AWSQuickSetupEnableAREXExecutionPolicy

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Summary

This policy grants permissions that allow Systems Manager to run the AWSQuickSetupType-EnableAREX Automation runbook, which enables AWS Resource Explorer for use with Systems Manager.

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

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupEnableAREXExecutionPolicy
Default version: v2
Created: 2024-11-15
Last edited: 2026-10-27
Services: iam, resource-explorer-2, ssm

Control-plane actions (11)

By access level: 2 List, 3 Read, 1 Tagging, 5 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
IAM	1 of 190	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole
Resource Explorer	9 of 37	2 List, 2 Read, 1 Tagging, 4 Write; 3 restricted, 3 conditional	resource-explorer-2:AssociateDefaultView, resource-explorer-2:CreateIndex, resource-explorer-2:CreateView, resource-explorer-2:GetDefaultView, resource-explorer-2:GetIndex, resource-explorer-2:ListIndexes, resource-explorer-2:ListViews, resource-explorer-2:TagResource, resource-explorer-2:UpdateIndexType
Systems Manager	1 of 164	1 Read; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	ssm:GetCalendarState

IAM: 1 actions

iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole (Write)

Resource Explorer: 9 actions

resource-explorer-2:AssociateDefaultView (Write)
resource-explorer-2:CreateIndex (Write)
resource-explorer-2:CreateView (Write)
resource-explorer-2:GetDefaultView (Read)
resource-explorer-2:GetIndex (Read)
resource-explorer-2:ListIndexes (List)
resource-explorer-2:ListViews (List)
resource-explorer-2:TagResource (Tagging)
resource-explorer-2:UpdateIndexType (Write)

Systems Manager: 1 actions

ssm:GetCalendarState (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: mixed.

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

Why this tier

Grants 6 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.

Same service

Same domain

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": "AllowReadActions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-explorer-2:GetDefaultView",
        "resource-explorer-2:GetIndex",
        "resource-explorer-2:ListIndexes",
        "resource-explorer-2:ListViews"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowUpdateExistingIndexAndAssociateDefaultView",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-explorer-2:UpdateIndexType",
        "resource-explorer-2:AssociateDefaultView"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateViewAndIndex",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "resource-explorer-2:CreateView",
        "resource-explorer-2:CreateIndex",
        "resource-explorer-2:TagResource"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:resource-explorer-2:*:*:view/all-resources/*",
        "arn:aws:resource-explorer-2:*:*:index/*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:RequestTag/Type": "QuickSetup",
          "aws:ResourceTag/Type": "QuickSetup"
        },
        "ForAllValues:StringEquals": {
          "aws:TagKeys": "Type"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "AllowCreateServiceLinkedRole",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "iam:CreateServiceLinkedRole"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "iam:AWSServiceName": [
            "resource-explorer-2.amazonaws.com"
          ]
        }
      },
      "Resource": "arn:aws:iam::*:role/aws-service-role/resource-explorer-2.amazonaws.com/AWSServiceRoleForResourceExplorer"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "ssm:GetCalendarState",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:ssm:*:*:document/*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringLike": {
          "aws:userid": "*:SystemsManager-Automation-ChangeCalendar-Check"
        },
        "StringEquals": {
          "ssm:DocumentType": "ChangeCalendar"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v2, edited by AWS on 2026-10-27. 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/AWSQuickSetupEnableAREXExecutionPolicy
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupEnableAREXExecutionPolicy
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/AWSQuickSetupEnableAREXExecutionPolicy

CloudFormation

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

Terraform

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

CDK (TypeScript)

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

Sources

Pending editorial review. No editorial sources are listed yet.