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# AWS::RDS::DBInstance DBInstanceRole
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Information about an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that is associated with a DB instance.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[FeatureName](#cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-featurename)" : String,
  "[RoleArn](#cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-rolearn)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [FeatureName](#cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-featurename): String
  [RoleArn](#cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-rolearn): String
```

## Properties
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`FeatureName`  <a name="cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-featurename"></a>
The name of the feature associated with the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role. IAM roles that are associated with a DB instance grant permission for the DB instance to access other AWS services on your behalf. For the list of supported feature names, see the `SupportedFeatureNames` description in [DBEngineVersion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/API_DBEngineVersion.html) in the *Amazon RDS API Reference*.   
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`RoleArn`  <a name="cfn-rds-dbinstance-dbinstancerole-rolearn"></a>
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that is associated with the DB instance.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

## Examples
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The following specifies a role to associate with a DB instance.

#### JSON
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```
"AssociatedRoles": [
    {
        "FeatureName": "s3Import",
        "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/RDSLoadFromS3"               
    }
]
```

#### YAML
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```
AssociatedRoles:
    - FeatureName: s3Import
      RoleArn: 'arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/RDSLoadFromS3'
```