CloudWatchLambdaApplicationSignalsExecutionRolePolicy

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Summary

Provides write access to X-Ray and CloudWatch Application Signals log group.

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

Identity

ARN: arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/CloudWatchLambdaApplicationSignalsExecutionRolePolicy
Default version: v1
Created: 2024-10-16
Last edited: 2024-10-16
Services: logs, xray

Control-plane actions (3)

By access level: 3 Write.

Control-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
CloudWatch Logs	3 of 133	3 Write; 3 restricted, 3 conditional	logs:CreateLogGroup, logs:CreateLogStream, logs:PutLogEvents

CloudWatch Logs: 3 actions

logs:CreateLogGroup (Write)
logs:CreateLogStream (Write)
logs:PutLogEvents (Write)

Data-plane actions (1)

By access level: 1 Write.

Data-plane actions by service
Service	Granted	Access levels and limits	Granted by
X-Ray	1 of 12	1 Write; 1 restricted, 1 conditional	xray:PutTraceSegments

X-Ray: 1 actions

xray:PutTraceSegments (Write)

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 4 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": "CloudWatchApplicationSignalsXrayWritePermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "xray:PutTraceSegments"
      ],
      "Resource": [
        "*"
      ],
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "Sid": "CloudWatchApplicationSignalsLogGroupWritePermissions",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "logs:CreateLogGroup",
        "logs:CreateLogStream",
        "logs:PutLogEvents"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:logs:*:*:log-group:/aws/application-signals/data:*",
      "Condition": {
        "StringEquals": {
          "aws:ResourceAccount": "${aws:PrincipalAccount}"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Version history

Current version v1, edited by AWS on 2024-10-16. 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/CloudWatchLambdaApplicationSignalsExecutionRolePolicy
aws iam attach-user-policy --user-name USER_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/CloudWatchLambdaApplicationSignalsExecutionRolePolicy
aws iam attach-group-policy --group-name GROUP_NAME --policy-arn arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/CloudWatchLambdaApplicationSignalsExecutionRolePolicy

CloudFormation

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

Terraform

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

CDK (TypeScript)

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

Sources

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