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Create an instance profile..

POST
/v1/projects/{projectId}/iam/instance-profiles
Code sample: Shell / cURL
curl --request POST \
--url https://stratum.example.com/v1/projects/example/iam/instance-profiles \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "name": "example", "displayName": "example", "description": "example", "serviceAccountId": "example", "trustPolicy": "example", "credentialTtlSeconds": 1 }'

Binds a project-scoped service account to a Cedar trust policy and a credential TTL. An instance that references this profile can call IMDS to mint short-lived credentials for the bound service account — provided the trust policy permits the calling instance to assume it (iam:AssumeInstanceProfile).

The name is the machine identifier the IMDS endpoint returns at /latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/<name>; it is unique per project and immutable after create. Requires project-admin+.

projectId
required
string
/^p-[a-z0-9-]+$/
Media typeapplication/json
object
name
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 100 characters
displayName
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 100 characters
description
string
<= 1024 characters
serviceAccountId
required
string
/^sa-[a-z0-9]+$/
trustPolicy
required

Cedar trust policy source. Re-validated as Cedar at create time.

string
>= 1 characters
credentialTtlSeconds

TTL of each minted credential. Omit / 0 = default 3600.

integer
>= 900 <= 43200

Example generated

{
"name": "example",
"displayName": "example",
"description": "example",
"serviceAccountId": "example",
"trustPolicy": "example",
"credentialTtlSeconds": 1
}

Instance profile created.

Media typeapplication/json

Binds an instance to a service account + Cedar trust policy + credential TTL. Apps inside a VM with the profile attached call IMDS; the trust policy decides whether the calling instance may assume the bound service account, and on a pass the IMDS path mints short-lived credentials. A profile enters orphaned when its backing service account is deleted.

object
id
required
string
/^iprof-[a-z0-9]+$/
projectId
required
string
/^p-[a-z0-9-]+$/
name
required

Machine identifier returned by the IMDS endpoint at /latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/<name>. Unique per project; immutable after create.

string
<= 100 characters
displayName
required
string
<= 100 characters
description
string
<= 1024 characters
serviceAccountId
required
string
/^sa-[a-z0-9]+$/
trustPolicy
required

Cedar trust policy — controls which instances may assume this profile.

string
credentialTtlSeconds
required

TTL of each minted credential. Default 3600, min 900, max 43200.

integer
>= 900 <= 43200
state
required
string
Allowed values: active orphaned deleted
createdAt
required
string format: date-time
updatedAt
required
string format: date-time
createdBy
required
string

Example

{
"state": "active"
}

INVALID_INPUT — a required field is missing or the TTL is out of range. INSTANCE_PROFILE_TRUST_INVALID — the trust policy is not well-formed Cedar.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
>= 400 <= 599
detail
string
instance
string format: uri-reference
requestId
required
string
code
required
string
issues

The findings of a rejected IAM policy document (custom and resource policies).

Array<object>

One finding of a rejected IAM policy document. A rejection lists every finding, so the author fixes the document in one round trip.

object
code
required

The finding, e.g. INVALID_DOCUMENT, UNKNOWN_ACTION, ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE.

string
statement
required

Index of the statement at fault; -1 for the document as a whole.

integer
>= -1
detail
required
string
action

The offending action, where one is at fault (ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE).

string
errors

Field errors, for codes that carry them: each problem at its field (see FieldError). Documented on the responses that set it, e.g. approveNodeJoin’s INVALID_INPUT and JOIN_APPROVAL_REFUSED. Absent otherwise.

Array<object>

One field’s problem, the stage-2 installer API’s shape. field is the field’s path, message what is wrong with it.

object
field
required

The field’s path, e.g. links[0].interface, disks[1].confirm, mgmt.address or role; empty for the whole request.

string
message
required
string
details

Structured facts about the refusal, for codes that carry them. The shape is fixed per code and documented on the response that answers it, e.g. IMAGE_POOL_MISMATCH (see ImagePoolMismatchDetails) and IMAGE_IN_USE. Absent for codes that carry none.

object
key
additional properties
any

Example

{
"issues": [
{
"code": "ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE",
"action": "compute:CreateVpc"
}
]
}

Missing or invalid token.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
>= 400 <= 599
detail
string
instance
string format: uri-reference
requestId
required
string
code
required
string
issues

The findings of a rejected IAM policy document (custom and resource policies).

Array<object>

One finding of a rejected IAM policy document. A rejection lists every finding, so the author fixes the document in one round trip.

object
code
required

The finding, e.g. INVALID_DOCUMENT, UNKNOWN_ACTION, ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE.

string
statement
required

Index of the statement at fault; -1 for the document as a whole.

integer
>= -1
detail
required
string
action

The offending action, where one is at fault (ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE).

string
errors

Field errors, for codes that carry them: each problem at its field (see FieldError). Documented on the responses that set it, e.g. approveNodeJoin’s INVALID_INPUT and JOIN_APPROVAL_REFUSED. Absent otherwise.

Array<object>

One field’s problem, the stage-2 installer API’s shape. field is the field’s path, message what is wrong with it.

object
field
required

The field’s path, e.g. links[0].interface, disks[1].confirm, mgmt.address or role; empty for the whole request.

string
message
required
string
details

Structured facts about the refusal, for codes that carry them. The shape is fixed per code and documented on the response that answers it, e.g. IMAGE_POOL_MISMATCH (see ImagePoolMismatchDetails) and IMAGE_IN_USE. Absent for codes that carry none.

object
key
additional properties
any

Example

{
"issues": [
{
"code": "ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE",
"action": "compute:CreateVpc"
}
]
}
WWW-Authenticate
string

Authenticated but not authorized.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
>= 400 <= 599
detail
string
instance
string format: uri-reference
requestId
required
string
code
required
string
issues

The findings of a rejected IAM policy document (custom and resource policies).

Array<object>

One finding of a rejected IAM policy document. A rejection lists every finding, so the author fixes the document in one round trip.

object
code
required

The finding, e.g. INVALID_DOCUMENT, UNKNOWN_ACTION, ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE.

string
statement
required

Index of the statement at fault; -1 for the document as a whole.

integer
>= -1
detail
required
string
action

The offending action, where one is at fault (ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE).

string
errors

Field errors, for codes that carry them: each problem at its field (see FieldError). Documented on the responses that set it, e.g. approveNodeJoin’s INVALID_INPUT and JOIN_APPROVAL_REFUSED. Absent otherwise.

Array<object>

One field’s problem, the stage-2 installer API’s shape. field is the field’s path, message what is wrong with it.

object
field
required

The field’s path, e.g. links[0].interface, disks[1].confirm, mgmt.address or role; empty for the whole request.

string
message
required
string
details

Structured facts about the refusal, for codes that carry them. The shape is fixed per code and documented on the response that answers it, e.g. IMAGE_POOL_MISMATCH (see ImagePoolMismatchDetails) and IMAGE_IN_USE. Absent for codes that carry none.

object
key
additional properties
any

Example

{
"issues": [
{
"code": "ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE",
"action": "compute:CreateVpc"
}
]
}

INSTANCE_PROFILE_NAME_TAKEN — another non-deleted profile in this project already carries this name.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
>= 400 <= 599
detail
string
instance
string format: uri-reference
requestId
required
string
code
required
string
issues

The findings of a rejected IAM policy document (custom and resource policies).

Array<object>

One finding of a rejected IAM policy document. A rejection lists every finding, so the author fixes the document in one round trip.

object
code
required

The finding, e.g. INVALID_DOCUMENT, UNKNOWN_ACTION, ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE.

string
statement
required

Index of the statement at fault; -1 for the document as a whole.

integer
>= -1
detail
required
string
action

The offending action, where one is at fault (ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE).

string
errors

Field errors, for codes that carry them: each problem at its field (see FieldError). Documented on the responses that set it, e.g. approveNodeJoin’s INVALID_INPUT and JOIN_APPROVAL_REFUSED. Absent otherwise.

Array<object>

One field’s problem, the stage-2 installer API’s shape. field is the field’s path, message what is wrong with it.

object
field
required

The field’s path, e.g. links[0].interface, disks[1].confirm, mgmt.address or role; empty for the whole request.

string
message
required
string
details

Structured facts about the refusal, for codes that carry them. The shape is fixed per code and documented on the response that answers it, e.g. IMAGE_POOL_MISMATCH (see ImagePoolMismatchDetails) and IMAGE_IN_USE. Absent for codes that carry none.

object
key
additional properties
any

Example

{
"issues": [
{
"code": "ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE",
"action": "compute:CreateVpc"
}
]
}

INSTANCE_PROFILE_SA_INVALID — the referenced service account does not exist, is not active, or lives in another project.

Media typeapplication/problem+json
object
type
required
string format: uri
title
required
string
status
required
integer
>= 400 <= 599
detail
string
instance
string format: uri-reference
requestId
required
string
code
required
string
issues

The findings of a rejected IAM policy document (custom and resource policies).

Array<object>

One finding of a rejected IAM policy document. A rejection lists every finding, so the author fixes the document in one round trip.

object
code
required

The finding, e.g. INVALID_DOCUMENT, UNKNOWN_ACTION, ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE.

string
statement
required

Index of the statement at fault; -1 for the document as a whole.

integer
>= -1
detail
required
string
action

The offending action, where one is at fault (ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE).

string
errors

Field errors, for codes that carry them: each problem at its field (see FieldError). Documented on the responses that set it, e.g. approveNodeJoin’s INVALID_INPUT and JOIN_APPROVAL_REFUSED. Absent otherwise.

Array<object>

One field’s problem, the stage-2 installer API’s shape. field is the field’s path, message what is wrong with it.

object
field
required

The field’s path, e.g. links[0].interface, disks[1].confirm, mgmt.address or role; empty for the whole request.

string
message
required
string
details

Structured facts about the refusal, for codes that carry them. The shape is fixed per code and documented on the response that answers it, e.g. IMAGE_POOL_MISMATCH (see ImagePoolMismatchDetails) and IMAGE_IN_USE. Absent for codes that carry none.

object
key
additional properties
any

Example

{
"issues": [
{
"code": "ACTION_NOT_APPLICABLE",
"action": "compute:CreateVpc"
}
]
}