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AWS lambda: Fix broken URLs in IAM permissions reference

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

File: lambda/latest/dg/lambda-api-permissions-ref.md

Summary

Corrected multiple documentation URLs by removing extra slashes in IAM actions and API documentation links.

Security assessment

The change fixes broken links in IAM documentation but doesn't alter permission structures, security controls, or address vulnerabilities.

Evidence

-Actions define what can be permitted through IAM policies. For a list of actions supported in Lambda, see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for AWS Lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awslambda.html) in the Service Authorization Reference. In most cases, when an IAM action permits an Lambda API action, the name of the IAM action is the same as the name of the Lambda API action, with the following exceptions:

Diff

diff --git a/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-api-permissions-ref.md b/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-api-permissions-ref.md
index 9e6bbc40a..60c9c8c9a 100644
--- a//lambda/latest/dg/lambda-api-permissions-ref.md
+++ b//lambda/latest/dg/lambda-api-permissions-ref.md
@@ -322 +322 @@ Lambda authorizes the `lambda:ListDurableExecutionsByFunction` action against th
-Actions define what can be permitted through IAM policies. For a list of actions supported in Lambda, see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for AWS Lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awslambda.html) in the Service Authorization Reference. In most cases, when an IAM action permits an Lambda API action, the name of the IAM action is the same as the name of the Lambda API action, with the following exceptions: 
+Actions define what can be permitted through IAM policies. For a list of actions supported in Lambda, see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for AWS Lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awslambda.html) in the Service Authorization Reference. In most cases, when an IAM action permits an Lambda API action, the name of the IAM action is the same as the name of the Lambda API action, with the following exceptions: 
@@ -326,2 +326,2 @@ API action | IAM action
-[Invoke](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//lambda/latest/api/API_Invoke.html) | `lambda:InvokeFunction`  
-[GetLayerVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//lambda/latest/api/API_GetLayerVersion.html) [GetLayerVersionByArn](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//lambda/latest/api/API_GetLayerVersionByArn.html) | `lambda:GetLayerVersion`  
+[Invoke](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/api/API_Invoke.html) | `lambda:InvokeFunction`  
+[GetLayerVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/api/API_GetLayerVersion.html) [GetLayerVersionByArn](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/api/API_GetLayerVersionByArn.html) | `lambda:GetLayerVersion`