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Amazon IAM Policies API

Operations for managing IAM policies

Amazon IAM Policies API is one of 5 APIs that Amazon IAM publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Policies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, pricing, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2010-05-08.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://iam.amazonaws.com.

7 operations 7 paths 4 schemas 7 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2010-05-08
Base URL
https://iam.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Contact
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Amazon IAM Policies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (AWS4Auth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AWS4Auth — AWS Signature Version 4 authentication

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 7 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Policies 7

Operations for managing IAM policies

GET
/?Action=CreatePolicy
Amazon IAM Create a New IAM Policy
CreatePolicy 6 params → 200409
GET
/?Action=GetPolicy
Amazon IAM Get Information About an IAM Policy
GetPolicy 3 params → 200404
GET
/?Action=ListPolicies
Amazon IAM List IAM Policies
ListPolicies 7 params → 200
GET
/?Action=AttachUserPolicy
Amazon IAM Attach a Managed Policy to a User
AttachUserPolicy 4 params → 200404
GET
/?Action=AttachRolePolicy
Amazon IAM Attach a Managed Policy to a Role
AttachRolePolicy 4 params → 200404
GET
/?Action=DetachUserPolicy
Amazon IAM Detach a Managed Policy from a User
DetachUserPolicy 4 params → 200404
GET
/?Action=DetachRolePolicy
Amazon IAM Detach a Managed Policy from a Role
DetachRolePolicy 4 params → 200404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Policy (10 properties), GetPolicyResponse (1 property), CreatePolicyResponse (1 property), ListPoliciesResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ListPoliciesResponse
object
1 property
CreatePolicyResponse
object
1 property
Policy
object
10 properties 4 required
GetPolicyResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

amazon-iam-policies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Amazon IAM publishes across the network.

Amazon IAM Access Keys API
Amazon IAM Groups API
Amazon IAM Roles API
Amazon IAM Users API
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