# DescribeResourcePolicies
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Lists the resource policies in this account.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "limit": number,
   "nextToken": "string",
   "policyScope": "string",
   "resourceArn": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [limit](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-request-limit"></a>
The maximum number of resource policies to be displayed with one call of this API.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 50.  
Required: No

 ** [nextToken](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-request-nextToken"></a>
The token for the next set of items to return. The token expires after 24 hours.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: No

 ** [policyScope](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-request-policyScope"></a>
Specifies the scope of the resource policy. Valid values are `ACCOUNT` or `RESOURCE`. When not specified, defaults to `ACCOUNT`.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ACCOUNT | RESOURCE`   
Required: No

 ** [resourceArn](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-request-resourceArn"></a>
The ARN of the CloudWatch Logs resource for which to query the resource policy.  
Type: String  
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "nextToken": "string",
   "resourcePolicies": [ 
      { 
         "lastUpdatedTime": number,
         "policyDocument": "string",
         "policyName": "string",
         "policyScope": "string",
         "resourceArn": "string",
         "revisionId": "string"
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [nextToken](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-response-nextToken"></a>
The token for the next set of items to return. The token expires after 24 hours.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.

 ** [resourcePolicies](#API_DescribeResourcePolicies_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="CWL-DescribeResourcePolicies-response-resourcePolicies"></a>
The resource policies that exist in this account.  
Type: Array of [ResourcePolicy](API_ResourcePolicy.md) objects

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidParameterException **   
A parameter is specified incorrectly.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The service cannot complete the request.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/logs-2014-03-28/DescribeResourcePolicies)