# ElastiCache API permissions: Actions, resources, and conditions reference
<a name="IAM.APIReference"></a>

When you set up [access control](IAM.md) and write permissions policies to attach to an IAM policy (either identity-based or resource-based), use the following table as a reference. The table lists each Amazon ElastiCache API operation and the corresponding actions for which you can grant permissions to perform the action. You specify the actions in the policy's `Action` field, and you specify a resource value in the policy's `Resource` field. Unless indicated otherwise, the resource is required. Some fields include both a required resource and optional resources. When there is no resource ARN, the resource in the policy is a wildcard (\$1).

You can use condition keys in your ElastiCache policies to express conditions. To see a list of ElastiCache-specific condition keys, along with the actions and resource types to which they apply, see [Using condition keys](IAM.ConditionKeys.md). For a complete list of AWS-wide keys, see [AWS global condition context keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_condition-keys.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

**Note**  
To specify an action, use the `elasticache:` prefix followed by the API operation name (for example, `elasticache:DescribeCacheClusters`).

To see a list of ElastiCache actions, see [Actions Defined by Amazon ElastiCache](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_amazonelasticache.html#amazonelasticache-actions-as-permissions) in the *Service Authorization Reference*.