# Systems Manager Automation Runbook Reference
To help you get started quickly, Amazon Systems Manager provides predefined runbooks. These runbooks are maintained by Amazon Web Services, Amazon Web Services Support, and Amazon Config. The Runbook Reference describes each of the predefined runbooks provided by Systems Manager, Amazon Web Services Support, and Amazon Config.
**Important**
If you run an automation workflow that invokes other services by using an Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) service role, be aware that the service role must be configured with permission to invoke those services. This requirement applies to all Amazon Automation runbooks (`AWS-*` runbooks) such as the `AWS-ConfigureS3BucketLogging`, `AWS-CreateDynamoDBBackup`, and `AWS-RestartEC2Instance` runbooks, to name a few. This requirement also applies to any custom Automation runbooks you create that invoke other Amazon services by using actions that call other services. For example, if you use the `aws:executeAwsApi`, `aws:createStack`, or `aws:copyImage` actions, then you must configure the service role with permission to invoke those services. You can enable permissions to other Amazon services by adding an IAM inline policy to the role. For more information, see [Add an Automation inline policy to invoke other Amazon services](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-permissions.html#automation-role-add-inline-policy).
This reference includes topics that describe each of the Systems Manager runbooks that are owned by Amazon, Amazon Web Services Support, and Amazon Config. Runbooks are organized by the relevant Amazon Web Services service. Each page provides an explanation of the required and optional parameters that you can specify when using the runbook. Each page also lists the steps in the runbook and the output of the automation, if any.
This reference does *not* include a separate page for runbooks that require approval such as the `AWS-CreateManagedLinuxInstanceWithApproval` or `AWS-StopEC2InstanceWithApproval` runbook. Any runbook name that includes `WithApproval`, means the runbook includes the [https://docs.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-action-approve.html](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-action-approve.html) action. This action temporarily pauses an automation until designated principals either approve or reject the action. After the required number of approvals is reached, the automation resumes.
For information about running automations, see [Running a simple automation](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-working-executing.html). For information about running automations on multiple targets, see [Running automations that use targets and rate controls](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/latest/userguide/automation-working-targets-and-rate-controls.html).
**Topics**
+ [View runbook content](#view-automation-json)
+ [API Gateway](automation-ref-abp.md)
+ [Amazon Batch](automation-ref-batch.md)
+ [Amazon CloudFormation](automation-ref-cfn.md)
+ [CloudFront](automation-ref-cf.md)
+ [CloudTrail](automation-ref-ct.md)
+ [CloudWatch](automation-ref-cw.md)
+ [Amazon DocumentDB](automation-ref-docdb.md)
+ [CodeBuild](automation-ref-acb.md)
+ [Amazon CodeDeploy](automation-ref-acd.md)
+ [Amazon Config](automation-ref-cc.md)
+ [Amazon Connect](automation-ref-con.md)
+ [Amazon Directory Service](automation-ref-ads.md)
+ [Amazon AppSync](automation-ref-apsy.md)
+ [Amazon Athena](automation-ref-ate.md)
+ [DynamoDB](automation-ref-ddb.md)
+ [Amazon Database Migration Service](automation-ref-dms.md)
+ [Amazon EBS](automation-ref-ebs.md)
+ [Amazon EC2](automation-ref-ec2.md)
+ [Amazon ECS](automation-ref-ecs.md)
+ [Amazon EFS](automation-ref-efs.md)
+ [Amazon EKS](automation-ref-eks.md)
+ [Elastic Beanstalk](automation-ref-aeb.md)
+ [Elastic Load Balancing](automation-ref-elb.md)
+ [Amazon EMR](automation-ref-emr.md)
+ [Amazon OpenSearch Service](automation-ref-opensearch.md)
+ [EventBridge](automation-ref-ev.md)
+ [Amazon Glue](automation-ref-glu.md)
+ [Amazon FSx](automation-ref-fsx.md)
+ [GuardDuty](automation-ref-gdu.md)
+ [IAM](automation-ref-iam.md)
+ [Incident Detection and Response](automation-ref-idr.md)
+ [Amazon Kinesis Data Streams](automation-ref-aks.md)
+ [Amazon KMS](automation-ref-kms.md)
+ [Lambda](automation-ref-lam.md)
+ [Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow](automation-ref-mwaa.md)
+ [Neptune](automation-ref-neptune.md)
+ [Amazon RDS](automation-ref-rds.md)
+ [Amazon Redshift](automation-ref-rs.md)
+ [Amazon S3](automation-ref-s3.md)
+ [Amazon SES](automation-ref-ses.md)
+ [SageMaker AI](automation-ref-sm.md)
+ [Secrets Manager](automation-ref-asm.md)
+ [Security Hub CSPM](automation-ref-ash.md)
+ [Amazon Shield](automation-ref-shd.md)
+ [Amazon SNS](automation-ref-sns.md)
+ [Amazon SQS](automation-ref-sqs.md)
+ [Step Functions](automation-ref-sfn.md)
+ [Systems Manager](automation-ref-sys.md)
+ [Third-party](automation-ref-third-party.md)
+ [Amazon VPC](automation-ref-vpc.md)
+ [Amazon WAF](automation-ref-waf.md)
+ [Amazon WorkSpaces](automation-ref-wsp.md)
+ [X-Ray](automation-ref-xray.md)
## View runbook content
You can view the content for runbooks in the Systems Manager console.
**To view runbook content**
1. Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/).
1. In the navigation pane, choose **Documents**.
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If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (![\[Horizontal black and white striped pattern forming a simple geometric design.\]](http://docs.amazonaws.cn/en_us/systems-manager-automation-runbooks/latest/userguide/images/menu-icon-small.png)) to open the navigation pane, and then choose **Documents** in the navigation pane.
1. In the **Categories** section, choose **Automation documents**.
1. Choose a runbook, and then choose **View details**.
1. Choose the **Content** tab.