Manage access to cloud server network volume backups

Last update: July 28 2026

Access to network volume backups is governed by a role model that defines access within an account and project. Read more in the Access Control in Selectel Products instruction.

member

A user with full access to all services. Does not have management access to: users, service users, user groups, and federations.

Access scopes	account; project
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	In the Account access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; creating backups; managing backups; view a list of all backup plans; creating backup plans; managing backup plans
	In the Project access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; creating backups; managing backups; view a list of all backup plans; creating backup plans; managing backup plans

reader

User with access to view everything that a member can manage in the same access scope.

Access scopes	account; project
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	In the Account access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; view a list of all backup plans
	In the Project access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; view a list of all backup plans

billing

User with access to billing management but no access to service management.

Access scopes	Account
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	billing management

iam.admin

A user with access to manage users and no access to services or billing. Cannot manage their account: change permissions, manage notifications, or delete the user. The first user with the iam.admin role is created by the Account Owner.

Access scopes	Account
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	manage users, service users, user groups with access to backups; manage federations

iam.viewer

User with access to view everything that an iam.admin can manage.

Access scopes	Account
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	view users, service users, user groups, and federations; viewing user keys; viewing notifications of other users; viewing account access restrictions

compute.backup.admin

A user with access to manage network volume backups and backup plans. Does not have access to other products.

Access scopes	account; project
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	In the Account access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; creating backups; managing backups; view a list of all backup plans; creating backup plans; managing backup plans
	In the Project access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; creating backups; managing backups; view a list of all backup plans; creating backup plans; managing backup plans

compute.backup.viewer

A user with access to view network volume backups. Does not have access to other products.

Access scopes	account; project
Who can be assigned	users; service users; user groups
Available operations with network volume backups	In the Account access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; view a list of all backup plans
	In the Project access scope: view a list of all backups and information about them: backup type, size, connected backup plans, status; view a list of all backup plans