aws sts get-caller-identity

aws sts get-caller-identity command outputs three pieces of information including the ARN.

• https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/sts/get-caller-identity.html

Command

• aws sts get-caller-identity
• aws sts get-caller-identity --profile XXXXX
• ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --output text --query 'Account')

Examples

aws sts get-caller-identity
{
    "UserId": "ZIDBZCTGOUKVXXFNQ5Q3F",
    "Account": "09876543212",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::09876543212:user/your_user"
}

{
    "UserId": "AROASTNMATSFIGC3RFZFC:martin.oscar",
    "Account": "09876543212",
    "Arn": "arn:aws:sts::09876543212:assumed-role/AWSReservedSSO_AdministratorAccess_111111111/your-username"
}

Errors

aws sts get-caller-identity
Unable to locate credentials. You can configure credentials by running "aws configure".

aws sts get-caller-identity
An error ocurred (InvalidClientTokenId) when calling the GetCallerIdentity operation: The security token included in the request is invalid

data.aws_caller_identity.current

• error: You must be logged in to the server (Unauthorized)

data.aws_caller_identity.current
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/aws", line 19, in <module>
   import awscli.clidriver
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/awscli/clidriver.py", line 17, in <module>
   import botocore.session
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/session.py", line 29, in <module>
   import botocore.credentials
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/credentials.py", line 35, in <module>
   from botocore.config import Config
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/config.py", line 16, in <module>
   from botocore.endpoint import DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, MAX_POOL_CONNECTIONS
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/endpoint.py", line 24, in <module>
   from botocore.awsrequest import create_request_object
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/awsrequest.py", line 24, in <module>
   import botocore.utils
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/utils.py", line 32, in <module>
   import botocore.httpsession
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/botocore/httpsession.py", line 10, in <module>
   from urllib3.util.ssl_ import (
ImportError: cannot import name 'PROTOCOL_TLS'

Related

• AWS PROFILE
• aws organizations describe-organization
• aws iam list-attached-user-policies
• aws iam get-account-summary
• aws iam list-account-aliases
• aws iam create-account-alias
• aws sts get-session-token
• aws iam get-user

aws ssm get-instance-profile

• An error occurred (AccessDenied) when calling the ListBuckets operation: Access Denied
• aws eks get-token

sts:AssumeRole
sts:GetCallerIdentity

• AWS switching to a role

See also

• AWS STS (sts:), aws sts [ get-session-token | get-caller-identity | assume-role | assume-role-with-web-identity | assume-role-with-saml | get-access-key-info ]