backup:StartCopyJob

Write

backup:StartCopyJob is a Write access-level action in the backup service. Grants permission to copy a backup from a source backup vault to a destination backup vault

Resource types

ARNs that backup:StartCopyJob 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:StartCopyJob.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by the tags associated with the resource

Dependent actions

To use backup:StartCopyJob you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

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

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

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