Amazon IAM

Amazon IAM Users API

Operations for managing IAM users

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /?Action=CreateUser Amazon IAM Create a New IAM User #
GET /?Action=GetUser Amazon IAM Get Information About an IAM User #
GET /?Action=ListUsers Amazon IAM List IAM Users #
GET /?Action=UpdateUser Amazon IAM Update an IAM User #
GET /?Action=DeleteUser Amazon IAM Delete an IAM User #

Documentation

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

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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

Other Resources

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

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-iam-users-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Amazon IAM Access Keys Users 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: Users
  description: Operations for managing IAM users
paths:
  /?Action=CreateUser:
    get:
      operationId: CreateUser
      summary: Amazon IAM Create a New IAM User
      description: Creates a new IAM user for your AWS account.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CreateUser
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: UserName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The name of the user to create.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 64
      - name: Path
        in: query
        description: The path for the user name.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: Tags.member.N
        in: query
        description: Tags to attach to the user.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserResponse'
        '409':
          description: EntityAlreadyExists - User already exists
        '400':
          description: ValidationError or LimitExceeded
      tags:
      - Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=GetUser:
    get:
      operationId: GetUser
      summary: Amazon IAM Get Information About an IAM User
      description: Retrieves information about the specified IAM user, including the user's creation date, path, unique ID, and ARN.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GetUser
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: UserName
        in: query
        description: The name of the user to retrieve. If not specified, the user name is determined from the access key used.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetUserResponse'
        '404':
          description: NoSuchEntity - User does not exist
      tags:
      - Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=ListUsers:
    get:
      operationId: ListUsers
      summary: Amazon IAM List IAM Users
      description: Lists the IAM users that have the specified path prefix.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ListUsers
      - 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
        description: Pagination marker from a previous response.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: MaxItems
        in: query
        description: Maximum number of items to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 1000
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListUsersResponse'
      tags:
      - Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=UpdateUser:
    get:
      operationId: UpdateUser
      summary: Amazon IAM Update an IAM User
      description: Updates the name and/or the path of the specified IAM user.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - UpdateUser
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: UserName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Name of the user to update.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: NewUserName
        in: query
        description: New name for the user.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: NewPath
        in: query
        description: New path for the user.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '404':
          description: NoSuchEntity - User does not exist
        '409':
          description: EntityAlreadyExists - New user name already taken
      tags:
      - Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /?Action=DeleteUser:
    get:
      operationId: DeleteUser
      summary: Amazon IAM Delete an IAM User
      description: Deletes the specified IAM user.
      parameters:
      - name: Action
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - DeleteUser
      - name: Version
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          default: '2010-05-08'
      - name: UserName
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The name of the user to delete.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
        '404':
          description: NoSuchEntity - User does not exist
        '409':
          description: DeleteConflict - User has resources attached
      tags:
      - Users
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    User:
      type: object
      properties:
        Path:
          type: string
          description: The path to the user.
        UserName:
          type: string
          description: The friendly name identifying the user.
        UserId:
          type: string
          description: The stable and unique string identifying the user.
        Arn:
          type: string
          description: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) that identifies the user.
        CreateDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the user was created.
        PasswordLastUsed:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The date and time when the user's password was last used to sign in.
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
      required:
      - UserName
      - UserId
      - Arn
      - CreateDate
    CreateUserResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        CreateUserResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            User:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    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
    GetUserResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        GetUserResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            User:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
    ListUsersResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        ListUsersResult:
          type: object
          properties:
            Users:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
            IsTruncated:
              type: boolean
            Marker:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    AWS4Auth:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication