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     1  ---
     2  layout: "aws"
     3  page_title: "AWS: aws_iam_policy"
     4  sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-iam-policy"
     5  description: |-
     6    Provides an IAM policy.
     7  ---
     8  
     9  # aws\_iam\_policy
    10  
    11  Provides an IAM policy.
    12  
    13  ```
    14  resource "aws_iam_policy" "policy" {
    15    name        = "test_policy"
    16    path        = "/"
    17    description = "My test policy"
    18  
    19    policy = <<EOF
    20  {
    21    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    22    "Statement": [
    23      {
    24        "Action": [
    25          "ec2:Describe*"
    26        ],
    27        "Effect": "Allow",
    28        "Resource": "*"
    29      }
    30    ]
    31  }
    32  EOF
    33  }
    34  ```
    35  
    36  ## Argument Reference
    37  
    38  The following arguments are supported:
    39  
    40  * `description` - (Optional) Description of the IAM policy.
    41  * `name` - (Optional, Forces new resource) The name of the policy.
    42  * `name_prefix` - (Optional, Forces new resource) Creates a unique name beginning with the specified prefix. Conflicts with `name`.
    43  * `path` - (Optional, default "/") Path in which to create the policy.
    44    See [IAM Identifiers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_Identifiers.html) for more information.
    45  * `policy` - (Required) The policy document. This is a JSON formatted string.
    46    The heredoc syntax, `file` function, or the [`aws_iam_policy_document` data
    47    source](/docs/providers/aws/d/iam_policy_document.html)
    48    are all helpful here.
    49  
    50  ## Attributes Reference
    51  
    52  The following attributes are exported:
    53  
    54  * `id` - The policy's ID.
    55  * `arn` - The ARN assigned by AWS to this policy.
    56  * `description` - The description of the policy.
    57  * `name` - The name of the policy.
    58  * `path` - The path of the policy in IAM.
    59  * `policy` - The policy document.
    60  
    61  ## Import
    62  
    63  IAM Policies can be imported using the `arn`, e.g.
    64  
    65  ```
    66  $ terraform import aws_iam_policy.administrator arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/UsersManageOwnCredentials
    67  ```