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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2026-06-19 · Documentation medium

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarms_and_tagging.md

Summary

Corrected IAM permission syntax and added missing cloudwatch:PutLogAlarm permission reference.

Security assessment

Clarifies required IAM permissions (security controls) for alarm operations. Specifically adds documentation about cloudwatch:PutLogAlarm permission, improving accuracy of security feature documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarms_and_tagging.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarms_and_tagging.md
index 5f773fc09..a4c6db0ea 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarms_and_tagging.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_alarms_and_tagging.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ The following list explains some details about how tagging works with CloudWatch
-  * To be able to set or update tags for a CloudWatch resource, you must be signed on to an account that has the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission. For example, to create an alarm and set tags for it, you must have the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission in addition to the `the cloudwatch:PutMetricAlarm ` permission. We recommend that you make sure anyone in your organization who will create or update CloudWatch resources has the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission.
+  * To be able to set or update tags for a CloudWatch resource, you must be signed on to an account that has the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission. For example, to create an alarm and set tags for it, you must have the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission in addition to the `cloudwatch:PutMetricAlarm` (or `cloudwatch:PutLogAlarm` for log alarms) permission. We recommend that you make sure anyone in your organization who will create or update CloudWatch resources has the `cloudwatch:TagResource` permission.