states:DescribeExecution

Read

states:DescribeExecution is a Read access-level action in the states service. Grants permission to describe an execution

Resource types

ARNs that states:DescribeExecution can be scoped to in an IAM policy.

arn:${Partition}:states:${Region}:${Account}:execution:${StateMachineName}:${ExecutionId}

execution

arn:${Partition}:states:${Region}:${Account}:express:${StateMachineName}:${ExecutionId}:${ExpressId}

express

Condition keys

Keys you can use in the Condition block of a policy that grants states:DescribeExecution.

aws:ResourceTag/${TagKey} String

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

Example IAM policy

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

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowStatesDescribeExecution",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "states:DescribeExecution",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Related actions in states

states:CreateActivity Write states:CreateStateMachine Write states:CreateStateMachineAlias Write states:DeleteActivity Write states:DeleteStateMachine Write states:DeleteStateMachineAlias Write states:DeleteStateMachineVersion Write states:DescribeActivity Read states:DescribeMapRun Read states:DescribeStateMachine Read states:DescribeStateMachineAlias Read states:DescribeStateMachineForExecution Read

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