# Using service-linked roles for Amazon Q Developer and User Subscriptions
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Amazon Q Developer uses AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) [ service-linked roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_terms-and-concepts.html#iam-term-service-linked-role). A service-linked role is a unique type of IAM role that is linked directly to Amazon Q Developer. Service-linked roles are predefined by Amazon Q Developer and include all the permissions that the service requires to call other AWS services on your behalf.

**Topics**
+ [Using service-linked roles for Amazon Q Developer](using-service-linked-roles-qdev.md)
+ [Using service-linked-roles for User Subscriptions](using-service-linked-roles-user-subs.md)