ec2:GetInstanceMetadataDefaults

List

ec2:GetInstanceMetadataDefaults is a List access-level action in the ec2 service. Grants permission to view the default instance metadata service (IMDS) settings set for your account in the specified Region

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.

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowEc2GetInstanceMetadataDefaults",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ec2:GetInstanceMetadataDefaults",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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