backup:DescribeBackupVault

Read

backup:DescribeBackupVault is a Read access-level action in the backup service. Grants permission to describe a new backup vault with the specified name

Resource types

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

arn:${Partition}:backup:${Region}:${Account}:backup-vault:${BackupVaultName}
backupVault

Condition keys

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

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

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

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

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