AmazonVPCFullAccess

Summary

Provides full access to Amazon VPC via the AWS Management Console.

Permissions imported from the AWS Managed Policy Reference Guide; other sections pending editorial review.

Identity

ARN

arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonVPCFullAccessCopy ARN

Default version

v13

Created

2015-02-06

Last edited

2026-02-12

Services

ec2

Control-plane actions (154)

By access level: 43 List, 3 Permissions management, 1 Read, 2 Tagging, 105 Write.

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 110 write, tagging or permissions-management actions, short of full control of any service.

Guidance

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

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• AmazonDataZoneProjectRolePermissionsBoundary
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• AmazonEC2ContainerServiceRole
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Frequently asked questions

Pending editorial review. The permission data on this page comes straight from AWS; this section will be filled in once a reviewed guide exists.

Policy JSON

Download policy.json

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AmazonVPCFullAccess",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "ec2:AcceptVpcPeeringConnection",
        "ec2:AcceptVpcEndpointConnections",
        "ec2:AllocateAddress",
        "ec2:AssignIpv6Addresses",
        "ec2:AssignPrivateIpAddresses",
        "ec2:AssociateAddress",
        "ec2:AssociateDhcpOptions",
        "ec2:AssociateRouteTable",
        "ec2:AssociateSecurityGroupVpc",
        "ec2:AssociateSubnetCidrBlock",
        "ec2:AssociateVpcCidrBlock",
        "ec2:AttachClassicLinkVpc",
        "ec2:AttachInternetGateway",
        "ec2:AttachNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:AttachVpnGateway",
        "ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupEgress",
        "ec2:AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress",
        "ec2:CreateCarrierGateway",
        "ec2:CreateCustomerGateway",
        "ec2:CreateDefaultSubnet",
        "ec2:CreateDefaultVpc",
        "ec2:CreateDhcpOptions",
        "ec2:CreateEgressOnlyInternetGateway",
        "ec2:CreateFlowLogs",
        "ec2:CreateInternetGateway",
        "ec2:CreateLocalGatewayRouteTableVpcAssociation",
        "ec2:CreateNatGateway",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkAcl",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkAclEntry",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:CreateNetworkInterfacePermission",
        "ec2:CreateRoute",
        "ec2:CreateRouteTable",
        "ec2:CreateSecurityGroup",
        "ec2:CreateSubnet",
        "ec2:CreateTags",
        "ec2:CreateVpc",
        "ec2:CreateVpcEndpoint",
        "ec2:CreateVpcEndpointConnectionNotification",
        "ec2:CreateVpcEndpointServiceConfiguration",
        "ec2:CreateVpcPeeringConnection",
        "ec2:CreateVpnConnection",
        "ec2:CreateVpnConnectionRoute",
        "ec2:CreateVpnGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteCarrierGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteCustomerGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteDhcpOptions",
        "ec2:DeleteEgressOnlyInternetGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteFlowLogs",
        "ec2:DeleteInternetGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteLocalGatewayRouteTableVpcAssociation",
        "ec2:DeleteNatGateway",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkAcl",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkAclEntry",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:DeleteNetworkInterfacePermission",
        "ec2:DeleteRoute",
        "ec2:DeleteRouteTable",
        "ec2:DeleteSecurityGroup",
        "ec2:DeleteSubnet",
        "ec2:DeleteTags",
        "ec2:DeleteVpc",
        "ec2:DeleteVpcEndpoints",
        "ec2:DeleteVpcEndpointConnectionNotifications",
        "ec2:DeleteVpcEndpointServiceConfigurations",
        "ec2:DeleteVpcPeeringConnection",
        "ec2:DeleteVpnConnection",
        "ec2:DeleteVpnConnectionRoute",
        "ec2:DeleteVpnGateway",
        "ec2:DescribeAccountAttributes",
        "ec2:DescribeAddresses",
        "ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones",
        "ec2:DescribeCarrierGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeClassicLinkInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeCustomerGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeDhcpOptions",
        "ec2:DescribeEgressOnlyInternetGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeFlowLogs",
        "ec2:DescribeInstances",
        "ec2:DescribeInternetGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeIpv6Pools",
        "ec2:DescribeLocalGatewayRouteTables",
        "ec2:DescribeLocalGatewayRouteTableVpcAssociations",
        "ec2:DescribeKeyPairs",
        "ec2:DescribeMovingAddresses",
        "ec2:DescribeNatGateways",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkAcls",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaceAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfacePermissions",
        "ec2:DescribeNetworkInterfaces",
        "ec2:DescribePrefixLists",
        "ec2:DescribeRouteTables",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroupReferences",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroupRules",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSecurityGroupVpcAssociations",
        "ec2:DescribeStaleSecurityGroups",
        "ec2:DescribeSubnets",
        "ec2:DescribeTags",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcAttribute",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcClassicLink",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcClassicLinkDnsSupport",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpointConnectionNotifications",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpointConnections",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpoints",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpointServiceConfigurations",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpointServicePermissions",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcEndpointServices",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcPeeringConnections",
        "ec2:DescribeVpcs",
        "ec2:DescribeVpnConnections",
        "ec2:DescribeVpnGateways",
        "ec2:DetachClassicLinkVpc",
        "ec2:DetachInternetGateway",
        "ec2:DetachNetworkInterface",
        "ec2:DetachVpnGateway",
        "ec2:DisableVgwRoutePropagation",
        "ec2:DisableVpcClassicLink",
        "ec2:DisableVpcClassicLinkDnsSupport",
        "ec2:DisassociateAddress",
        "ec2:DisassociateRouteTable",
        "ec2:DisassociateSecurityGroupVpc",
        "ec2:DisassociateSubnetCidrBlock",
        "ec2:DisassociateVpcCidrBlock",
        "ec2:EnableVgwRoutePropagation",
        "ec2:EnableVpcClassicLink",
        "ec2:EnableVpcClassicLinkDnsSupport",
        "ec2:GetSecurityGroupsForVpc",
        "ec2:ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute",
        "ec2:ModifySecurityGroupRules",
        "ec2:ModifySubnetAttribute",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcAttribute",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcEndpoint",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcEndpointConnectionNotification",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcEndpointServiceConfiguration",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcEndpointServicePermissions",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcPeeringConnectionOptions",
        "ec2:ModifyVpcTenancy",
        "ec2:MoveAddressToVpc",
        "ec2:RejectVpcEndpointConnections",
        "ec2:RejectVpcPeeringConnection",
        "ec2:ReleaseAddress",
        "ec2:ReplaceNetworkAclAssociation",
        "ec2:ReplaceNetworkAclEntry",
        "ec2:ReplaceRoute",
        "ec2:ReplaceRouteTableAssociation",
        "ec2:ResetNetworkInterfaceAttribute",
        "ec2:RestoreAddressToClassic",
        "ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupEgress",
        "ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupIngress",
        "ec2:UnassignIpv6Addresses",
        "ec2:UnassignPrivateIpAddresses",
        "ec2:UpdateSecurityGroupRuleDescriptionsEgress",
        "ec2:UpdateSecurityGroupRuleDescriptionsIngress"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v13, edited by AWS on 2026-02-12. 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/AmazonVPCFullAccess
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonVPCFullAccess
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AmazonVPCFullAccess

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

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

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.

• Official AWS reference for AmazonVPCFullAccess
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