# InstanceProfile

IAM Instance Profile.

Extends: Construct › Resource › InstanceProfile
Implements: IResource, IInstanceProfile, IEnvironmentAware, IInstanceProfileRef, IConstruct, IDependable

- CloudFormation: [`AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-iam-instanceprofile.html)
- L1 type: [`CfnInstanceProfile`](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_iam.CfnInstanceProfile.html)
- Source: [`aws-iam/lib/instance-profile.ts`](https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/blob/v2.275.0/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-iam/lib/instance-profile.ts#L118)
- Type last changed: v2.224.0 · 13 Nov 2025

## Example

```ts
declare const vpc: ec2.Vpc;

const role = new iam.Role(this, 'Role', {
  assumedBy: new iam.ServicePrincipal('ec2.amazonaws.com'),
});
const instanceProfile = new iam.InstanceProfile(this, 'InstanceProfile', {
  role,
});

const template = new ec2.LaunchTemplate(this, 'LaunchTemplate', {
  launchTemplateName: 'MyTemplateV1',
  versionDescription: 'This is my v1 template',
  machineImage: ec2.MachineImage.latestAmazonLinux2023(),
  securityGroup: new ec2.SecurityGroup(this, 'LaunchTemplateSG', {
    vpc: vpc,
  }),
  instanceProfile,
});
```

## Initializer

```ts
new InstanceProfile(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: InstanceProfileProps)
```

## Construct Props

- `instanceProfileName`: string — The name of the InstanceProfile to create.

  **Default:** generated by CloudFormation

- `path`: string = / — The path to the InstanceProfile.

- `role`: [IRole](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_iam.IRole.html) — An IAM role to associate with the instance profile that is used by EC2 instances.

  **Default:** a role will be automatically created, it can be accessed via the `role` property

  The role must be assumable by the service principal `ec2.amazonaws.com`:

  ```ts
  const role = new iam.Role(this, 'MyRole', {
    assumedBy: new iam.ServicePrincipal('ec2.amazonaws.com')
  });
  ```

## Properties

- `env`: [ResourceEnvironment](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.interfaces.ResourceEnvironment.html) — The environment this resource belongs to.

  For resources that are created and managed in a Stack (those created by
  creating new class instances like `new Role()`, `new Bucket()`, etc.), this
  is always the same as the environment of the stack they belong to.

  For referenced resources (those obtained from referencing methods like
  `Role.fromRoleArn()`, `Bucket.fromBucketName()`, etc.), they might be
  different than the stack they were imported into.

- `instanceProfileArn`: string — Returns the ARN of this InstanceProfile.

- `instanceProfileName`: string — Returns the name of this InstanceProfile.

- `instanceProfileRef`: [InstanceProfileReference](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.interfaces.aws_iam.InstanceProfileReference.html) — A reference to a InstanceProfile resource.

- `node`: [Node](/cdk/api/v2/docs/constructs.Node.html) — The tree node.

- `PROPERTY_INJECTION_ID`: string (static) — Uniquely identifies this class.

- `role`: [IRole](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.aws_iam.IRole.html) — Returns the role associated with this InstanceProfile.

- `stack`: [Stack](/cdk/api/v2/docs/aws-cdk-lib.Stack.html) — The stack in which this resource is defined.

## Methods

- `applyCrossStackReferenceStrength(strength: ReferenceStrength): void` — Override the cross-stack reference strength for this resource.

  When set, any cross-stack reference to this resource will use the specified
  mechanism instead of the global default determined by the
  `@aws-cdk/core:defaultCrossStackReferences` context key. This is useful for
  selectively weakening specific references to avoid the "deadly embrace" problem
  without changing the app-wide default.

  **Parameters**

  - `strength` — - The reference strength to use for this resource.

- `applyRemovalPolicy(policy: RemovalPolicy): void` — Apply the given removal policy to this resource.

  The Removal Policy controls what happens to this resource when it stops
  being managed by CloudFormation, either because you've removed it from the
  CDK application or because you've made a change that requires the resource
  to be replaced.

  The resource can be deleted (`RemovalPolicy.DESTROY`), or left in your AWS
  account for data recovery and cleanup later (`RemovalPolicy.RETAIN`).

- `fromInstanceProfileArn(scope: Construct, id: string, instanceProfileArn: string): IInstanceProfile` (static) — Import an existing InstanceProfile from an InstanceProfile ARN.

  If the ARN comes from a Token, the InstanceProfile cannot have a path; if so, any attempt
  to reference its instanceProfileName will fail.

  **Parameters**

  - `scope` — construct scope.
  - `id` — construct id.
  - `instanceProfileArn` — the ARN of the exiting InstanceProfile to import.

- `fromInstanceProfileAttributes(scope: Construct, id: string, attrs: InstanceProfileAttributes): IInstanceProfile` (static) — Import an existing InstanceProfile from given InstanceProfile attributes.

  If the ARN comes from a Token, the InstanceProfile cannot have a path; if so, any attempt
  to reference its instanceProfileName will fail.

  **Parameters**

  - `scope` — construct scope.
  - `id` — construct id.
  - `attrs` — the attributes of the InstanceProfile to import.

- `fromInstanceProfileName(scope: Construct, id: string, instanceProfileName: string): IInstanceProfile` (static) — Import an existing InstanceProfile from an InstanceProfile name.

  **Parameters**

  - `scope` — construct scope.
  - `id` — construct id.
  - `instanceProfileName` — the name of the existing InstanceProfile to import.

- `isConstruct(x: any): boolean` (static) — Checks if `x` is a construct.

  Use this method instead of `instanceof` to properly detect `Construct`
  instances, even when the construct library is symlinked.

  Explanation: in JavaScript, multiple copies of the `constructs` library on
  disk are seen as independent, completely different libraries. As a
  consequence, the class `Construct` in each copy of the `constructs` library
  is seen as a different class, and an instance of one class will not test as
  `instanceof` the other class. `npm install` will not create installations
  like this, but users may manually symlink construct libraries together or
  use a monorepo tool: in those cases, multiple copies of the `constructs`
  library can be accidentally installed, and `instanceof` will behave
  unpredictably. It is safest to avoid using `instanceof`, and using
  this type-testing method instead.

  **Parameters**

  - `x` — Any object.

  **Returns:** true if `x` is an object created from a class which extends `Construct`.

- `isOwnedResource(construct: IConstruct): boolean` (static) — Returns true if the construct was created by CDK, and false otherwise.

- `isResource(construct: IConstruct): boolean` (static) — Check whether the given construct is a Resource.

- `toString(): string` — Returns a string representation of this construct.

- `with(...mixins: IMixin[]): IConstruct` — Applies one or more mixins to this construct.

  Mixins are applied in order. The list of constructs is captured at the
  start of the call, so constructs added by a mixin will not be visited.
  Use multiple `with()` calls if subsequent mixins should apply to added
  constructs.