Attach an IAM policy to a user using an Amazon SDK - Amazon Identity and Access Management
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Attach an IAM policy to a user using an Amazon SDK

The following code examples show how to attach an IAM policy to a user.

Warning

To avoid security risks, don't use IAM users for authentication when developing purpose-built software or working with real data. Instead, use federation with an identity provider such as Amazon IAM Identity Center (successor to Amazon Single Sign-On).

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository. 

def attach_policy(user_name, policy_arn):
    """
    Attaches a policy to a user.

    :param user_name: The name of the user.
    :param policy_arn: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the policy.
    """
    try:
        iam.User(user_name).attach_policy(PolicyArn=policy_arn)
        logger.info("Attached policy %s to user %s.", policy_arn, user_name)
    except ClientError:
        logger.exception("Couldn't attach policy %s to user %s.", policy_arn, user_name)
        raise

  • For API details, see AttachUserPolicy in Amazon SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

Rust
SDK for Rust
Note

This documentation is for an SDK in preview release. The SDK is subject to change and should not be used in production.

Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository. 

pub async fn attach_user_policy(
    client: &iamClient,
    user_name: &str,
    policy_arn: &str,
) -> Result<(), iamError> {
    client
        .attach_user_policy()
        .user_name(user_name)
        .policy_arn(policy_arn)
        .send()
        .await?;

    Ok(())
}

For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using IAM with an Amazon SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.