AWS::SSM::Parameter

SSM Parameter

The AWS::SSM::Parameter resource creates an SSM parameter in SYSlong Parameter Store. To create an SSM parameter, you must have the IAMlong (IAM) permissions ssm:PutParameter and ssm:AddTagsToResource. On stack creation, CFNlong adds the following three tags to the parameter: aws:cloudformation:stack-name, aws:cloudformation:logical-id, and aws:cloudformation:stack-id, in addition to any custom tags you specify. To add, update, or remove tags during stack update, yo...

Properties

9 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`Type`	`string`	Required
`Value`	`string`	Required
`AllowedPattern`	`string`	Write-only
`DataType`	`string`
`Description`	`string`	Write-only
`Name`	`string`	Create-only
`Policies`	`string`	Write-only
`Tags`	`object`
`Tier`	`string`	Write-only

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::SSM::Parameter

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::SSM::Parameter
    Properties:
      Value: "value"
      Type: "String"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production
      Description: !Ref "AWS::StackName"
      Name: !Ref "AWS::StackName"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

ssm:PutParameterssm:AddTagsToResourcessm:GetParameters

read

ssm:GetParametersssm:ListTagsForResource

update

ssm:PutParameterssm:AddTagsToResourcessm:RemoveTagsFromResourcessm:GetParameters

delete

ssm:DeleteParameter

list

ssm:DescribeParameters

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Quick Facts

ServiceSSM

Properties9

Required2

TaggingSupported

Primary IDName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

Name

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation