backup:DescribeRegionSettings

Read

backup:DescribeRegionSettings is a Read access-level action in the backup service. Grants permission to describe region settings

Resource types

This action does not support resource-level permissions; use "Resource": "*" in your policy.

Condition keys

No condition keys are documented for this action.

Example IAM policy

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

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

Related actions in backup

View all backup actions →