ec2:CopyImage

Write

ec2:CopyImage is a Write access-level action in the ec2 service. Grants permission to copy an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) from a source Region to the current Region

Resource types

ARNs that ec2:CopyImage can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:ec2:${Region}::image/${ImageId} required
image
arn:${Partition}:ec2:${Region}::snapshot/${SnapshotId} required
snapshot

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants ec2:CopyImage.

ec2:Region String

Filters access by the name of the AWS Region

aws:RequestTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key and value pair that is allowed in the request

aws:TagKeys ArrayOfString

Filters access by a list of tag keys that are allowed in the request

ec2:ImageID String

Filters access by the ID of an image

ec2:Owner String

Filters access by the owner of the resource (amazon, aws-marketplace, or an AWS account ID)

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows ec2:CopyImage. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEc2CopyImage",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:CopyImage",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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