directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways

Read

directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways is a Read access-level action in the directconnect service. Grants permission to describe all your Direct Connect gateways or only the specified Direct Connect gateway

Resource types

ARNs that directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:directconnect::${Account}:dx-gateway/${DirectConnectGatewayId}
dx-gateway

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by actions based on tag key-value pairs attached to the resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDirectconnectDescribeDirectConnectGateways",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "directconnect:DescribeDirectConnectGateways",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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