AWS 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.

AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy

This managed policy grants full access to the Billing and Cost Management 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":[
            "account:GetAccountInformation",
            "account:GetContactInformation",
            "aws-portal:*Billing",
            "consolidatedbilling:GetAccountBillingRole",
            "invoicing:GetInvoicePDF",
            "payments:GetPaymentInstrument",
            "payments:ListPaymentPreferences",
            "purchase-orders:AddPurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:DeletePurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:GetPurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrderInvoices",
            "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrders",
            "purchase-orders:ListTagsForResource",
            "purchase-orders:ModifyPurchaseOrders",
            "purchase-orders:TagResource",
            "purchase-orders:UntagResource",
            "purchase-orders:UpdatePurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:UpdatePurchaseOrderStatus",
            "purchase-orders:ViewPurchaseOrders",
            "tax:ListTaxRegistrations"
         ],
         "Resource":"*"
      }
   ]
}

AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess

This managed policy grants users read-only access to features in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console.

Permissions details

This policy includes the following permissions:

• account – Retrieve information about their AWS account.

• aws-portal – Grants users overall viewing permission to the Billing and Cost Management console pages.

• billing – Retrieve comprehensive access to AWS billing information, such as billing preference, active contracts, credits or discounts applied, IAM preferences, seller of record, and a list of billing reports.

• budgets – Retrieve information about actions set for the AWS Budgets feature.

• ce – Retrieve cost and usage information, tags, and dimension values to view the AWS Cost Explorer feature.

• consolidatedbilling – Retrieve roles and details about the AWS accounts configured using the consolidated billing feature.

• cur – Retrieve information about their AWS Cost and Usage Report data.

• freetier – Retrieve information about AWS Free Tier alert and usage preferences.

• invoicing – Retrieve information about their invoice preferences.

• payments – Retrieve financing, payment status, and payment instrument information.

• purchase-orders – Retrieve information about invoices associated with their purchase orders.

• sustainability – Retrieve carbon footprint information based on their AWS usage.

• tax – Retrieve registered tax information from tax settings.

{
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
            {
                "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
                "Effect": "Allow",
                "Action": [
                    "account:GetAccountInformation",
                    "aws-portal:ViewBilling",
                    "billing:GetBillingData",
                    "billing:GetBillingDetails",
                    "billing:GetBillingNotifications",
                    "billing:GetBillingPreferences",
                    "billing:GetContractInformation",
                    "billing:GetCredits",
                    "billing:GetIAMAccessPreference",
                    "billing:GetSellerOfRecord", 
                    "billing:ListBillingViews",
                    "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget",
                    "budgets:DescribeBudgetAction",
                    "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount",
                    "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionHistories",
                    "budgets:ViewBudget",
                    "ce:DescribeCostCategoryDefinition",
                    "ce:GetCostAndUsage",
                    "ce:GetDimensionValues",
                    "ce:GetTags",
                    "ce:ListCostCategoryDefinitions",
                    "ce:ListCostAllocationTags",
                    "ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory",
                    "ce:ListTagsForResource",
                    "consolidatedbilling:GetAccountBillingRole",
                    "consolidatedbilling:ListLinkedAccounts",
                    "cur:DescribeReportDefinitions",
                    "cur:GetClassicReport",
                    "cur:GetClassicReportPreferences", 
                    "cur:GetUsageReport",
                    "freetier:GetFreeTierAlertPreference",
                    "freetier:GetFreeTierUsage",
                    "invoicing:GetInvoiceEmailDeliveryPreferences",
                    "invoicing:GetInvoicePDF",
                    "invoicing:ListInvoiceSummaries",
                    "payments:GetFinancingApplication",
                    "payments:GetFinancingLine",
                    "payments:GetFinancingLineWithdrawal",
                    "payments:GetFinancingOption",
                    "payments:GetPaymentInstrument", 
                    "payments:GetPaymentStatus",
                    "payments:ListFinancingApplications",
                    "payments:ListFinancingLines",
                    "payments:ListFinancingLineWithdrawals",
                    "payments:ListPaymentInstruments",
                    "payments:ListPaymentPreferences",
                    "payments:ListPaymentProgramOptions",
                    "payments:ListPaymentProgramStatus",
                    "payments:ListTagsForResource",
                    "purchase-orders:GetPurchaseOrder",
                    "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrderInvoices",
                    "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrders",
                    "purchase-orders:ListTagsForResource",
                    "purchase-orders:ViewPurchaseOrders",
                    "sustainability:GetCarbonFootprintSummary",
                    "tax:GetTaxInheritance",
                    "tax:GetTaxRegistrationDocument",
                    "tax:ListTaxRegistrations"
            ],
        "Resource": "*"
      }
   ]
}

Billing

This managed policy grants users permission to view and edit the AWS Billing and Cost Management console. This includes viewing account usage, modifying budgets and payment methods.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
      {
        "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
        "Effect": "Allow",
        "Action": [            
            "account:GetAccountInformation",
            "aws-portal:*Billing",
            "aws-portal:*PaymentMethods",
            "aws-portal:*Usage",
            "billing:GetBillingData",
            "billing:GetBillingDetails",
            "billing:GetBillingNotifications",
            "billing:GetBillingPreferences",
            "billing:GetContractInformation",
            "billing:GetCredits",
            "billing:GetIAMAccessPreference",
            "billing:GetSellerOfRecord",
            "billing:ListBillingViews",
            "billing:PutContractInformation",
            "billing:RedeemCredits",
            "billing:UpdateBillingPreferences",
            "billing:UpdateIAMAccessPreference",
            "budgets:CreateBudgetAction",
            "budgets:DeleteBudgetAction",
            "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget",
            "budgets:DescribeBudgetAction",
            "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount",
            "budgets:DescribeBudgetActionHistories",
            "budgets:ExecuteBudgetAction",
            "budgets:ModifyBudget", 
            "budgets:UpdateBudgetAction",
            "budgets:ViewBudget", 
            "ce:CreateNotificationSubscription", 
            "ce:CreateReport", 
            "ce:CreateCostCategoryDefinition",
            "ce:DeleteNotificationSubscription",
            "ce:DeleteCostCategoryDefinition",
            "ce:DescribeCostCategoryDefinition",
            "ce:DeleteReport", 
            "ce:GetCostAndUsage",
            "ce:GetDimensionValues",
            "ce:GetTags",
            "ce:ListCostAllocationTags",
            "ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory",
            "ce:ListCostCategoryDefinitions",
            "ce:ListTagsForResource",
            "ce:StartCostAllocationTagBackfill",
            "ce:UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus",
            "ce:UpdateNotificationSubscription",
            "ce:TagResource",
            "ce:UpdatePreferences", 
            "ce:UpdateReport",
            "ce:UntagResource",
            "ce:UpdateCostCategoryDefinition",
            "consolidatedbilling:GetAccountBillingRole",
            "consolidatedbilling:ListLinkedAccounts",
            "cur:DeleteReportDefinition", 
            "cur:DescribeReportDefinitions", 
            "cur:GetClassicReport",
            "cur:GetClassicReportPreferences",
            "cur:GetUsageReport",
            "cur:ModifyReportDefinition", 
            "cur:PutClassicReportPreferences",
            "cur:PutReportDefinition", 
            "cur:ValidateReportDestination",
            "freetier:GetFreeTierAlertPreference",
            "freetier:GetFreeTierUsage",
            "freetier:PutFreeTierAlertPreference",
            "invoicing:GetInvoiceEmailDeliveryPreferences",
            "invoicing:GetInvoicePDF",
            "invoicing:ListInvoiceSummaries",
            "invoicing:PutInvoiceEmailDeliveryPreferences",
            "payments:CreateFinancingApplication",
            "payments:CreatePaymentInstrument",
            "payments:DeletePaymentInstrument",
            "payments:GetFinancingApplication",
            "payments:GetFinancingLine",
            "payments:GetFinancingLineWithdrawal",
            "payments:GetFinancingOption",
            "payments:GetPaymentInstrument",
            "payments:GetPaymentStatus",
            "payments:ListFinancingApplications",
            "payments:ListFinancingLines",
            "payments:ListFinancingLineWithdrawals",
            "payments:ListPaymentInstruments",
            "payments:ListPaymentPreferences",
            "payments:ListPaymentProgramOptions",
            "payments:ListPaymentProgramStatus",
            "payments:ListTagsForResource",
            "payments:MakePayment",
            "payments:TagResource",
            "payments:UntagResource",
            "payments:UpdateFinancingApplication",
            "payments:UpdatePaymentInstrument",
            "payments:UpdatePaymentPreferences",
            "pricing:DescribeServices",
            "purchase-orders:AddPurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:DeletePurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:GetPurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrderInvoices",
            "purchase-orders:ListPurchaseOrders",
            "purchase-orders:ListTagsForResource",
            "purchase-orders:ModifyPurchaseOrders",
            "purchase-orders:TagResource",
            "purchase-orders:UntagResource",
            "purchase-orders:UpdatePurchaseOrder",
            "purchase-orders:UpdatePurchaseOrderStatus",
            "purchase-orders:ViewPurchaseOrders",
            "support:AddAttachmentsToSet",
            "support:CreateCase",
            "sustainability:GetCarbonFootprintSummary",
            "tax:BatchPutTaxRegistration",
            "tax:DeleteTaxRegistration",
            "tax:GetExemptions",
            "tax:GetTaxInheritance",
            "tax:GetTaxInterview",
            "tax:GetTaxRegistration",
            "tax:GetTaxRegistrationDocument",
            "tax:ListTaxRegistrations",
            "tax:PutTaxInheritance",
            "tax:PutTaxInterview",
            "tax:PutTaxRegistration",
            "tax:UpdateExemptions"
        ],
       "Resource": "*"
      }
   ]
}

AWSAccountActivityAccess

This managed policy grants users permission to view the Account activity page.

{
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
            {
              "Sid": "VisualEditor0",
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Action": [
                "account:GetRegionOptStatus",
                "account:GetAccountInformation",
                "account:GetAlternateContact",
                "account:GetChallengeQuestions",
                "account:GetContactInformation",
                "account:ListRegions",
                "aws-portal:ViewBilling",
                "billing:GetIAMAccessPreference",
                "billing:GetSellerOfRecord",
                "payments:ListPaymentPreferences"
        ],
        "Resource": "*"
      }
   ]
}

AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess

This managed policy grants users full access to the AWS Price List Service.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Sid": "AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "pricing:*"
            ],
            "Resource": "*"
        }
    ]
}

Updates to AWS managed policies for AWS Billing

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
Billing and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies	We added the following payments permissions to Billing: payments:GetFinancingOption payments:CreateFinancingApplication payments:UpdateFinancingApplication payments:GetFinancingApplication payments:ListFinancingApplications payments:ListFinancingLines payments:GetFinancingLine payments:ListFinancingLines payments:GetFinancingLineWithdrawal payments:ListFinancingLineWithdrawals payments:ListPaymentProgramStatus payments:ListPaymentProgramOptions We added the following payments permissions to AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess: payments:GetFinancingOption payments:GetFinancingApplication payments:ListFinancingApplications payments:GetFinancingLine payments:ListFinancingLines payments:GetFinancingLineWithdrawal payments:ListFinancingLineWithdrawals payments:ListPaymentProgramStatus payments:ListPaymentProgramOptions	November 12, 2024
AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess – Updated policy	We added the documentation for AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess policy for the AWS Price List Service. The policy was initially launched in 2017. We updated Sid": "AWSPriceListServiceFullAccess to the existing policy.	July 2, 2024
Billing and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies	We added the following cost allocation tag-related permissions to Billing: payments:ListTagsForResource payments:TagResource payments:UntagResource payments:ListPaymentInstruments payments:UpdatePaymentInstrument We added the following tag-related permission to AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess: payments:ListTagsForResource payments:ListPaymentInstruments	May 31, 2024
Billing and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies	We added the following cost allocation tag-related permissions to Billing: ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory ce:StartCostAllocationTagBackfill ce:GetTags ce:GetDimensionValues We added the following cost allocation tag-related permission to AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess: ce:ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory ce:GetTags ce:GetDimensionValues	March 25, 2024
Billing and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies	We added the following cost allocation tag-related permissions to Billing: ce:ListCostAllocationTags ce:UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus We added the following cost allocation tag-related permission to AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess: ce:ListCostAllocationTags	July 26, 2023
AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy, Billing, and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies	We added the following purchase order tag-related permissions to Billing and AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy: purchase-orders:ListTagsForResource purchase-orders:TagResource purchase-orders:UntagResource We added the following tag-related permission to AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess: purchase-orders:ListTagsForResource	July 17, 2023
AWSPurchaseOrdersServiceRolePolicy, Billing, and AWSBillingReadOnlyAccess – Update to existing policies AWSAccountActivityAccess – New AWS managed policy documented for AWS Billing	Added updated action set across all policies.	March 06, 2023
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