Route Optimization roles and permissions

This page lists the IAM roles and permissions for Route Optimization. To search through all roles and permissions, see the role and permission index.

Role Permissions

Route Optimization Editor

(roles/routeoptimization.editor)

This role can create long-running operations via BatchOptimizeTours.

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

routeoptimization.*

  • routeoptimization.locations.use
  • routeoptimization.operations.create
  • routeoptimization.operations.get

Route Optimization Service Agent

(roles/routeoptimization.serviceAgent)

Grants Route Optimization Service Account access to read and write GCS objects in the host project.

storage.buckets.get

storage.objects.create

storage.objects.get

storage.objects.list

storage.objects.update

Route Optimization Viewer

(roles/routeoptimization.viewer)

This role can view any long-running Operations.

resourcemanager.projects.get

resourcemanager.projects.list

routeoptimization.operations.get

Route Optimization permissions

Permission Included in roles

routeoptimization.locations.use

Owner (roles/owner)

Editor (roles/editor)

Viewer (roles/viewer)

Support User (roles/iam.supportUser)

Route Optimization Editor (roles/routeoptimization.editor)

routeoptimization.operations.create

Owner (roles/owner)

Editor (roles/editor)

Route Optimization Editor (roles/routeoptimization.editor)

routeoptimization.operations.get

Owner (roles/owner)

Editor (roles/editor)

Viewer (roles/viewer)

Support User (roles/iam.supportUser)

Route Optimization Editor (roles/routeoptimization.editor)

Route Optimization Viewer (roles/routeoptimization.viewer)

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Last updated 2026-02-19 UTC.