# iam > Manages identity and access control for Google Cloud resources, including the creation of service accounts, which you can use to authenticate to Google and make API calls. Enabling this API also enables the IAM Service Account Credentials API (iamcredentials.googleapis.com). However, disabling this API doesn't disable the IAM Service Account Credentials API. ## Installation ```sh $ npm install @googleapis/iam ``` ## Usage All documentation and usage information can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client). Information on classes can be found in [Googleapis Documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/googleapis/latest/iam/classes/Iam.html). ## License This library is licensed under Apache 2.0. Full license text is available in [LICENSE](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client/blob/main/LICENSE). ## Contributing We love contributions! Before submitting a Pull Request, it's always good to start with a new issue first. To learn more, see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/google/google-api-nodejs-client/blob/main/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). ## Questions/problems? * Ask your development related questions on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-api-nodejs-client). * If you've found an bug/issue, please [file it on GitHub](https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-nodejs-client/issues). *Crafted with ❤️ by the Google Node.js team*