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aws	AWS: aws_caller_identity	docs-aws-datasource-caller-identity	Get information about the identity of the caller for the provider connection to AWS.

aws_caller_identity

Use this data source to get the access to the effective Account ID, User ID, and ARN in which Terraform is authorized.

Example Usage

data "aws_caller_identity" "current" {}

output "account_id" {
  value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}"
}

output "caller_arn" {
  value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.arn}"
}

output "caller_user" {
  value = "${data.aws_caller_identity.current.user_id}"
}

Argument Reference

There are no arguments available for this data source.

Attributes Reference

• account_id - The AWS Account ID number of the account that owns or contains the calling entity.
• arn - The AWS ARN associated with the calling entity.
• user_id - The unique identifier of the calling entity.