backup:CreateLegalHold

Write

backup:CreateLegalHold is a Write access-level action in the backup service. Grants permission to create a new legal hold

Resource types

ARNs that backup:CreateLegalHold can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:backup:${Region}:${Account}:legal-hold:${LegalHoldId}
legalHold

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants backup:CreateLegalHold.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowBackupCreateLegalHold",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "backup:CreateLegalHold",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in backup

backup:AssociateBackupVaultMpaApprovalTeam Write backup:CancelLegalHold Write backup:CopyFromBackupVault Write backup:CopyIntoBackupVault Write backup:CreateBackupAccessPoint Write backup:CreateBackupPlan Write backup:CreateBackupSelection Write backup:CreateBackupVault Write backup:CreateFramework Write backup:CreateLogicallyAirGappedBackupVault Write backup:CreateReportPlan Write backup:CreateRestoreAccessBackupVault Write

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