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AWS datatransferterminal documentation change

Service: datatransferterminal · 2025-10-16 · Documentation low

File: datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/datadepot-api-references.md

Summary

Significant formatting improvements for IAM policy examples with consistent bullet points and placeholder syntax

Security assessment

Improved documentation structure for IAM policy actions/resources using consistent formatting and placeholder variables ($[replaceable]). While not fixing a security issue, this enhances clarity around security-critical IAM permissions configuration.

Diff

diff --git a/datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/datadepot-api-references.md b/datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/datadepot-api-references.md
index d43dc84a1..79455b244 100644
--- a//datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/datadepot-api-references.md
+++ b//datatransferterminal/latest/userguide/datadepot-api-references.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ When creating AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies, this page can h
-In general, here's how you add Data Transfer Terminal permissions to your policy:
+In general, here’s how you add Data Transfer Terminal permissions to your policy:
@@ -25 +25 @@ CreateTransferTeam
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:CreateTransferTeam`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:CreateTransferTeam`
@@ -32 +35,5 @@ GetTransferTeam
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:GetTransferTeam`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:GetTransferTeam`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -34 +40,0 @@ GetTransferTeam
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -39 +45,5 @@ UpdateTransferTeam
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:UpdateTransferTeam`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:UpdateTransferTeam`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -41 +50,0 @@ UpdateTransferTeam
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -46 +55,5 @@ DeleteTransferTeam
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:DeleteTransferTeam`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:DeleteTransferTeam`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -48 +60,0 @@ DeleteTransferTeam
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -53 +65 @@ ListTransferTeams
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:ListTransferTeams`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:ListTransferTeams`
@@ -60 +75,5 @@ RegisterPerson
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:RegisterPerson`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:RegisterPerson`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -62 +80,0 @@ RegisterPerson
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -67 +85 @@ GetPerson
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:GetPerson`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:GetPerson`
@@ -69 +87 @@ GetPerson
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/person/$`PersonId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/person/$[replaceable]`PersonId````
@@ -73 +91,4 @@ GetPerson
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
+
@@ -78 +99 @@ DeregisterPerson
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:DeregisterPerson`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:DeregisterPerson`
@@ -80 +101 @@ DeregisterPerson
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/person/$`PersonId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/person/$[replaceable]`PersonId````
@@ -84 +105,4 @@ DeregisterPerson
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
+
@@ -89 +113,5 @@ ListPersons
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:ListPersons`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:ListPersons`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -91 +118,0 @@ ListPersons
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -96 +123 @@ CreateReservation
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:CreateReservation`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:CreateReservation`
@@ -98 +125 @@ CreateReservation
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
@@ -102 +129 @@ CreateReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
@@ -106 +133 @@ CreateReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/person/$`PersonId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/person/$[replaceable]`PersonId````
@@ -110 +137,4 @@ CreateReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$`FacilityId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$[replaceable]`FacilityId````
+
+
+
@@ -115 +145 @@ GetReservation
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:GetReservation`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:GetReservation`
@@ -117 +147 @@ GetReservation
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/reservation/$`ReservationId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/reservation/$[replaceable]`ReservationId````
@@ -121 +151,4 @@ GetReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
+
@@ -126 +159 @@ UpdateReservation
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:UpdateReservation`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:UpdateReservation`
@@ -128 +161 @@ UpdateReservation
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/reservation/$`ReservationId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/reservation/$[replaceable]`ReservationId````
@@ -132 +165 @@ UpdateReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
@@ -136 +169,4 @@ UpdateReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/person/$`PersonId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/person/$[replaceable]`PersonId````
+
+
+
@@ -141 +177 @@ DeleteReservation
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:DeleteReservation`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:DeleteReservation`
@@ -143 +179 @@ DeleteReservation
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId`/person/$`PersonId``
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId`/person/$[replaceable]`PersonId````
@@ -147 +183,4 @@ DeleteReservation
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
+
@@ -152 +191,5 @@ ListReservations
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:ListReservations`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:ListReservations`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$[replaceable]`Region`:$[replaceable]`Account`:transfer-team/$[replaceable]`TransferTeamId````
+
+
@@ -154 +196,0 @@ ListReservations
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:$`Region`:$`Account`:transfer-team/$`TransferTeamId``
@@ -159 +201 @@ ListFacilities
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:ListFacilities`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:ListFacilities`
@@ -166 +211,5 @@ GetFacility
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:GetFacility`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:GetFacility`
+
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$[replaceable]`FacilityId````
+
+
@@ -168 +216,0 @@ GetFacility
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$`FacilityId``
@@ -173 +221 @@ GetFacilityAvailability
-**Action:**`datatransferterminal:GetFacilityAvailability`
+  * **Action:** `datatransferterminal:GetFacilityAvailability`
@@ -175 +223 @@ GetFacilityAvailability
-**Resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$`FacilityId`/availability`
+**Resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$[replaceable]`FacilityId`/availability`
@@ -179 +227,4 @@ GetFacilityAvailability
-**Dependent resource:**`arn:aws::$`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$`FacilityId`/availability`
+**Dependent resource:** `arn:aws::$[replaceable]`Partition`:datatransferterminal:::facility/$[replaceable]`FacilityId`/availability`
+
+
+
@@ -187 +238 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Troubleshooting
+Troubleshooting AWS Data Transfer Terminal identity and access