# AccessKeyMetadata
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Contains information about an AWS access key, without its secret key.

This data type is used as a response element in the [ListAccessKeys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListAccessKeys.html) operation.

## Contents
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 ** AccessKeyId **   
The ID for this access key.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 16. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[\w]+`   
Required: No

 ** CreateDate **   
The date when the access key was created.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** Status **   
The status of the access key. `Active` means that the key is valid for API calls; `Inactive` means it is not.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `Active | Inactive | Expired`   
Required: No

 ** UserName **   
The name of the IAM user that the key is associated with.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `[\w+=,.@-]+`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iam-2010-05-08/AccessKeyMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iam-2010-05-08/AccessKeyMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iam-2010-05-08/AccessKeyMetadata) 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Identity and Access Management. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query IAM` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).