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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2025-07-01 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.md

Summary

Updated CLI version reference from 2.27.45 to 2.27.46, added clarification about SDKs automatically decoding URL-encoded policies, and added API documentation links for related operations

Security assessment

Changes consist of version number updates, improved documentation links, and clarification about SDK behavior. No security vulnerabilities or new security features are mentioned. The URL-decoding clarification is about developer convenience rather than security.

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.md b/cli/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.md
index 16ab7ab84..211376bcd 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/iam/get-policy-version.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.27.45 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.27.46 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -64 +64 @@ Retrieves information about the specified version of the specified managed polic
-Policies returned by this operation are URL-encoded compliant with [RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986) . You can use a URL decoding method to convert the policy back to plain JSON text. For example, if you use Java, you can use the `decode` method of the `java.net.URLDecoder` utility class in the Java SDK. Other languages and SDKs provide similar functionality.
+Policies returned by this operation are URL-encoded compliant with [RFC 3986](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3986) . You can use a URL decoding method to convert the policy back to plain JSON text. For example, if you use Java, you can use the `decode` method of the `java.net.URLDecoder` utility class in the Java SDK. Other languages and SDKs provide similar functionality, and some SDKs do this decoding automatically.
@@ -66 +66 @@ Policies returned by this operation are URL-encoded compliant with [RFC 3986](ht
-To list the available versions for a policy, use ListPolicyVersions .
+To list the available versions for a policy, use [ListPolicyVersions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListPolicyVersions.html) .
@@ -68 +68 @@ To list the available versions for a policy, use ListPolicyVersions .
-This operation retrieves information about managed policies. To retrieve information about an inline policy that is embedded in a user, group, or role, use GetUserPolicy , GetGroupPolicy , or GetRolePolicy .
+This operation retrieves information about managed policies. To retrieve information about an inline policy that is embedded in a user, group, or role, use [GetUserPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetUserPolicy.html) , [GetGroupPolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetGroupPolicy.html) , or [GetRolePolicy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetRolePolicy.html) .
@@ -267 +267 @@ PolicyVersion -> (structure)
->> The policy document is returned in the response to the GetPolicyVersion and GetAccountAuthorizationDetails operations. It is not returned in the response to the CreatePolicyVersion or ListPolicyVersions operations.
+>> The policy document is returned in the response to the [GetPolicyVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetPolicyVersion.html) and [GetAccountAuthorizationDetails](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails.html) operations. It is not returned in the response to the [CreatePolicyVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_CreatePolicyVersion.html) or [ListPolicyVersions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ListPolicyVersions.html) operations.
@@ -295 +295 @@ PolicyVersion -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.27.45 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.27.46 Command Reference](../../index.html) »