AmazonSNSFullAccess

Summary

Provides full access to Amazon SNS via the AWS Management Console. The policy allows sns:* on all resources, plus a list of AWS End User Messaging SMS (sms-voice) actions that apply only when called through Amazon SNS.

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

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonSNSFullAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v2

Created

2015-02-06

Last edited

2024-09-24

Services

sms-voice, sns

Control-plane actions (51)

By access level: 7 List, 3 Permissions management, 15 Read, 2 Tagging, 24 Write.

Data-plane actions (2)

By access level: 2 Write.

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 at least 80% of the write and permissions-management actions of: sns (22 of 22).

Guidance

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Frequently asked questions

When should I attach AmazonSNSFullAccess?

The Amazon SNS Developer Guide says it provides full access to Amazon SNS using the AWS Management Console and that you can attach it to your users, groups or roles. Attach it where that is the intended scope. If you need less, AWS recommends a customer managed policy specific to your use case.

What does AmazonSNSFullAccess grant?

It allows sns:* on all resources. It also allows these sms-voice actions on all resources, but only when called via Amazon SNS: DescribeVerifiedDestinationNumbers, CreateVerifiedDestinationNumber, SendDestinationNumberVerificationCode, SendTextMessage, DeleteVerifiedDestinationNumber, VerifyDestinationNumber, DescribeAccountAttributes, DescribeSpendLimits, DescribePhoneNumbers, SetTextMessageSpendLimitOverride, DescribeOptedOutNumbers and DeleteOptedOutNumber.

What are the security risks of AmazonSNSFullAccess?

sns:* allows every Amazon SNS action on all resources. The SMS actions include sending text messages and setting or overriding the account's SMS spending limit. AWS managed policies might not grant least-privilege permissions for your use case, and AWS recommends reducing permissions further with customer managed policies. AWS updates to the policy affect every identity it is attached to.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "SNSFullAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "sns:*",
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "SMSAccessViaSNS",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "sms-voice:DescribeVerifiedDestinationNumbers",
        "sms-voice:CreateVerifiedDestinationNumber",
        "sms-voice:SendDestinationNumberVerificationCode",
        "sms-voice:SendTextMessage",
        "sms-voice:DeleteVerifiedDestinationNumber",
        "sms-voice:VerifyDestinationNumber",
        "sms-voice:DescribeAccountAttributes",
        "sms-voice:DescribeSpendLimits",
        "sms-voice:DescribePhoneNumbers",
        "sms-voice:SetTextMessageSpendLimitOverride",
        "sms-voice:DescribeOptedOutNumbers",
        "sms-voice:DeleteOptedOutNumber"
      ],
      "Resource": "*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:CalledViaLast": "sns.amazonaws.com"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v2, edited by AWS on 2024-09-24. Version history is recorded from 2026-11-11. Earlier versions are in the IAM console under Policy versions.

Attach snippets

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

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

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

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

Sources

• AmazonSNSFullAccess (AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports summary, practicalScope, assignmentGuidance, faqs)
• AWS managed policies for Amazon SNS (Amazon SNS Developer Guide) (retrieved 2026-11-12; supports summary, practicalScope, useCases, bestPractices, securityConsiderations, assignmentGuidance, faqs)

• Official AWS reference for AmazonSNSFullAccess
• AWS service guide
• Report a data issue