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AWS amazondynamodb documentation change

Service: amazondynamodb · 2026-07-04 · Documentation low

File: amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/ql-iam.md

Summary

Corrected example policy from 'insert' to 'select' statements for index operations. Updated action from dynamodb:PartiQLInsert to dynamodb:PartiQLSelect.

Security assessment

Change fixes documentation inaccuracies in IAM policy examples. No evidence of security vulnerability; correction maintains existing security posture without introducing new security content.

Diff

diff --git a/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/ql-iam.md b/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/ql-iam.md
index 25bc819d0..fc2c2f043 100644
--- a//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/ql-iam.md
+++ b//amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/ql-iam.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-Example: Allow all PartiQL for DynamoDB statements (Select/Insert/Update/Delete) on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB select statements on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB insert statements on an indexExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB transactional statements only on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB non-transactional reads and writes and block PartiQL transactional reads and writes transactional statements on a table.Example: Allow select statements and deny full table scan statements in PartiQL for DynamoDB
+Example: Allow all PartiQL for DynamoDB statements (Select/Insert/Update/Delete) on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB select statements on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB select statements on an indexExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB transactional statements only on a tableExample: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB non-transactional reads and writes and block PartiQL transactional reads and writes transactional statements on a table.Example: Allow select statements and deny full table scan statements in PartiQL for DynamoDB
@@ -81 +81 @@ JSON
-## Example: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB insert statements on an index
+## Example: Allow PartiQL for DynamoDB select statements on an index
@@ -83 +83 @@ JSON
-The following IAM policy grants permissions to run the `insert` statement on a specific index. 
+The following IAM policy grants permissions to run the `select` statement on a specific index. 
@@ -98 +98 @@ JSON
-                "dynamodb:PartiQLInsert"
+                "dynamodb:PartiQLSelect"