---
title: "POST /update-auth-method-aws-iam"
method: POST
path: "/update-auth-method-aws-iam"
tags: ["v2"]
---

# POST /update-auth-method-aws-iam

`POST /update-auth-method-aws-iam`

## Request body

- UpdateAuthMethodAWSIAM — updateAuthMethodAWSIAM is a command that updates a new Auth Method that will be able to authenticate using AWS IAM credentials. [Deprecated: Use auth-method-update-aws-iam command]
  - `access-expires` integer — Access expiration date in Unix timestamp (select 0 for access without expiry date)
  - `allowed-client-type` string[] — limit the auth method usage for specific client types [cli,ui,gateway-admin,sdk,mobile,extension]
  - `audit-logs-claims` string[] — Subclaims to include in audit logs, e.g "--audit-logs-claims email --audit-logs-claims username"
  - `bound-arn` string[] — A list of full arns that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-aws-account-id` string[], required — A list of AWS account-IDs that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-ips` string[] — A CIDR whitelist with the IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-resource-id` string[] — A list of full resource ids that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-role-id` string[] — A list of full role ids that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-role-name` string[] — A list of full role-name that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-user-id` string[] — A list of full user ids that the access is restricted to
  - `bound-user-name` string[] — A list of full user-name that the access is restricted to
  - `delete_protection` string — Protection from accidental deletion of this object [true/false]
  - `description` string — Auth Method description
  - `expiration-event-in` string[] — How many days before the expiration of the auth method would you like to be notified.
  - `force-sub-claims` boolean — if true: enforce role-association must include sub claims
  - `gw-bound-ips` string[] — A CIDR whitelist with the GW IPs that the access is restricted to
  - `json` boolean — Set output format to JSON
  - `jwt-ttl` integer — Jwt TTL
  - `name` string, required — Auth Method name
  - `new-name` string — Auth Method new name
  - `product-type` string[] — Choose the relevant product type for the auth method [sm, sra, pm, dp, ca]
  - `sts-url` string — sts URL
  - `token` string — Authentication token (see `/auth` and `/configure`)
  - `uid-token` string — The universal identity token, Required only for universal_identity authentication
  - `unique-identifier` string — A unique identifier (ID) value which is a "sub claim" name that contains details uniquely identifying that resource. This "sub claim" is used to distinguish between different identities.

## Response `200`

updateAuthMethodAWSIAMResponse wraps response body.

- UpdateAuthMethodAWSIAMOutput

## Other responses

- `default` — errorResponse wraps any error to return it as a JSON object with one "error" field.

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