Request Parameters Response Elements Errors Examples See Also

GetAccessProfile

Retrieves an access profile by ID.

The response indicates whether the calling principal is currently allowed to assume the profile.

Request Parameters

profileId

The unique ID of the access profile.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9_-]+

Required: Yes

spaceId

The unique ID of the space.

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

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

accessProfile

The access profile.

Type: AccessProfile 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

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 an access profile

The following example retrieves an access profile by ID, including whether the calling principal is currently allowed to assume it. Payloads are shown as JSON; on the wire they are CBOR-encoded.

Sample Request


{
  "profileId": "analyst-readonly",
  "spaceId": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a3b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d"
}

Sample Response


{
  "accessProfile": {
    "arn": "arn:aws:cloudwatch:us-east-1:123456789012:access-profile/analyst-readonly",
    "assumeStatus": "ALLOWED",
    "createdAt": "2026-09-16T14:22:31Z",
    "description": "Read-only access for analysts.",
    "name": "Analyst read-only profile",
    "profileId": "analyst-readonly",
    "profileType": "CUSTOMER_MANAGED",
    "spaceId": "a1b2c3d4-5e6f-4a3b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5d",
    "updatedAt": "2026-09-16T14:22:31Z"
  }
}