quicksight:DescribeDataSource

Read

quicksight:DescribeDataSource is a Read access-level action in the quicksight service. Grants permission to describe a data source

Resource types

ARNs that quicksight:DescribeDataSource can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:quicksight:${Region}:${Account}:datasource/${ResourceId}
datasource

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants quicksight:DescribeDataSource.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

Filters access by tag key-value pairs attached to the resource

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowQuicksightDescribeDataSource",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "quicksight:DescribeDataSource",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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