Updated on 2025-11-06 GMT+08:00

Simple Message Notification (SMN)

IAM provides system-defined identity policies to define common actions supported by cloud services. You can also create custom identity policies using the actions supported by cloud services for more refined access control.

In addition to IAM, the Organizations service provides Service Control Policies (SCPs) to set access control policies.

SCPs do not actually grant any permissions to a principal. They only set the permissions boundary for the principal. When SCPs are attached to a member account or an organizational unit (OU), they do not directly grant permissions to that member account or OU. Instead, the SCPs just determine what permissions are available for that member account or the member accounts under that OU. The granted permissions can be applied only if they are allowed by the SCPs.

To learn more about how IAM is different from Organizations for access control, see What Are the Differences in Access Control Between IAM and Organizations?

This section describes the elements used by IAM custom identity policies and Organizations SCPs. The elements include actions, resources, and conditions.

Actions

Actions are specific operations that are allowed or denied in an identity policy.

  • The Access Level column describes how the action is classified (List, Read, or Write). This classification helps you understand the level of access that an action grants when you use it in an identity policy.
  • The Resource Type column indicates whether the action supports resource-level permissions.
    • You can use a wildcard (*) to indicate all resource types. If this column is empty (-), the action does not support resource-level permissions and you must specify all resources ("*") in your identity policy statements.
    • If this column includes a resource type, you must specify the URN in the Resource element of your statements.
    • Required resources are marked with asterisks (*) in the table. If you specify a resource in a statement using this action, then it must be of this type.

    For details about the resource types defined by SMN, see Resources.

  • The Condition Key column contains keys that you can specify in the Condition element of an identity policy statement.
    • If the Resource Type column has values for an action, the condition key takes effect only for the listed resource types.
    • If the Resource Type column is empty (-) for an action, the condition key takes effect for all resources that action supports.
    • If the Condition Key column is empty (-) for an action, the action does not support any condition keys.

    For details about the condition keys defined by SMN, see Conditions.

  • The Alias column lists the policy actions that are configured in identity policies. With these actions, you can use APIs for policy-based authorization. For details, see Policies and Identity Policies.

The following table lists the actions that you can define in identity policy statements for SMN.

Table 1 Actions supported by SMN

Action

Description

Access Level

Resource Type (*: required)

Condition Key

Alias

smn:topic:create

Permissions to create a topic

Write

topic *

-

-

-

smn:topic:listTopic

Permissions to query topics

List

topic *

-

smn:topic:list

-

g:EnterpriseProjectId

smn:topic:updateTopic

Permissions to update a topic

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:get

Permissions to query details of a topic

Read

topic *

smn:topic:list

smn:topic:delete

Permissions to delete a topic

Write

topic *

-

smn:topic:listAttributes

Permissions to query a topic policy

List

topic *

smn:topic:list

smn:topic:deleteAttribute

Permissions to delete a topic policy

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:updateAttribute

Permissions to update a topic policy

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

-

smn:topic:subscribe

Permissions to add a subscription to a topic

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

-

smn:topic:listSubscriptionsByTopic

Permissions to query subscriptions of a topic

List

topic *

smn:topic:list

smn:topic:listSubscriptions

Permissions to query subscriptions of all topics

List

topic *

-

smn:topic:list

smn:topic:deleteSubscription

Permissions to delete a subscription from a topic

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:updateSubscription

Permissions to update a subscription of a topic

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:publish

Permissions to publish a message

Write

topic *

-

smn:template:create

Permissions to create a message template

Write

template *

-

-

smn:template:listTemplates

Permissions to query message templates

List

template *

-

smn:template:list

smn:template:update

Permissions to modify a message template

Write

template *

-

-

smn:template:get

Permissions to query details of a message template

Read

template *

-

smn:template:list

smn:template:delete

Permissions to delete a message template

Write

template *

-

-

smn:tag:create

Permissions to add a tag to a topic

Write

topic *

-

-

smn:tag:delete

Permissions to delete a tag of a topic

Write

topic *

smn:tag:update

-

smn:tag:batchModify

Permissions to batch modify tags of a topic

Write

topic *

smn:tag:update

-

smn:tag:list

Permissions to query tags of a topic

Read

topic *

g:ResourceTag/<tag-key>

-

smn:topic:createLogTank

Permissions to associate a topic with a log stream

Write

topic *

-

smn:topic:listLogTank

Permissions to query the log stream associated with a topic

List

topic *

smn:topic:list

smn:topic:updateLogTank

Permissions to update the log stream associated with a topic

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:deleteLogTank

Permissions to disassociate a topic from a log stream

Write

topic *

smn:topic:update

smn:topic:createNotifyPolicy

Permissions to create a notification policy

Write

topic *

-

-

smn:topic:updateNotifyPolicy

Permissions to modify a notification policy

Write

topic *

-

-

smn:topic:getNotifyPolicy

Permissions to query a notification policy

Read

topic *

-

-

smn:topic:deleteNotifyPolicy

Permissions to delete a notification policy

Write

topic *

-

-

Each API of SMN usually supports one or more actions. Table 2 lists the supported actions and dependencies.

Table 2 Actions and dependencies supported by SMN APIs

API

Action

Dependency

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics

smn:topic:create

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics

smn:topic:listTopic

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}

smn:topic:updateTopic

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}

smn:topic:get

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}

smn:topic:delete

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/attributes

smn:topic:listAttributes

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/attributes

smn:topic:deleteAttribute

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/attributes/{name}

smn:topic:updateAttribute

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/attributes/{name}

smn:topic:deleteAttribute

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/subscriptions

smn:topic:subscribe

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/subscriptions

smn:topic:listSubscriptionsByTopic

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/subscriptions/{subscription_urn}

smn:topic:updateSubscription

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/subscriptions/{subscription_urn}

smn:topic:deleteSubscription

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/subscriptions

smn:topic:listSubscriptions

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/publish

smn:topic:publish

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/message_template

smn:template:create

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/message_template

smn:template:listTemplates

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/message_template/{message_template_id}

smn:template:update

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/message_template/{message_template_id}

smn:template:get

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/message_template/{message_template_id}

smn:template:delete

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/{resource_id}/tags

smn:tag:create

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/{resource_id}/tags

smn:tag:list

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/{resource_id}/tags/action

smn:tag:batchModify

  • smn:tag:create
  • smn:tag:delete

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/{resource_id}/tags/{key}

smn:tag:delete

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/tags

smn:tag:list

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/{resource_type}/resource_instances/action

smn:tag:list

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/logtanks

smn:topic:listLogTank

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/logtanks

smn:topic:createLogTank

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/logtanks/{logtank_id}

smn:topic:updateLogTank

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/logtanks/{logtank_id}

smn:topic:deleteLogTank

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/subscriptions/filter_polices

smn:topic:updateSubscription

N/A

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/subscriptions/filter_polices

smn:topic:updateSubscription

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/subscriptions/filter_polices

smn:topic:updateSubscription

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/subscriptions/from-subscription-users

smn:topic:subscribe

N/A

POST /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/notify-policy

smn:topic:createNotifyPolicy

smn:topic:listSubscriptionsByTopic

PUT /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/notify-policy/{notify_policy_id}

smn:topic:updateNotifyPolicy

smn:topic:listSubscriptionsByTopic

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/notify-policy

smn:topic:getNotifyPolicy

N/A

DELETE /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/notify-policy/{notify_policy_id}

smn:topic:deleteNotifyPolicy

N/A

GET /v2/{project_id}/notifications/topics/{topic_urn}/statistics

smn:topic:get

N/A

Resources

A resource type indicates the resources that an identity policy applies to. If you specify a resource type for any action in Table 3, a resource URN must be specified in the identity policy statements using that action, and the identity policy applies only to the resource. If no resource type is specified, the Resource element is marked with an asterisk (*) and the identity policy applies to all resources. You can also set condition keys in an identity policy to define resource types.

The following table lists the resource types that you can define in identity policy statements for SMN.

Table 3 Resource types supported by SMN

Resource Type

URN

topic

smn:<region>:<account-id>:topic:<topic-id>

template

smn:<region>:<account-id>:template:<template-id>

Conditions

Condition Key Overview

A Condition element lets you specify conditions for when an identity policy is in effect. It contains condition keys and operators.

  • The condition key that you specify can be a global condition key or a service-specific condition key.
    • Global condition keys (with the g: prefix) apply to all actions. Cloud services do not need to provide user identity information. Instead, the system automatically obtains such information and authenticates users. For details, see Global Condition Keys.
    • Service-specific condition keys (with the abbreviation of a service name plus a colon as the prefix, for example, smn:) apply only to operations of the SMN service. For details, see Table 4.
    • The number of values associated with a condition key in the request context of an API call makes the condition key single-valued or multivalued. Single-valued condition keys have at most one value in the request context of an API call. Multivalued condition keys can have multiple values in the request context of an API call. For example, a request can originate from at most one VPC endpoint, so g:SourceVpce is a single-valued condition key. You can tag resources and include multiple tag key-value pairs in a request, so g:TagKeys is a multivalued condition key.
  • A condition operator, condition key, and a condition value together constitute a complete condition statement. An identity policy can be applied only when its request conditions are met. For supported condition operators, see Condition operators.

Service-specific condition keys supported by SMN

The following table lists the condition keys that you can define in custom identity policies for SMN. You can include these condition keys to specify conditions for when your identity policy is in effect.

Table 4 Service-specific condition keys supported by SMN

Service-specific Condition Key

Type

Single-valued/Multivalued

Description

smn:TargetOrgPath

string

Single-valued

The organization path authorized in a topic policy.

smn:TargetOrgId

string

Single-valued

The organization ID authorized in a topic policy.

smn:TargetAccountId

string

Single-valued

The account ID authorized in a topic policy.

smn:Protocol

string

Single-valued

The subscription protocol.

smn:Endpoint

string

Single-valued

The subscription endpoint address