backup:DescribeRecoveryPoint

Read

backup:DescribeRecoveryPoint is a Read access-level action in the backup service. Grants permission to describe a recovery point

Resource types

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

arn:${Partition}:${Vendor}:${Region}:*:${ResourceType}:${RecoveryPointId}
recoveryPoint

Condition keys

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

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

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

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

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