Managing Kubernetes service accounts

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Updated at September 4, 2026

Creating a service account
Deleting a service account

Kubernetes service accounts are accounts for applications and processes running in pods. In the management console, you can create and delete Kubernetes service accounts in Managed Service for Kubernetes without using kubectl.

Creating a service account

You can create service accounts in the management console in the same way as when using the kubectl create serviceaccount <service_account_name> -n <namespace_name> command.

Management console

In the management console, select the folder.
Navigate to Managed Service for Kubernetes.
Select the Managed Service for Kubernetes cluster.
Go to the Access management tab, and then to ServiceAccounts.
Click Create service account.
In the window that opens, enter the service account Name.
In the drop-down list, select the Namespace to create the service account in.
Click Add.

Deleting a service account

Deleting a service account is equivalent to running the kubectl delete serviceaccount <service_account_name> -n <namespace_name> command.

To delete a service account:

Management console

In the management console, select the folder.
Navigate to Managed Service for Kubernetes.
Select the Managed Service for Kubernetes cluster.
Go to the Access management tab, and then to ServiceAccounts.
In the service account line, click and select Delete.
Confirm the action.

Managing Kubernetes service accounts

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