discovery:StartImportTask

Write

discovery:StartImportTask is a Write access-level action in the discovery service. Grants permission to StartImportTask API. StartImportTask starts an import task. The Migration Hub import feature allows you to import details of your on-premises environment directly into AWS without having to use the Application Discovery Service (ADS) tools such as the Discovery Connector or Discovery Agent. This gives you the option to perform migration assessment and planning directly from your imported data including the ability to group your devices as applications and track their migration status

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.

Dependent actions

To use discovery:StartImportTask you may also need to grant:

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDiscoveryStartImportTask",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "discovery:StartImportTask",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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