Amazon IAM

Amazon IAM Roles API

Operations for managing IAM roles

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /?Action=CreateRole Amazon IAM Create a New IAM Role #
GET /?Action=GetRole Amazon IAM Get Information About an IAM Role #
GET /?Action=ListRoles Amazon IAM List IAM Roles #
GET /?Action=DeleteRole Amazon IAM Delete an IAM Role #
GET /?Action=AssumeRole Amazon IAM Assume an IAM Role #

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/
📖
APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/
📖
GettingStarted
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/getting-started.html

Specifications

⚙
OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iam/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-iam-roles-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

📊
JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iam/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-iam-user-schema.json
📊
JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iam/refs/heads/main/json-structure/amazon-iam-user-structure.json

Other Resources

🔗
Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/iam/pricing/
🔗
FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/iam/faqs/
🔗
Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iam/refs/heads/main/examples/amazon-iam-user-example.json

Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for apis

7 MCP tools reach this
  • find_apisBrowse and filter every API in the catalog.
  • get_api_artifactsOne API's artifacts, grouped by type.
  • get_openapiThe primary OpenAPI for this API.
  • find_similar_apisAPIs that look like this one.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This API 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis/amazon-iam-roles-api"
All apis 
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/apis?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.

OpenAPI Specification

amazon-iam-roles-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon IAM Access Keys Roles API
  description: Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables you to manage access to AWS services and resources securely. Using IAM, you can create and manage AWS users and groups, and use permissions to allow and deny their access to AWS resources.
  version: '2010-05-08'
  contact:
    name: Kin Lane
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iam/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://iam.amazonaws.com
  description: IAM API endpoint
security:
- AWS4Auth: []
tags:
- name: Roles
  description: Operations for managing IAM roles
paths:
  /?Action=CreateRole:
    get:
      operationId: CreateRole
      summary: Amazon IAM Create a New IAM Role
      description: Creates a new role for your AWS account.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CreateRole
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: RoleName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The name of the role to create.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 64
      - name: AssumeRolePolicyDocument
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The trust relationship policy document (JSON).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Path
        in: query
        description: The path to the role.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Description
        in: query
        description: A description of the role.
        schema:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1000
      - name: MaxSessionDuration
        in: query
        description: Maximum session duration in seconds.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 3600
          maximum: 43200
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateRoleResponse'
        '409':
          description: EntityAlreadyExists - Role already exists
      tags:
      - Roles
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=GetRole:
    get:
      operationId: GetRole
      summary: Amazon IAM Get Information About an IAM Role
      description: Retrieves information about the specified role, including the role's path, GUID, ARN, and the trust policy.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GetRole
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: RoleName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The name of the role to retrieve.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetRoleResponse'
        '404':
          description: NoSuchEntity - Role does not exist
      tags:
      - Roles
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=ListRoles:
    get:
      operationId: ListRoles
      summary: Amazon IAM List IAM Roles
      description: Lists the IAM roles that have the specified path prefix.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ListRoles
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: PathPrefix
        in: query
        description: The path prefix for filtering the results.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Marker
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: MaxItems
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 1000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListRolesResponse'
      tags:
      - Roles
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=DeleteRole:
    get:
      operationId: DeleteRole
      summary: Amazon IAM Delete an IAM Role
      description: Deletes the specified role.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - DeleteRole
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: RoleName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The name of the role to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '404':
          description: NoSuchEntity - Role does not exist
        '409':
          description: DeleteConflict - Role has resources attached
      tags:
      - Roles
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=AssumeRole:
    get:
      operationId: AssumeRole
      summary: Amazon IAM Assume an IAM Role
      description: Returns a set of temporary security credentials that you can use to access AWS resources. Uses the AWS STS service.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AssumeRole
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2011-06-15'
      - name: RoleArn
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The ARN of the role to assume.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: RoleSessionName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: An identifier for the assumed role session.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 64
      - name: DurationSeconds
        in: query
        description: Duration of the role session in seconds.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 900
          maximum: 43200
      - name: ExternalId
        in: query
        description: A unique identifier used by third parties.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with temporary credentials
        '403':
          description: AccessDenied
      tags:
      - Roles
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    ListRolesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        ListRolesResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            Roles:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
            IsTruncated:
              type: boolean
            Marker:
              type: string
    GetRoleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        GetRoleResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            Role:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
    Role:
      type: object
      properties:
        Path:
          type: string
          description: The path to the role.
        RoleName:
          type: string
          description: The friendly name that identifies the role.
        RoleId:
          type: string
          description: The stable and unique string identifying the role.
        Arn:
          type: string
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the role.
        CreateDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the role was created.
        AssumeRolePolicyDocument:
          type: string
          description: The policy that grants an entity permission to assume the role.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: A description of the role.
        MaxSessionDuration:
          type: integer
          description: The maximum session duration (in seconds) for the specified role.
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
      required:
      - RoleName
      - RoleId
      - Arn
      - CreateDate
      - AssumeRolePolicyDocument
    Tag:
      type: object
      properties:
        Key:
          type: string
          description: The key name for the tag.
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 128
        Value:
          type: string
          description: The value for the tag.
          maxLength: 256
      required:
      - Key
      - Value
    CreateRoleResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        CreateRoleResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            Role:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Role'
  securitySchemes:
    AWS4Auth:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication