lightsail:StartInstance

Write

lightsail:StartInstance is a Write access-level action in the lightsail service. Grants permission to start an instance that is in a stopped state

Resource types

ARNs that lightsail:StartInstance can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:lightsail:${Region}:${Account}:Instance/${Id}

Instance

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants lightsail:StartInstance.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by a tag key and value pair of a resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowLightsailStartInstance",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "lightsail:StartInstance",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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