# droplet:read

Last edited on 30 Jun 2025

## Permission Summary

View Droplets

## Required Permissions

To add a permission to a custom role, you must also add its required permissions.

For example, to add a non-read permission for a resource type, you must also add the read permission for that resource type.

The following permissions are required for `droplet:read`:

| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| [`image:read`](../../image/read) | View images |

## Associated Permissions

Associated permissions are not required, but they support full functionality of the permission they’re associated with.

For example, to create a Droplet, you need `droplet:create`. To tag a Droplet during creation, you additionally need `tag:create`, so `tag:create` is listed as an associated permission for `droplet:create`.

The following permissions are associated with `droplet:read`:

| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| [`vpc:read`](../../vpc/read) | View VPCs |
| [`monitoring:read`](../../monitoring/read) | View Monitoring metrics and alert policies |
| [`block_storage:read`](../../block_storage/read) | View Block Storage volumes |
| [`reserved_ip:read`](../../reserved_ip/read) | View Reserved IP addresses |
| [`firewall:read`](../../firewall/read) | View Cloud firewalls |
| [`tag:read`](../../tag/read) | View resource tags |
| [`project:read`](../../project/read) | View projects |