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View action summaries - AWS Identity and Access Management

You can view an action summary for each action listed in the policy summary that grants permissions.

Viewing action summaries from the Policies page

You can view the action summary for managed policies.

To view the action summary for a managed policy
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Policies.

  3. In the list of policies, choose the name of the policy that you want to view.

  4. On the Policy details page for the policy, view the Permissions tab to see the policy summary.

  5. In the policy summary list of services, choose the name of the service that you want to view.

  6. In the service summary list of actions, choose the name of the action that you want to view.

Viewing action summaries for a policy attached to a user

You can view the action summary for any policy that is attached to a user.

To view the action summary for a policy attached to a user
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  2. Choose Users from the navigation pane.

  3. In the list of users, choose the name of the user whose policy you want to view.

  4. On the Summary page for the user, view the Permissions tab to see the list of policies that are attached to the user directly or from a group.

  5. In the table of policies for the user, choose the name of the policy that you want to view.

    If you are on the Users page and choose to view the service summary for a policy that is attached to that user, you are redirected to the Policies page. You can view service summaries only on the Policies page.

  6. In the policy summary list of services, choose the name of the service that you want to view.

    Note

    If the policy that you select is an inline policy that is attached directly to the user, then the service summary table appears. If the policy is an inline policy attached from a group, then you are taken to the JSON policy document for that group. If the policy is a managed policy, then you are taken to the service summary for that policy on the Policies page.

  7. In the service summary list of actions, choose the name of the action that you want to view.

Viewing action summaries for a policy attached to a role

You can view the action summary for any policy that is attached to a role.

To view the action summary for a policy attached to a role
  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Roles.

  3. In the list of roles, choose the name of the role whose policy you want to view.

  4. On the Summary page for the role, view the Permissions tab to see the list of policies that are attached to the role.

  5. In the table of policies for the role, choose the name of the policy that you want to view.

    If you are on the Roles page and choose to view the service summary for a policy that is attached to that user, you are redirected to the Policies page. You can view service summaries only on the Policies page.

  6. In the policy summary list of services, choose the name of the service that you want to view.

  7. In the service summary list of actions, choose the name of the action that you want to view.

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