github.com/nathanielks/terraform@v0.6.1-0.20170509030759-13e1a62319dc/website/source/docs/providers/aws/d/caller_identity.html.markdown (about) 1 --- 2 layout: "aws" 3 page_title: "AWS: aws_caller_identity" 4 sidebar_current: "docs-aws-datasource-caller-identity" 5 description: |- 6 Get information about the identity of the caller for the provider 7 connection to AWS. 8 --- 9 10 # aws\_caller\_identity 11 12 Use this data source to get the access to the effective Account ID, User ID, and ARN in 13 which Terraform is authorized. 14 15 ## Example Usage 16 17 ```hcl 18 data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {} 19 20 output "account_id" { 21 value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}" 22 } 23 24 output "caller_arn" { 25 value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.arn}" 26 } 27 28 output "caller_user" { 29 value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.user_id}" 30 } 31 ``` 32 33 ## Argument Reference 34 35 There are no arguments available for this data source. 36 37 ## Attributes Reference 38 39 * `account_id` - The AWS Account ID number of the account that owns or contains the calling entity. 40 * `arn` - The AWS ARN associated with the calling entity. 41 * `user_id` - The unique identifier of the calling entity.