autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup

Write

autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup is a Write access-level action in the autoscaling service. Grants permission to update the configuration for the specified Auto Scaling group

Resource types

ARNs that autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:autoscaling:${Region}:${Account}:autoScalingGroup:${GroupId}:autoScalingGroupName/${GroupFriendlyName}
autoScalingGroup

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access based on the tags associated with the resource

autoscaling:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access based on the tags associated with the resource

Dependent actions

To use autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowAutoscalingUpdateAutoScalingGroup",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "autoscaling:UpdateAutoScalingGroup",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in autoscaling

autoscaling:AttachInstances Write autoscaling:AttachLoadBalancers Write autoscaling:AttachLoadBalancerTargetGroups Write autoscaling:AttachTrafficSources Write autoscaling:BatchDeleteScheduledAction Write autoscaling:BatchPutScheduledUpdateGroupAction Write autoscaling:CancelInstanceRefresh Write autoscaling:CompleteLifecycleAction Write autoscaling:CreateAutoScalingGroup Write autoscaling:CreateLaunchConfiguration Write autoscaling:CreateOrUpdateTags Tagging autoscaling:DeleteAutoScalingGroup Write

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