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Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus:Grant roles to an Alibaba Cloud account

Last Updated:Jun 23, 2026

Before you use Vector Retrieval Service for Milvus (Milvus), you must grant the AliyunServiceRoleForCloudMilvus role to your Alibaba Cloud account. This role allows Milvus to access other Alibaba Cloud services.

Authorization flow

The first time you purchase the product, you are prompted to grant authorization.

  1. Log on to the Alibaba Cloud Milvus console.

  2. On the Dependency Check page, click Authorize.

    Note

    The system automatically grants the AliyunServiceRoleForCloudMilvus role and its associated AliyunServiceRolePolicyForCloudMilvus policy to your Alibaba Cloud account.

References

To allow a Resource Access Management (RAM) user to operate Milvus, see Authorize a RAM user.