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AWS iot: Fix IAM role doc link anchor for CloudWatch metrics rule action

Service: iot · 2026-09-27 · Documentation low

File: iot/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics-rule-action.md

Summary

Updated the IAM role documentation link to the #iot-create-role-iam anchor.

Security assessment

Only a hyperlink anchor was changed; no security-relevant content added.

Evidence

+  * An IAM role that AWS IoT can assume to perform the `cloudwatch:PutMetricData` operation. For more information, see [Granting an AWS IoT rule the access it requires](./iot-create-role.html#iot-create-role-iam).

Diff

diff --git a/iot/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics-rule-action.md b/iot/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics-rule-action.md
index ca89bd1d1..124a08821 100644
--- a//iot/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics-rule-action.md
+++ b//iot/latest/developerguide/cloudwatch-metrics-rule-action.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ This rule action has the following requirements:
-  * An IAM role that AWS IoT can assume to perform the `cloudwatch:PutMetricData` operation. For more information, see [Granting an AWS IoT rule the access it requires](./iot-create-role.html).
+  * An IAM role that AWS IoT can assume to perform the `cloudwatch:PutMetricData` operation. For more information, see [Granting an AWS IoT rule the access it requires](./iot-create-role.html#iot-create-role-iam).