# CreateGrant Adds a grant to a KMS key. A *grant* is a policy instrument that allows AWS principals to use KMS keys in cryptographic operations. It also can allow them to view a KMS key ([DescribeKey](API_DescribeKey.md)) and create and manage grants. When authorizing access to a KMS key, grants are considered along with key policies and IAM policies. Grants are often used for temporary permissions because you can create one, use its permissions, and delete it without changing your key policies or IAM policies. For detailed information about grants, including grant terminology, see [Grants in AWS KMS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grants.html) in the * * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide* *. For examples of creating grants in several programming languages, see [Use CreateGrant with an AWS SDK or CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/example_kms_CreateGrant_section.html). The `CreateGrant` operation returns a `GrantToken` and a `GrantId`. + When you create, retire, or revoke a grant, there might be a brief delay, usually less than five minutes, until the grant is available throughout AWS KMS. This state is known as *eventual consistency*. Once the grant has achieved eventual consistency, the grantee principal can use the permissions in the grant without identifying the grant. However, to use the permissions in the grant immediately, use the `GrantToken` that `CreateGrant` returns. For details, see [Using a grant token](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/using-grant-token.html) in the * * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide* *. + The `CreateGrant` operation also returns a `GrantId`. You can use the `GrantId` and a key identifier to identify the grant in the [RetireGrant](API_RetireGrant.md) and [RevokeGrant](API_RevokeGrant.md) operations. To find the grant ID, use the [ListGrants](API_ListGrants.md) or [ListRetirableGrants](API_ListRetirableGrants.md) operations. The KMS key that you use for this operation must be in a compatible key state. For details, see [Key states of AWS KMS keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/key-state.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. **Cross-account use**: Yes. To perform this operation on a KMS key in a different AWS account, specify the key ARN in the value of the `KeyId` parameter. **Required permissions**: [kms:CreateGrant](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/kms-api-permissions-reference.html) (key policy) **Related operations:** + [ListGrants](API_ListGrants.md) + [ListRetirableGrants](API_ListRetirableGrants.md) + [RetireGrant](API_RetireGrant.md) + [RevokeGrant](API_RevokeGrant.md) **Eventual consistency**: The AWS KMS API follows an eventual consistency model. For more information, see [AWS KMS eventual consistency](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/accessing-kms.html#programming-eventual-consistency). ## Request Syntax ``` { "Constraints": { "EncryptionContextEquals": { "string" : "string" }, "EncryptionContextSubset": { "string" : "string" } }, "DryRun": boolean, "GranteePrincipal": "string", "GrantTokens": [ "string" ], "KeyId": "string", "Name": "string", "Operations": [ "string" ], "RetiringPrincipal": "string" } ``` ## Request Parameters For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md). The request accepts the following data in JSON format. **Note** In the following list, the required parameters are described first. ** [GranteePrincipal](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** The identity that gets the permissions specified in the grant. To specify the grantee principal, use the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of an AWS principal. Valid principals include AWS accounts, IAM users, IAM roles, federated users, and assumed role users. For help with the ARN syntax for a principal, see [IAM ARNs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html#identifiers-arns) in the * * AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide* *. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256. Pattern: `^[\w+=,.@:/-]+$` Required: Yes ** [KeyId](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** Identifies the KMS key for the grant. The grant gives principals permission to use this KMS key. Specify the key ID or key ARN of the KMS key. To specify a KMS key in a different AWS account, you must use the key ARN. For example: + Key ID: `1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` + Key ARN: `arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:111122223333:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab` To get the key ID and key ARN for a KMS key, use [ListKeys](API_ListKeys.md) or [DescribeKey](API_DescribeKey.md). Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048. Required: Yes ** [Operations](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** A list of operations that the grant permits. This list must include only operations that are permitted in a grant. Also, the operation must be supported on the KMS key. For example, you cannot create a grant for a symmetric encryption KMS key that allows the [Sign](API_Sign.md) operation, or a grant for an asymmetric KMS key that allows the [GenerateDataKey](API_GenerateDataKey.md) operation. If you try, AWS KMS returns a `ValidationError` exception. For details, see [Grant operations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grants.html#terms-grant-operations) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. Type: Array of strings Valid Values: `Decrypt | Encrypt | GenerateDataKey | GenerateDataKeyWithoutPlaintext | ReEncryptFrom | ReEncryptTo | Sign | Verify | GetPublicKey | CreateGrant | RetireGrant | DescribeKey | GenerateDataKeyPair | GenerateDataKeyPairWithoutPlaintext | GenerateMac | VerifyMac | DeriveSharedSecret` Required: Yes ** [Constraints](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** Specifies a grant constraint. Do not include confidential or sensitive information in this field. This field may be displayed in plaintext in CloudTrail logs and other output. AWS KMS supports the `EncryptionContextEquals` and `EncryptionContextSubset` grant constraints, which allow the permissions in the grant only when the encryption context in the request matches (`EncryptionContextEquals`) or includes (`EncryptionContextSubset`) the encryption context specified in the constraint. The encryption context grant constraints are supported only on [grant operations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grants.html#terms-grant-operations) that include an `EncryptionContext` parameter, such as cryptographic operations on symmetric encryption KMS keys. Grants with grant constraints can include the [DescribeKey](API_DescribeKey.md) and [RetireGrant](API_RetireGrant.md) operations, but the constraint doesn't apply to these operations. If a grant with a grant constraint includes the `CreateGrant` operation, the constraint requires that any grants created with the `CreateGrant` permission have an equally strict or stricter encryption context constraint. You cannot use an encryption context grant constraint for cryptographic operations with asymmetric KMS keys or HMAC KMS keys. Operations with these keys don't support an encryption context. Each constraint value can include up to 8 encryption context pairs. The encryption context value in each constraint cannot exceed 384 characters. For information about grant constraints, see [Using grant constraints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/create-grant-overview.html#grant-constraints) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. For more information about encryption context, see [Encryption context](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/concepts.html#encrypt_context) in the * * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide* *. Type: [GrantConstraints](API_GrantConstraints.md) object Required: No ** [DryRun](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** Checks if your request will succeed. `DryRun` is an optional parameter. To learn more about how to use this parameter, see [Testing your permissions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/testing-permissions.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. Type: Boolean Required: No ** [GrantTokens](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** A list of grant tokens. Use a grant token when your permission to call this operation comes from a new grant that has not yet achieved *eventual consistency*. For more information, see [Grant token](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grants.html#grant_token) and [Using a grant token](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/using-grant-token.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. Type: Array of strings Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 10 items. Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 8192. Required: No ** [Name](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** A friendly name for the grant. Use this value to prevent the unintended creation of duplicate grants when retrying this request. Do not include confidential or sensitive information in this field. This field may be displayed in plaintext in CloudTrail logs and other output. When this value is absent, all `CreateGrant` requests result in a new grant with a unique `GrantId` even if all the supplied parameters are identical. This can result in unintended duplicates when you retry the `CreateGrant` request. When this value is present, you can retry a `CreateGrant` request with identical parameters; if the grant already exists, the original `GrantId` is returned without creating a new grant. Note that the returned grant token is unique with every `CreateGrant` request, even when a duplicate `GrantId` is returned. All grant tokens for the same grant ID can be used interchangeably. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256. Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z0-9:/_-]+$` Required: No ** [RetiringPrincipal](#API_CreateGrant_RequestSyntax) ** The principal that has permission to use the [RetireGrant](API_RetireGrant.md) operation to retire the grant. To specify the principal, use the [Amazon Resource Name (ARN)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-arns-and-namespaces.html) of an AWS principal. Valid principals include AWS accounts, IAM users, IAM roles, federated users, and assumed role users. For help with the ARN syntax for a principal, see [IAM ARNs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html#identifiers-arns) in the * * AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide* *. The grant determines the retiring principal. Other principals might have permission to retire the grant or revoke the grant. For details, see [RevokeGrant](API_RevokeGrant.md) and [Retiring and revoking grants](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grant-delete.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256. Pattern: `^[\w+=,.@:/-]+$` Required: No ## Response Syntax ``` { "GrantId": "string", "GrantToken": "string" } ``` ## Response Elements If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response. The following data is returned in JSON format by the service. ** [GrantId](#API_CreateGrant_ResponseSyntax) ** The unique identifier for the grant. You can use the `GrantId` in a [ListGrants](API_ListGrants.md), [RetireGrant](API_RetireGrant.md), or [RevokeGrant](API_RevokeGrant.md) operation. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128. ** [GrantToken](#API_CreateGrant_ResponseSyntax) ** The grant token. Use a grant token when your permission to call this operation comes from a new grant that has not yet achieved *eventual consistency*. For more information, see [Grant token](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/grants.html#grant_token) and [Using a grant token](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/using-grant-token.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. Type: String Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 8192. ## Errors For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md). ** DependencyTimeoutException ** The system timed out while trying to fulfill the request. You can retry the request. HTTP Status Code: 500 ** DisabledException ** The request was rejected because the specified KMS key is not enabled. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** DryRunOperationException ** The request was rejected because the DryRun parameter was specified. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** InvalidArnException ** The request was rejected because a specified ARN, or an ARN in a key policy, is not valid. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** InvalidGrantTokenException ** The request was rejected because the specified grant token is not valid. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** KMSInternalException ** The request was rejected because an internal exception occurred. The request can be retried. HTTP Status Code: 500 ** KMSInvalidStateException ** The request was rejected because the state of the specified resource is not valid for this request. This exceptions means one of the following: + The key state of the KMS key is not compatible with the operation. To find the key state, use the [DescribeKey](API_DescribeKey.md) operation. For more information about which key states are compatible with each AWS KMS operation, see [Key states of AWS KMS keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/key-state.html) in the * * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide* *. + For cryptographic operations on KMS keys in custom key stores, this exception represents a general failure with many possible causes. To identify the cause, see the error message that accompanies the exception. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** LimitExceededException ** The request was rejected because a length constraint or quota was exceeded. For more information, see [Quotas](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kms/latest/developerguide/limits.html) in the * AWS Key Management Service Developer Guide*. HTTP Status Code: 400 ** NotFoundException ** The request was rejected because the specified entity or resource could not be found. HTTP Status Code: 400 ## Examples The following examples are formatted for legibility. ### Example Request This example illustrates one usage of CreateGrant. ``` POST / HTTP/1.1 Host: kms.us-east-2.amazonaws.com Content-Length: 176 X-Amz-Target: TrentService.CreateGrant X-Amz-Date: 20161031T202851Z Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256\ Credential=AKIAI44QH8DHBEXAMPLE/20161031/us-east-2/kms/aws4_request,\ SignedHeaders=content-type;host;x-amz-date;x-amz-target,\ Signature=84a2b3b8eb50b9bf34ba844cd5e59649fb315a16b447357ae49bf8b87774c8f7 { "Operations": [ "Encrypt", "Decrypt" ], "GranteePrincipal": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/ExampleRole", "KeyId": "arn:aws:kms:us-east-2:444455556666:key/1234abcd-12ab-34cd-56ef-1234567890ab" } ``` ### Example Response This example illustrates one usage of CreateGrant. ``` HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: Server Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 20:28:51 GMT Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.1 Content-Length: 585 Connection: keep-alive x-amzn-RequestId: a2d8d452identity center-9fa8-11e6-b30c-dbb8ea4d97c5 { "GrantId": "0c237476b39f8bc44e45212e08498fbe3151305030726c0590dd8d3e9f3d6a60", "GrantToken": "AQpAM2RhZTk1MGMyNTk2ZmZmMzEyYWVhOWViN2I1MWM4Mzc0MWFiYjc0ZDE1ODkyNGFlNTIzODZhMzgyZjBlNGY3NiKIAgEBAgB4Pa6VDCWW__MSrqnre1HIN0Grt00ViSSuUjhqOC8OT3YAAADfMIHcBgkqhkiG9w0BBwaggc4wgcsCAQAwgcUGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMmqLyBTAegIn9XlK5AgEQgIGXZQjkBcl1dykDdqZBUQ6L1OfUivQy7JVYO2-ZJP7m6f1g8GzV47HX5phdtONAP7K_HQIflcgpkoCqd_fUnE114mSmiagWkbQ5sqAVV3ov-VeqgrvMe5ZFEWLMSluvBAqdjHEdMIkHMlhlj4ENZbzBfo9Wxk8b8SnwP4kc4gGivedzFXo-dwN8fxjjq_ZZ9JFOj2ijIbj5FyogDCN0drOfi8RORSEuCEmPvjFRMFAwcmwFkN2NPp89amA" } ``` ## See Also For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following: + [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant) + [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/kms-2014-11-01/CreateGrant)