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  The resource allows you to create a self-managed worker object.
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# boundary_worker (Resource)

The resource allows you to create a self-managed worker object.



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## Schema

### Optional

- `description` (String) The description for the worker.
- `name` (String) The name for the worker.
- `scope_id` (String) The scope for the worker. Defaults to `global`.
- `worker_generated_auth_token` (String) The worker authentication token required to register the worker for the worker-led authentication flow. Leaving this blank will result in a controller generated token.

### Read-Only

- `address` (String) The accessible address of the self managed worker.
- `authorized_actions` (List of String) A list of actions that the worker is entitled to perform.
- `controller_generated_activation_token` (String) A single use token generated by the controller to be passed to the self-managed worker.
- `id` (String) The ID of the worker.
- `release_version` (Number) The version of the Boundary binary running on the self managed worker.

## Import

Import is supported using the following syntax:

```shell
terraform import boundary_worker.foo <my-id>
```