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Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for AWS Billing

This topic provides examples of several identity-based policies. These policies that demonstrate how an account administrator attaches permissions policies to IAM identities (users, groups, and roles) to grant permissions for performing operations on Billing resources.

For a full discussion of AWS accounts and IAM users, see What Is IAM? in the IAM User Guide.

For instructions on how you can update customer managed policies, see Editing customer managed policies (console) in the IAM User Guide.

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AWS Billing actions policies
Managed policies

AWS Billing actions policies

This table summarizes the permissions that allow or deny IAM users access to your billing information and tools. For examples of policies that use these permissions, see AWS Billing policy examples.

For a list of actions policies for the AWS Cost Management console, see AWS Cost Management actions policies in the AWS Cost Management user guide.

Permission name	Description
`aws-portal:ViewBilling`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view the Billing and Cost Management console pages.
`aws-portal:ModifyBilling`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to modify the following Billing and Cost Management console pages: Budgets Consolidated Billing Billing preferences Credits Tax settings Payment methods Purchase orders Cost Allocation Tags To allow IAM users to modify these console pages, you must allow both `ModifyBilling` and `ViewBilling`. For an example policy, see Allow IAM users to modify billing information.
`aws-portal:ViewAccount`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view the following Billing and Cost Management console pages: Billing Dashboard Account Settings
`aws-portal:ModifyAccount`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to modify Account Settings. To allow IAM users to modify account settings, you must allow both `ModifyAccount` and `ViewAccount`. For an example of a policy that explicitly denies an IAM user access to the Account Settings console page, see Deny access to account settings, but allow full access to all other billing and usage information.
`aws-portal:ViewPaymentMethods`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view Payment Methods.
`aws-portal:ModifyPaymentMethods`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to modify Payment Methods. To allow users to modify payment methods, you must allow both `ModifyPaymentMethods` and `ViewPaymentMethods`.
`cur:DescribeReportDefinitions`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view AWS Cost and Usage Reports. AWS Cost and Usage Reports permissions apply to all reports that are created using the AWS Cost and Usage Reports Service API and the Billing and Cost Management console. If you create reports using the Billing and Cost Management console, we recommend that you update the permissions for IAM users. Not updating the permissions will result in users losing access to viewing, editing, and removing reports on the console reports page. For an example of a policy, see Allow IAM users to access the reports console page.
`cur:PutReportDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to create AWS Cost and Usage Reports. AWS Cost and Usage Reports permissions apply to all reports that are created using the AWS Cost and Usage Reports Service API and the Billing and Cost Management console. If you create reports using the Billing and Cost Management console, we recommend that you update the permissions for IAM users. Not updating the permissions will result in users losing access to viewing, editing, and removing reports on the console reports page. For an example of a policy, see Allow IAM users to access the reports console page.
`cur:DeleteReportDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to delete AWS Cost and Usage Reports. AWS Cost and Usage Reports permissions apply to all reports that are created using the AWS Cost and Usage Reports Service API and the Billing and Cost Management console. If you create reports using the Billing and Cost Management console, we recommend that you update the permissions for IAM users. Not updating the permissions will result in users losing access to viewing, editing, and removing reports on the console reports page. For an example of a policy, see Create, view, edit, or delete AWS Cost and Usage Reports.
`cur:ModifyReportDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to modify AWS Cost and Usage Reports. AWS Cost and Usage Reports permissions apply to all reports that are created using the AWS Cost and Usage Reports Service API and the Billing and Cost Management console. If you create reports using the Billing and Cost Management console, we recommend that you update the permissions for IAM users. Not updating the permissions will result in users losing access to viewing, editing, and removing reports on the console reports page. For an example of a policy, see Create, view, edit, or delete AWS Cost and Usage Reports.
`ce:CreateCostCategoryDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permissions to create cost categories. For an example policy, see View and manage cost categories.
`ce:DeleteCostCategoryDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permissions to delete cost categories. For an example policy, see View and manage cost categories.
`ce:DescribeCostCategoryDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permissions to view cost categories. For an example policy, see View and manage cost categories.
`ce:ListCostCategoryDefinitions`	Allow or deny IAM users permissions to list cost categories. For an example policy, see View and manage cost categories.
`ce:UpdateCostCategoryDefinition`	Allow or deny IAM users permissions to update cost categories. For an example policy, see View and manage cost categories.
`aws-portal:ViewUsage`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view AWS usage Reports. To allow IAM users to view usage reports, you must allow both `ViewUsage` and `ViewBilling`. For an example policy, see Allow IAM users to access the reports console page.
`pricing:DescribeServices`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view AWS service products and pricing via the AWS Price List Service API. To allow IAM users to use AWS Price List Service API, you must allow `DescribeServices`, `GetAttributeValues`, and `GetProducts`. For an example policy, see Find products and prices.
`pricing:GetAttributeValues`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view AWS service products and pricing via the AWS Price List Service API. To allow IAM users to use AWS Price List Service API, you must allow `DescribeServices`, `GetAttributeValues`, and `GetProducts`. For an example policy, see Find products and prices.
`pricing:GetProducts`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view AWS service products and pricing via the AWS Price List Service API. To allow IAM users to use AWS Price List Service API, you must allow `DescribeServices`, `GetAttributeValues`, and `GetProducts`. For an example policy, see Find products and prices.
`purchase-orders:ViewPurchaseOrders`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to view Purchase Orders. For an example policy, see View and manage purchase orders.
`purchase-orders:ModifyPurchaseOrders`	Allow or deny IAM users permission to modify Purchase Orders. For an example policy, see View and manage purchase orders.

Managed policies

Managed policies are standalone identity-based policies that you can attach to multiple users, groups, and roles in your AWS account. You can use AWS managed policies to control access in Billing.

An AWS managed policy is a standalone policy that's created and administered by AWS. AWS managed policies are designed to provide permissions for many common use cases. AWS managed policies make it easier for you to assign appropriate permissions to users, groups, and roles than if you had to write the policies yourself.

You can't change the permissions defined in AWS managed policies. AWS occasionally updates the permissions that are defined in an AWS managed policy. When this occurs, the update affects all principal entities (users, groups, and roles) that the policy is attached to.

Billing provides several AWS managed policies for common use cases.

Allow full access to the Billing console and to manage purchase orders

Managed policy name: AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy

This managed policy grants full access to the Billing console and to the Purchase orders console. The policy allows the user to view, create, update, and delete the account's purchase orders.


{
   "Version":"2012-10-17",
   "Statement":[
      {
         "Effect":"Allow",
         "Action":[
            "aws-portal:*Billing",
            "purchase-orders:*PurchaseOrders"
         ],
         "Resource":"*"
      }
   ]
}

AWS Billing updates to AWS managed policies

View details about updates to AWS managed policies for AWS Billing since this service began tracking these changes. For automatic alerts about changes to this page, subscribe to the RSS feed on the AWS Billing Document history page.

Change	Description	Date
AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy – Update to an existing policy	AWS Billing removed unnecessary permissions.	November 18, 2021
AWS Billing started tracking changes	AWS Billing started tracking changes for its AWS managed policies.	November 18, 2021

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