dynamodb:DescribeStream

Read

dynamodb:DescribeStream is a Read access-level action in the dynamodb service. Grants permission to return information about a stream, including the current status of the stream, its Amazon Resource Name (ARN), the composition of its shards, and its corresponding DynamoDB table

Resource types

ARNs that dynamodb:DescribeStream can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:dynamodb:${Region}:${Account}:table/${TableName}/stream/${StreamLabel}
stream

Condition keys

No condition keys are documented for this action.

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowDynamodbDescribeStream",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "dynamodb:DescribeStream",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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