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AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess

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Summary

Provides read only access to all Amazon Route 53 via the AWS Management Console, as the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide describes it.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections reviewed against the listed AWS sources.

Identity

ARN
arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess
Default version
v2
Created
Last edited
Services
route53

Control-plane actions (38)

By access level: 22 List, 16 Read.

Control-plane actions by service
ServiceGrantedAccess levels and limitsGranted by
Route 5338 of 7122 List, 16 Read; 0 restricted, 0 conditionalroute53:Get*, route53:List*, route53:TestDNSAnswer
Route 53: 38 actions
  • route53:GetAccountLimit (Read)
  • route53:GetChange (List)
  • route53:GetCheckerIpRanges (List)
  • route53:GetDNSSEC (Read)
  • route53:GetGeoLocation (List)
  • route53:GetHealthCheck (Read)
  • route53:GetHealthCheckCount (List)
  • route53:GetHealthCheckLastFailureReason (List)
  • route53:GetHealthCheckStatus (List)
  • route53:GetHostedZone (List)
  • route53:GetHostedZoneCount (List)
  • route53:GetHostedZoneLimit (Read)
  • route53:GetQueryLoggingConfig (Read)
  • route53:GetReusableDelegationSet (List)
  • route53:GetReusableDelegationSetLimit (Read)
  • route53:GetTrafficPolicy (Read)
  • route53:GetTrafficPolicyInstance (Read)
  • route53:GetTrafficPolicyInstanceCount (Read)
  • route53:ListCidrBlocks (List)
  • route53:ListCidrCollections (List)
  • route53:ListCidrLocations (List)
  • route53:ListGeoLocations (Read)
  • route53:ListHealthChecks (Read)
  • route53:ListHostedZones (List)
  • route53:ListHostedZonesByName (List)
  • route53:ListHostedZonesByVPC (List)
  • route53:ListQueryLoggingConfigs (List)
  • route53:ListResourceRecordSets (List)
  • route53:ListReusableDelegationSets (Read)
  • route53:ListTagsForResource (Read)
  • route53:ListTagsForResources (Read)
  • route53:ListTrafficPolicies (List)
  • route53:ListTrafficPolicyInstances (Read)
  • route53:ListTrafficPolicyInstancesByHostedZone (List)
  • route53:ListTrafficPolicyInstancesByPolicy (List)
  • route53:ListTrafficPolicyVersions (List)
  • route53:ListVPCAssociationAuthorizations (List)
  • route53:TestDNSAnswer (Read)

Data-plane actions (0)

By access level: none.

This policy grants no actions in this plane.

Excluded and conditional actions

No patterns are excluded by NotAction or Deny statements.

Resource scope and attachment

Resource scope across granted actions: all-resources.

Can be attached: Yes, to users, groups and roles.

Why this tier

  • Grants only List and Read actions.

Guidance

Practical scope

One statement allows route53:Get*, route53:List* and route53:TestDNSAnswer on Resource "*", with no Condition.

Use cases

  • View Amazon Route 53 resources from the AWS Management Console.

Best practices

  • AWS managed policies don't grant least privilege permissions. The IAM User Guide suggests using IAM Access Analyzer to see which permissions principals actually use, then writing a custom policy or generating one with only the required permissions.

Security considerations

  • route53:Get*, route53:List* and route53:TestDNSAnswer apply to all resources.
  • You cannot change the permissions in an AWS managed policy. If AWS updates the policy, the update affects every user, group and role it is attached to.

Assignment guidance

You can attach this policy to your users, groups and roles. The reference page also links to guidance on creating a permission set using AWS managed policies in IAM Identity Center. It fits where viewing Route 53 resources is the only requirement.

Related policies

Same service

Same domain

Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess?
The reference page describes it as read only access to all Amazon Route 53 via the AWS Management Console, and says you can attach it to users, groups and roles. Use it for people who only need to view Route 53.
What does AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess grant?
It allows route53:Get*, route53:List* and route53:TestDNSAnswer on all resources.
What are the security risks of AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess?
The permissions are limited to the three read-style actions but apply to all resources. AWS managed policies do not grant least privilege permissions, and an AWS update to the policy affects every identity it is attached to.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "route53:Get*",
        "route53:List*",
        "route53:TestDNSAnswer"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v2, edited by AWS on 2016-11-15. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

AWS CLI

aws iam attach-role-policy --role-name ROLE_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess

CloudFormation

Resources:
  ExampleRole:
    Type: AWS::IAM::Role
    Properties:
      AssumeRolePolicyDocument: {}  # replace with your trust policy
      ManagedPolicyArns:
        - arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess

Terraform

resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "amazonroute53readonlyaccess" {
  role       = aws_iam_role.example.name
  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess"
}

CDK (TypeScript)

role.addManagedPolicy(
  iam.ManagedPolicy.fromAwsManagedPolicyName("AmazonRoute53ReadOnlyAccess"),
);

Sources