Request Parameters Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

GetSpaceDataAccess

Returns temporary credentials for working with data in a space, limited to the actions you request.

The credentials allow only the requested actions that can be granted in the space and that your access grants allow. Requested actions that cannot be conferred are ignored rather than rejected.

Request Parameters

auditContext

Caller-supplied key-value pairs that are recorded for auditing. They do not affect authorization or the permissions of the credentials.

Type: String to string map

Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items.

Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

Key Pattern: [A-Za-z0-9_.:/=+@-]+(?![\s\S]).*

Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.

Value Pattern: [^\u0000-\u001F\u007F-\u009F]+(?![\s\S]).*

Required: No

durationSeconds

The lifetime of the credentials, in seconds. Defaults to 3600.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 900. Maximum value of 3600.

Required: No

spaceId

The unique ID of the space to return credentials for.

Type: String

Pattern: [0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}

Required: Yes

targetScopes

The actions to include in the credentials, grouped by service.

Type: Array of DataAccessTarget objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 10 items.

Required: Yes

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

credentials

The temporary AWS credentials for the space.

Type: AwsCredentials object

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Error Types.

AccessDeniedException

The caller is not authorized to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerException

An unexpected error occurred while processing the request.

errorCode: The error code associated with the internal error.

HTTP Status Code: 500

PolicyTooLargeException

The requested actions produce a credential that exceeds the maximum size. Request fewer actions.

message: A description of the error.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

The specified resource does not exist.

errorCode: The error code associated with the failure.
resourceId: The identifier of the resource that could not be found. Not always present.
resourceType: The type of the resource that could not be found. Not always present.

HTTP Status Code: 404

ThrottlingException

The request was throttled due to exceeding the allowed request rate.

retryAfterSeconds: The number of seconds to wait before retrying the request. Not always present.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

A parameter is specified incorrectly.

errorCode: The error code associated with the validation failure.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Get data credentials for log queries

The following example requests credentials that allow running log queries and reading metric data in a space. Payloads are shown as JSON; on the wire they are CBOR-encoded.

Sample Request


{
  "auditContext": {
    "source": "logs-console"
  },
  "durationSeconds": 3600,
  "spaceId": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a3b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
  "targetScopes": [
    {
      "actions": [
        "logs:StartQuery",
        "logs:GetQueryResults"
      ]
    },
    {
      "actions": [
        "cloudwatch:GetMetricData"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Sample Response


{
  "credentials": {
    "accessKeyId": "ASIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
    "expiration": "2026-10-20T19:22:31Z",
    "secretAccessKey": "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
    "sessionToken": "EXAMPLE-SESSION-TOKEN"
  }
}