Assigning a role for a resource

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Updated at August 3, 2026

To grant access to a resource, assign a role to a subject for the resource itself or for a resource from which access permissions are inherited, such as a folder or cloud. For the current list of resources you can assign roles for, see Resources you can assign a role for.

Management console

CLI

Terraform

API

In the management console, select the folder where you want to assign a role for a resource.
Navigate to Container Registry.
Select a registry or repository in it.
Navigate to the Access bindings tab.
Click Assign roles.
In the window that opens, select a group, user, or service account.
Click Add role and select role from the list.
Click Save.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder used by default is the one specified when creating the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using --folder-name or --folder-id. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

Run this command to assign a role for a resource:

To a user:

yc container <resource> add-access-binding <resource_name_or_ID> \
  --role <role> \
  --user-account-id <user_ID>

To a service account:

yc container <resource> add-access-binding <resource_name_or_ID> \
  --role <role> \
  --service-account-id <service_account_ID>

To all authenticated users (the All authenticated users public group):
```
yc container <resource> add-access-binding <resource_name_or_ID> \
  --role <role> \
  --all-authenticated-users
```
Where:
- <resource>: registry or repository resource type.
- <resource_name_or_ID>: Name or ID of the resource to assign the role for.
- <role>: Role you want to assign.

Example

In the example below, we are assigning the container-registry.admin role for my-first-registry to a user.

yc container registry add-access-binding my-first-registry \
  --role container-registry.admin \
  --user-account-id ajeugsk5ubk6********

Result:

done (4s)

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider.

To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), authenticate using the appropriate method.

Describe the following in the configuration file:
- The yandex_container_registry_iam_binding resource parameters to assign the role for the registry:
```
resource "yandex_container_registry_iam_binding" "registry_name" {
  registry_id = "<registry_ID>"
  role        = "<role>"

  members = [
    "userAccount:<user_ID>",
  ]
}
```
  Where:
  - registry_id: ID of the registry for which the role is being assigned. To find out the registry ID, get a list of registries in the folder.
  - role: Role you want to assign.
  - members: ID of the user, group, or service account getting the role.
- The yandex_container_repository_iam_binding resource parameters to assign the role for the repository:
```
resource "yandex_container_repository_iam_binding" "repository_name" {
  repository_id = "<repository_ID>"
  role          = "<role>"

  members = [
    "serviceAccount:<service_account_ID>",
  ]
}
```
  Where:
  - repository_id: ID of the repository for which you are assigning the role. To find out the repository ID, get a list of repositories in the folder.
  - role: Role you want to assign.
  - members: ID of the user, group, or service account getting the role.
For more information about yandex_container_repository_iam_binding, see this provider guide.
1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
2. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
```
terraform validate
```
  If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
```
Success! The configuration is valid.
```
3. Run this command:
```
terraform plan
```
  You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
4. Apply the configuration changes:
```
terraform apply
```
5. Type yes and press Enter to confirm the changes.

You can check whether the role has been assigned using the management console or this CLI command:

Registry:

yc container registry list-access-bindings <registry_name_or_ID>

Repository:

yc container repository list-access-bindings <repository_name_or_ID>

Use the updateAccessBindings REST API method for the Registry resource or the RegistryService/UpdateAccessBindings gRPC API call.

Use the updateAccessBindings REST API method for the Repository resource or the RepositoryService/UpdateAccessBindings gRPC API call.

Assigning a role for a resource

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