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Use GetPolicy with a CLI

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Use GetPolicy with a CLI - AWS Lambda

The following code examples show how to use GetPolicy.

CLI
AWS CLI

To retrieve the resource-based IAM policy for a function, version, or alias

The following get-policy example displays policy information about the my-function Lambda function.

aws lambda get-policy \ --function-name my-function

Output:

{ "Policy": { "Version":"2012-10-17", "Id":"default", "Statement": [ { "Sid":"iot-events", "Effect":"Allow", "Principal": {"Service":"iotevents.amazonaws.com"}, "Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction", "Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:my-function" } ] }, "RevisionId": "93017fc9-59cb-41dc-901b-4845ce4bf668" }

For more information, see Using Resource-based Policies for AWS Lambda in the AWS Lambda Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see GetPolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This sample displays the Function policy of the Lambda function

Get-LMPolicy -FunctionName test -Select Policy

Output:

{"Version":"2012-10-17","Id":"default","Statement":[{"Sid":"xxxx","Effect":"Allow","Principal":{"Service":"sns.amazonaws.com"},"Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction","Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789102:function:test"}]}
  • For API details, see GetPolicy in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.

AWS CLI

To retrieve the resource-based IAM policy for a function, version, or alias

The following get-policy example displays policy information about the my-function Lambda function.

aws lambda get-policy \ --function-name my-function

Output:

{ "Policy": { "Version":"2012-10-17", "Id":"default", "Statement": [ { "Sid":"iot-events", "Effect":"Allow", "Principal": {"Service":"iotevents.amazonaws.com"}, "Action":"lambda:InvokeFunction", "Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:my-function" } ] }, "RevisionId": "93017fc9-59cb-41dc-901b-4845ce4bf668" }

For more information, see Using Resource-based Policies for AWS Lambda in the AWS Lambda Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see GetPolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using Lambda with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.

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