AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Documentation

Using IAM

This guide looks closely at the product for the users of the AWS Management Console and command line tools. It provides detailed descriptions of all the product concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line tools.
HTML | PDF | Amazon Kindle

IAM API Reference

This is a detailed reference guide that describes all the API operations for this product in detail. In addition, it provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
HTML | PDF

Using Temporary Security Credentials

This guide looks closely at the product for the users of the AWS Management Console and command line tools. It provides detailed descriptions of all the product concepts and provides instructions on using the various features with both the console and the command line tools.
HTML | PDF | Amazon Kindle

AWS Security Token Service API Reference

This is a detailed reference guide that describes all the API operations for this product in detail. In addition, it provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
HTML | PDF

IAM Command Line Reference

This is a detailed reference guide that describes all the command line tools for this product in detail. It provides basic syntax, options, and usage examples for each tool.
HTML | PDF

IAM Quick Reference Card

(pdf)
This document briefly covers the essential commands for using the service from the command line interface.
PDF
©2013, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.