athena:StartQueryExecution

Write

athena:StartQueryExecution is a Write access-level action in the athena service. Grants permission to start a query execution using an SQL query provided as a string

Resource types

ARNs that athena:StartQueryExecution can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:athena:${Region}:${Account}:workgroup/${WorkGroupName}
workgroup

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants athena:StartQueryExecution.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tag key-value pairs attached to the resource

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows athena:StartQueryExecution. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowAthenaStartQueryExecution",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "athena:StartQueryExecution",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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