Method: projects.locations.policyBindings.create

Creates a policy binding and returns a long-running operation. Callers will need the IAM permissions on both the policy and target. After the binding is created, the policy is applied to the target.

HTTP request

POST https://iam.googleapis.com/v3beta/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/policyBindings

The URL usesgRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
parent

string

Required. The parent resource where this policy binding will be created. The binding parent is the closest Resource Manager resource (project, folder or organization) to the binding target.

Format:

  • projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}
  • projects/{projectNumber}/locations/{location}
  • folders/{folderId}/locations/{location}
  • organizations/{organizationId}/locations/{location}

Query parameters

Parameters
policyBindingId

string

Required. The ID to use for the policy binding, which will become the final component of the policy binding's resource name.

This value must start with a lowercase letter followed by up to 62 lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, or dots. Pattern, /[a-z][a-z0-9-.]{2,62}/.

validateOnly

boolean

Optional. If set, validate the request and preview the creation, but do not actually post it.

Request body

The request body contains an instance ofPolicyBinding.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance ofOperation.

Authorization scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see theAuthentication Overview.

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Last updated 2025-11-12 UTC.