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AWS v7.1.0 published on Monday, Jul 21, 2025 by Pulumi

NOTE: We suggest using explicit JSON encoding or aws.iam.getPolicyDocument when assigning a value to policy. They seamlessly translate configuration to JSON, enabling you to maintain consistency within your configuration without the need for context switches. Also, you can sidestep potential complications arising from formatting discrepancies, whitespace inconsistencies, and other nuances inherent to JSON.

Example Usage

import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as aws from "@pulumi/aws";

const policy = new aws.iam.Policy("policy", {
    name: "test_policy",
    path: "/",
    description: "My test policy",
    policy: JSON.stringify({
        Version: "2012-10-17",
        Statement: [{
            Action: ["ec2:Describe*"],
            Effect: "Allow",
            Resource: "*",
        }],
    }),
});

import pulumi
import json
import pulumi_aws as aws

policy = aws.iam.Policy("policy",
    name="test_policy",
    path="/",
    description="My test policy",
    policy=json.dumps({
        "Version": "2012-10-17",
        "Statement": [{
            "Action": ["ec2:Describe*"],
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Resource": "*",
        }],
    }))

package main

import (
	"encoding/json"

	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-aws/sdk/v7/go/aws/iam"
	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)

func main() {
	pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
		tmpJSON0, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
			"Version": "2012-10-17",
			"Statement": []map[string]interface{}{
				map[string]interface{}{
					"Action": []string{
						"ec2:Describe*",
					},
					"Effect":   "Allow",
					"Resource": "*",
				},
			},
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		json0 := string(tmpJSON0)
		_, err = iam.NewPolicy(ctx, "policy", &iam.PolicyArgs{
			Name:        pulumi.String("test_policy"),
			Path:        pulumi.String("/"),
			Description: pulumi.String("My test policy"),
			Policy:      pulumi.String(json0),
		})
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		return nil
	})
}

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.Json;
using Pulumi;
using Aws = Pulumi.Aws;

return await Deployment.RunAsync(() => 
{
    var policy = new Aws.Iam.Policy("policy", new()
    {
        Name = "test_policy",
        Path = "/",
        Description = "My test policy",
        PolicyDocument = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new Dictionary<string, object?>
        {
            ["Version"] = "2012-10-17",
            ["Statement"] = new[]
            {
                new Dictionary<string, object?>
                {
                    ["Action"] = new[]
                    {
                        "ec2:Describe*",
                    },
                    ["Effect"] = "Allow",
                    ["Resource"] = "*",
                },
            },
        }),
    });

});

package generated_program;

import com.pulumi.Context;
import com.pulumi.Pulumi;
import com.pulumi.core.Output;
import com.pulumi.aws.iam.Policy;
import com.pulumi.aws.iam.PolicyArgs;
import static com.pulumi.codegen.internal.Serialization.*;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Map;
import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;

public class App {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pulumi.run(App::stack);
    }

    public static void stack(Context ctx) {
        var policy = new Policy("policy", PolicyArgs.builder()
            .name("test_policy")
            .path("/")
            .description("My test policy")
            .policy(serializeJson(
                jsonObject(
                    jsonProperty("Version", "2012-10-17"),
                    jsonProperty("Statement", jsonArray(jsonObject(
                        jsonProperty("Action", jsonArray("ec2:Describe*")),
                        jsonProperty("Effect", "Allow"),
                        jsonProperty("Resource", "*")
                    )))
                )))
            .build());

    }
}

resources:
  policy:
    type: aws:iam:Policy
    properties:
      name: test_policy
      path: /
      description: My test policy
      policy:
        fn::toJSON:
          Version: 2012-10-17
          Statement:
            - Action:
                - ec2:Describe*
              Effect: Allow
              Resource: '*'

Create Policy Resource

Resources are created with functions called constructors. To learn more about declaring and configuring resources, see Resources.

Constructor syntax

new Policy(name: string, args: PolicyArgs, opts?: CustomResourceOptions);

@overload
def Policy(resource_name: str,
           args: PolicyArgs,
           opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None)

@overload
def Policy(resource_name: str,
           opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
           policy: Optional[Union[str, PolicyDocumentArgs]] = None,
           description: Optional[str] = None,
           name: Optional[str] = None,
           name_prefix: Optional[str] = None,
           path: Optional[str] = None,
           tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None)

func NewPolicy(ctx *Context, name string, args PolicyArgs, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Policy, error)

public Policy(string name, PolicyArgs args, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)

public Policy(String name, PolicyArgs args)
public Policy(String name, PolicyArgs args, CustomResourceOptions options)

type: aws:iam:Policy
properties: # The arguments to resource properties.
options: # Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

Parameters

name string: The unique name of the resource.
args PolicyArgs: The arguments to resource properties.
opts CustomResourceOptions: Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

resource_name str: The unique name of the resource.
args PolicyArgs: The arguments to resource properties.
opts ResourceOptions: Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

ctx Context: Context object for the current deployment.
name string: The unique name of the resource.
args PolicyArgs: The arguments to resource properties.
opts ResourceOption: Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

name string: The unique name of the resource.
args PolicyArgs: The arguments to resource properties.
opts CustomResourceOptions: Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

name String: The unique name of the resource.
args PolicyArgs: The arguments to resource properties.
options CustomResourceOptions: Bag of options to control resource's behavior.

Constructor example

The following reference example uses placeholder values for all input properties.

var examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy = new Aws.Iam.Policy("examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy", new()
{
    PolicyDocument = "string",
    Description = "string",
    Name = "string",
    NamePrefix = "string",
    Path = "string",
    Tags = 
    {
        { "string", "string" },
    },
});

example, err := iam.NewPolicy(ctx, "examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy", &iam.PolicyArgs{
	Policy:      pulumi.Any("string"),
	Description: pulumi.String("string"),
	Name:        pulumi.String("string"),
	NamePrefix:  pulumi.String("string"),
	Path:        pulumi.String("string"),
	Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
		"string": pulumi.String("string"),
	},
})

var examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy = new com.pulumi.aws.iam.Policy("examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy", com.pulumi.aws.iam.PolicyArgs.builder()
    .policy("string")
    .description("string")
    .name("string")
    .namePrefix("string")
    .path("string")
    .tags(Map.of("string", "string"))
    .build());

examplepolicy_resource_resource_from_iampolicy = aws.iam.Policy("examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy",
    policy="string",
    description="string",
    name="string",
    name_prefix="string",
    path="string",
    tags={
        "string": "string",
    })

const examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy = new aws.iam.Policy("examplepolicyResourceResourceFromIampolicy", {
    policy: "string",
    description: "string",
    name: "string",
    namePrefix: "string",
    path: "string",
    tags: {
        string: "string",
    },
});

type: aws:iam:Policy
properties:
    description: string
    name: string
    namePrefix: string
    path: string
    policy: string
    tags:
        string: string

Policy Resource Properties

To learn more about resource properties and how to use them, see Inputs and Outputs in the Architecture and Concepts docs.

Inputs

In Python, inputs that are objects can be passed either as argument classes or as dictionary literals.

The Policy resource accepts the following input properties:

PolicyDocument string | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
Description string: Description of the IAM policy.
Name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
NamePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
Path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
Tags Dictionary<string, string>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

Policy string | PolicyDocumentArgs: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
Description string: Description of the IAM policy.
Name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
NamePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
Path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
Tags map[string]string: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

policy String | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
description String: Description of the IAM policy.
name String: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix String: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path String: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
tags Map<String,String>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

policy string | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
description string: Description of the IAM policy.
name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
tags {[key: string]: string}: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

policy str | PolicyDocumentArgs: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
description str: Description of the IAM policy.
name str: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
name_prefix str: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path str: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
tags Mapping[str, str]: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

policy String | Property Map: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
description String: Description of the IAM policy.
name String: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix String: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path String: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
tags Map<String>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.

Outputs

All input properties are implicitly available as output properties. Additionally, the Policy resource produces the following output properties:

Arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
AttachmentCount int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
Id string: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
PolicyId string: Policy's ID.
TagsAll Dictionary<string, string>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

Arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
AttachmentCount int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
Id string: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
PolicyId string: Policy's ID.
TagsAll map[string]string: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn String: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount Integer: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
id String: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
policyId String: Policy's ID.
tagsAll Map<String,String>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount number: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
id string: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
policyId string: Policy's ID.
tagsAll {[key: string]: string}: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn str: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachment_count int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
id str: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
policy_id str: Policy's ID.
tags_all Mapping[str, str]: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn String: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount Number: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
id String: The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
policyId String: Policy's ID.
tagsAll Map<String>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

Look up Existing Policy Resource

Get an existing Policy resource’s state with the given name, ID, and optional extra properties used to qualify the lookup.

public static get(name: string, id: Input<ID>, state?: PolicyState, opts?: CustomResourceOptions): Policy

@staticmethod
def get(resource_name: str,
        id: str,
        opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
        arn: Optional[str] = None,
        attachment_count: Optional[int] = None,
        description: Optional[str] = None,
        name: Optional[str] = None,
        name_prefix: Optional[str] = None,
        path: Optional[str] = None,
        policy: Optional[Union[str, PolicyDocumentArgs]] = None,
        policy_id: Optional[str] = None,
        tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None,
        tags_all: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None) -> Policy

func GetPolicy(ctx *Context, name string, id IDInput, state *PolicyState, opts ...ResourceOption) (*Policy, error)

public static Policy Get(string name, Input<string> id, PolicyState? state, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)

public static Policy get(String name, Output<String> id, PolicyState state, CustomResourceOptions options)

resources:  _:    type: aws:iam:Policy    get:      id: ${id}

name: The unique name of the resulting resource.
id: The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
state: Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
opts: A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.

resource_name: The unique name of the resulting resource.
id: The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.

name: The unique name of the resulting resource.
id: The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
state: Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
opts: A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.

name: The unique name of the resulting resource.
id: The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
state: Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
opts: A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.

name: The unique name of the resulting resource.
id: The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
state: Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
opts: A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.

The following state arguments are supported:

Arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
AttachmentCount int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
Description string: Description of the IAM policy.
Name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
NamePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
Path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
PolicyDocument string | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
PolicyId string: Policy's ID.
Tags Dictionary<string, string>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
TagsAll Dictionary<string, string>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

Arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
AttachmentCount int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
Description string: Description of the IAM policy.
Name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
NamePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
Path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
Policy string | PolicyDocumentArgs: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
PolicyId string: Policy's ID.
Tags map[string]string: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
TagsAll map[string]string: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn String: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount Integer: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
description String: Description of the IAM policy.
name String: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix String: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path String: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
policy String | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
policyId String: Policy's ID.
tags Map<String,String>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
tagsAll Map<String,String>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn string: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount number: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
description string: Description of the IAM policy.
name string: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix string: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path string: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
policy string | PolicyDocument: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
policyId string: Policy's ID.
tags {[key: string]: string}: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
tagsAll {[key: string]: string}: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn str: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachment_count int: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
description str: Description of the IAM policy.
name str: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
name_prefix str: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path str: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
policy str | PolicyDocumentArgs: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
policy_id str: Policy's ID.
tags Mapping[str, str]: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
tags_all Mapping[str, str]: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

arn String: ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
attachmentCount Number: Number of entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.
description String: Description of the IAM policy.
name String: Name of the policy. If omitted, the provider will assign a random, unique name.
namePrefix String: Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with name.
path String: Path in which to create the policy. See IAM Identifiers for more information.
policy String | Property Map: Policy document. This is a JSON formatted string. For more information about building AWS IAM policy documents, see the AWS IAM Policy Document Guide
policyId String: Policy's ID.
tags Map<String>: Map of resource tags for the IAM Policy. If configured with a provider default_tags configuration block present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
tagsAll Map<String>: A map of tags assigned to the resource, including those inherited from the provider default_tags configuration block.

Supporting Types

AWSPrincipal, AWSPrincipalArgs

AWS string | List<string>: AWS account identifier or ARN.

AWS string | []string: AWS account identifier or ARN.

AWS String | List<String>: AWS account identifier or ARN.

AWS string | string[]: AWS account identifier or ARN.

aws str | Sequence[str]: AWS account identifier or ARN.

AWS String | List<String>: AWS account identifier or ARN.

FederatedPrincipal, FederatedPrincipalArgs

Federated string | List<string>: The federated principal identifier.

Federated string | []string: The federated principal identifier.

Federated String | List<String>: The federated principal identifier.

Federated string | string[]: The federated principal identifier.

federated str | Sequence[str]: The federated principal identifier.

Federated String | List<String>: The federated principal identifier.

PolicyDocument, PolicyDocumentArgs

Statement List<PolicyStatement>
Version Pulumi.Aws.Iam.PolicyDocumentVersion
Id string

Statement []PolicyStatement
Version PolicyDocumentVersion
Id string

Statement List<PolicyStatement>
Version PolicyDocumentVersion
Id String

Statement PolicyStatement[]
Version PolicyDocumentVersion
Id string

statement Sequence[PolicyStatement]
version PolicyDocumentVersion
id str

Statement List<Property Map>
Version "2012-10-17" | "2008-10-17"
Id String

PolicyDocumentVersion, PolicyDocumentVersionArgs

PolicyDocumentVersion_2012_10_17: 2012-10-17
PolicyDocumentVersion_2008_10_17: 2008-10-17

PolicyDocumentVersion_2012_10_17: 2012-10-17
PolicyDocumentVersion_2008_10_17: 2008-10-17

_20121017: 2012-10-17
_20081017: 2008-10-17

PolicyDocumentVersion_2012_10_17: 2012-10-17
PolicyDocumentVersion_2008_10_17: 2008-10-17

POLICY_DOCUMENT_VERSION_2012_10_17: 2012-10-17
POLICY_DOCUMENT_VERSION_2008_10_17: 2008-10-17

"2012-10-17": 2012-10-17
"2008-10-17": 2008-10-17

PolicyStatement, PolicyStatementArgs

Effect Pulumi.Aws.Iam.PolicyStatementEffect: Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
Action string | List<string>: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
Condition Dictionary<string, object>: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
NotAction string | List<string>: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
NotPrincipal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
NotResource string | List<string>: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
Principal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
Resource string | List<string>: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
Sid string: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

Effect PolicyStatementEffect: Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
Action string | []string: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
Condition map[string]interface{}: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
NotAction string | []string: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
NotPrincipal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
NotResource string | []string: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
Principal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
Resource string | []string: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
Sid string: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

Effect PolicyStatementEffect: Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
Action String | List<String>: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
Condition Map<String,Object>: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
NotAction String | List<String>: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
NotPrincipal String | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
NotResource String | List<String>: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
Principal String | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
Resource String | List<String>: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
Sid String: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

Effect PolicyStatementEffect: Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
Action string | string[]: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
Condition {[key: string]: any}: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
NotAction string | string[]: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
NotPrincipal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
NotResource string | string[]: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
Principal string | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
Resource string | string[]: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
Sid string: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

effect PolicyStatementEffect: Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
action str | Sequence[str]: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
condition Mapping[str, Any]: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
not_action str | Sequence[str]: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
not_principal str | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
not_resource str | Sequence[str]: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
principal str | AWSPrincipal | ServicePrincipal | FederatedPrincipal: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
resource str | Sequence[str]: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
sid str: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

Effect "Allow" | "Deny": Indicate whether the policy allows or denies access.
Action String | List<String>: Include a list of actions that the policy allows or denies. Required (either Action or NotAction)
Condition Map<Any>: Specify the circumstances under which the policy grants permission.
NotAction String | List<String>: Include a list of actions that are not covered by this policy. Required (either Action or NotAction)
NotPrincipal String | Property Map | Property Map | Property Map: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which this policy does not apply.
NotResource String | List<String>: A list of resources that are specifically excluded by this policy.
Principal String | Property Map | Property Map | Property Map: Indicate the account, user, role, or federated user to which you would like to allow or deny access. If you are creating a policy to attach to a user or role, you cannot include this element. The principal is implied as that user or role.
Resource String | List<String>: A list of resources to which the actions apply.
Sid String: An optional statement ID to differentiate between your statements.

PolicyStatementEffect, PolicyStatementEffectArgs

ALLOW: Allow
DENY: Deny

PolicyStatementEffectALLOW: Allow
PolicyStatementEffectDENY: Deny

ALLOW: Allow
DENY: Deny

ALLOW: Allow
DENY: Deny

ALLOW: Allow
DENY: Deny

"Allow": Allow
"Deny": Deny

ServicePrincipal, ServicePrincipalArgs

Service string | List<string>: The service principal identifier.

Service string | []string: The service principal identifier.

Service String | List<String>: The service principal identifier.

Service string | string[]: The service principal identifier.

service str | Sequence[str]: The service principal identifier.

Service String | List<String>: The service principal identifier.

Import

Using pulumi import, import IAM Policies using the arn. For example:

$ pulumi import aws:iam/policy:Policy administrator arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/UsersManageOwnCredentials

To learn more about importing existing cloud resources, see Importing resources.

Package Details

Repository: AWS Classic pulumi/pulumi-aws
License: Apache-2.0
Notes: This Pulumi package is based on the aws Terraform Provider.

AWS v7.1.0 published on Monday, Jul 21, 2025 by Pulumi

pulumi/pulumi-aws

aws.iam.Policy

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Example Usage

Create Policy Resource

Constructor syntax

Parameters

Constructor example

Policy Resource Properties

Inputs

Outputs

Look up Existing Policy Resource

Supporting Types

AWSPrincipal, AWSPrincipalArgs

FederatedPrincipal, FederatedPrincipalArgs

PolicyDocument, PolicyDocumentArgs

PolicyDocumentVersion, PolicyDocumentVersionArgs

PolicyStatement, PolicyStatementArgs

PolicyStatementEffect, PolicyStatementEffectArgs

ServicePrincipal, ServicePrincipalArgs

Import

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