AWS User Notifications service-Linked Role for calling AWS services and publishing metrics

User Notifications uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications. This role allows User Notifications to call AWS services on your behalf. It also allows the role to publish metrics in the AWS/Notifications namespace.

Service-Linked Role Permissions for User Notifications

The AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications service-linked role trusts the following services to assume the role:

User Notifications uses the service-linked role named AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications. This role allows User Notifications to call AWS services on your behalf. It also allows the role to publish metrics in the AWS/Notifications namespace.

The AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications service-linked role trusts the following services to assume the role:

You must configure permissions to allow an IAM entity (such as a user, group, or role) to create, edit, or delete a service-linked role. For more information, see Service-Linked Role Permissions in the IAM User Guide.

When you create a notification hub or a notification configuration, it creates the AWSUserNotificationsServiceLinkedRolePolicy. For more information, see AWS managed policy: AWSUserNotificationsServiceLinkedRolePolicy

You don't need to take any action to support this role beyond using User Notifications.

Creating a Service-Linked Role for User Notifications

You don't need to manually create a service-linked role. When you create a notification hub or a notification configuration in the AWS Management Console, User Notifications creates the service-linked role for you.

If you delete this service-linked role and need to create it again later, you can use the same process to recreate the role in your account. When you create a notification hub or a notification configuration, User Notifications creates the service-linked role for you again.

Editing a Service-Linked Role for User Notifications

User Notifications doesn't allow you to edit the AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications service-linked role. After you create a service-linked role, you can't change the name of the role. This is because various entities might reference the role. However, you can edit the description of the role using IAM. For more information, see Editing a Service-Linked Role in the IAM User Guide.

Manually deleting a Service-Linked Role for User Notifications

Under specific circumstances, you can manually delete the AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications service-linked role. To delete the User Notifications service-linked role, you must first delete all notification configurations in the account. You can delete all User Notifications notification configurations using the User Notifications console. You then use the IAM console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS API to delete the AWSServiceRoleForAWSUserNotifications service-linked role. For more information, see Deleting a Service-Linked Role in the IAM User Guide.