/*}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
name
string
The name
parameter's value depends on the target resource for the request, namely roles
, projects
, or organizations
. Each resource type's name
value format is described below:
-
roles.get :
roles/{ROLE_NAME}. This method returns results from all predefined roles in IAM. Example request URL:https://iam.googleapis.com/v1/roles/{ROLE_NAME} -
projects.roles.get :
projects/{PROJECT_ID}/roles/{CUSTOM_ROLE_ID}. This method returns only custom roles that have been created at the project level. Example request URL:https://iam.googleapis.com/v1/projects/{PROJECT_ID}/roles/{CUSTOM_ROLE_ID} -
organizations.roles.get :
organizations/{ORGANIZATION_ID}/roles/{CUSTOM_ROLE_ID}. This method returns only custom roles that have been created at the organization level. Example request URL:https://iam.googleapis.com/v1/organizations/{ORGANIZATION_ID}/roles/{CUSTOM_ROLE_ID}
Note: Wildcard (*) values are invalid; you must specify a complete project ID or organization ID.
Authorization requires the following IAM
permission on the specified resource name
:
-
iam.roles.get
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Role
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/iam -
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .

