# Why does functionbeat for AWS need to be able to make Cloudformation actions?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-functionbeat-for-aws-need-to-be-able-to-make-cloudformation-actions/258647>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** functionbeat\
**Created:** [December 14, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-functionbeat-for-aws-need-to-be-able-to-make-cloudformation-actions/258647 "2020-12-14T21:17:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Detert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jonathan_detert/32/80849_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Detert](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jonathan_Detert)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-functionbeat-for-aws-need-to-be-able-to-make-cloudformation-actions/258647/1 "2020-12-14T21:17:25Z")

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The

[IAM permissions doc for functionbeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/functionbeat/7.2/iam-permissions.html#iam-permissions-sqs-kinesis)

lists a bunch of Cloudformation actions to be granted. What are they needed for? For the deployment process only, or something else?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Kaiyan\_Sheng](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kaiyan_sheng/32/38247_2.png) [@Kaiyan\_Sheng](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kaiyan_Sheng)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-functionbeat-for-aws-need-to-be-able-to-make-cloudformation-actions/258647/2 "2020-12-16T01:52:51Z")

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@kvch Could you help on this one please? Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-does-functionbeat-for-aws-need-to-be-able-to-make-cloudformation-actions/258647/3 "2021-01-13T03:52:56Z")

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