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AWS IAM: Corrected AWS documentation URL in policy actions reference

Service: IAM · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_action.md

Summary

Fixed a malformed URL for AWS API reference documentation.

Security assessment

Change resolves a broken link without modifying security content or practices.

Evidence

+The `Action` element describes the specific action or actions that will be allowed or denied. Statements must include either an `Action` or `NotAction` element. Each AWS service has its own set of actions that describe tasks that you can perform with that service. For example, the list of actions for Amazon S3 can be found at [Specifying Permissions in a Policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/using-with-s3-actions.html) in the _Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide_ , the list of actions for Amazon EC2 can be found in the [Amazon EC2 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/query-apis.html), and the list of actions for AWS Identity and Access Management can be found in the [IAM API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html). To find the list of actions for other services, consult the API reference [documentation](http://aws.amazon.com/documentation) for the service.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_action.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_action.md
index 378f5729e..2bb3c7d68 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_action.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_action.md
@@ -9 +9 @@
-The `Action` element describes the specific action or actions that will be allowed or denied. Statements must include either an `Action` or `NotAction` element. Each AWS service has its own set of actions that describe tasks that you can perform with that service. For example, the list of actions for Amazon S3 can be found at [Specifying Permissions in a Policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/using-with-s3-actions.html) in the _Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide_ , the list of actions for Amazon EC2 can be found in the [Amazon EC2 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/query-apis.html), and the list of actions for AWS Identity and Access Management can be found in the [IAM API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html). To find the list of actions for other services, consult the API reference [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/http://aws.amazon.com/documentation) for the service.
+The `Action` element describes the specific action or actions that will be allowed or denied. Statements must include either an `Action` or `NotAction` element. Each AWS service has its own set of actions that describe tasks that you can perform with that service. For example, the list of actions for Amazon S3 can be found at [Specifying Permissions in a Policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/using-with-s3-actions.html) in the _Amazon Simple Storage Service User Guide_ , the list of actions for Amazon EC2 can be found in the [Amazon EC2 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/query-apis.html), and the list of actions for AWS Identity and Access Management can be found in the [IAM API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_Operations.html). To find the list of actions for other services, consult the API reference [documentation](http://aws.amazon.com/documentation) for the service.