# IAM JSON policy elements: Statement
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The `Statement` element is the main element for a policy. This element is required. The `Statement` element can contain a single statement or an array of individual statements. Each individual statement block must be enclosed in curly braces \$1 \$1. For multiple statements, the array must be enclosed in square brackets [ ].

```
"Statement": [{...},{...},{...}]
```

The following example shows a policy that contains an array of three statements inside a single `Statement` element. (The policy allows you to access your own "home folder" in the Amazon S3 console.) The policy includes the `aws:username` variable, which is replaced during policy evaluation with the user name from the request. For more information, see [Introduction](reference_policies_variables.md#policy-vars-intro). 

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```
{
  "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "s3:ListAllMyBuckets",
        "s3:GetBucketLocation"
      ],
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::*"
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "s3:ListBucket",
      "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket",
      "Condition": {"StringLike": {"s3:prefix": [
        "",
        "home/",
        "home/${aws:username}/"
      ]}}
    },
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "s3:*",
      "Resource": [
        "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket/home/${aws:username}",
        "arn:aws:s3:::amzn-s3-demo-bucket/home/${aws:username}/*"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

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