detective:StartInvestigation

Write

detective:StartInvestigation is a Write access-level action in the detective service. Grants permission to start investigations

Resource types

ARNs that detective:StartInvestigation can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:detective:${Region}:${Account}:graph:${ResourceId}
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Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants detective:StartInvestigation.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by specifying the tags associated with the resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDetectiveStartInvestigation",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "detective:StartInvestigation",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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