IAM / Client / delete_user_policy

delete_user_policy#

IAM.Client.delete_user_policy(**kwargs)#

Deletes the specified inline policy that is embedded in the specified IAM user.

A user can also have managed policies attached to it. To detach a managed policy from a user, use DetachUserPolicy. For more information about policies, refer to Managed policies and inline policies in the IAM User Guide.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.delete_user_policy(
    UserName='string',
    PolicyName='string'
)
Parameters:

  • UserName (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name (friendly name, not ARN) identifying the user that the policy is embedded in.

    This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: _+=,.@-

  • PolicyName (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The name identifying the policy document to delete.

    This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: _+=,.@-

Returns:

None

Exceptions

  • IAM.Client.exceptions.NoSuchEntityException

  • IAM.Client.exceptions.LimitExceededException

  • IAM.Client.exceptions.ServiceFailureException

Examples

The following delete-user-policy command removes the specified policy from the IAM user named Juan:

response = client.delete_user_policy(
    PolicyName='ExamplePolicy',
    UserName='Juan',
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}