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Platform For AI:RAM authorization

Last Updated:Mar 31, 2026

Resource Access Management (RAM) is a service provided by Alibaba Cloud to manage user identities and resource access permissions. Using RAM helps you avoid sharing your Alibaba Cloud account keys with other users and allows you to grant users the least privilege access. RAM uses permission policies to define authorizations. This topic describes the general structure of a RAM policy, and the policy statement elements (Action, Resource, and Condition) defined by Platform for AI for RAM permission policies. The RAM code (RamCode) for Platform for AI is paiworkspace,pai,paiimage,paicodesource,paidataset,paimodel,paiexperiment,paiservicetemplate,paiconnection , and the supported authorization granularity is RESOURCE .

General structure of a policy

Permission policies support JSON format with the following general structure:

{
  "Version": "1",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "<Effect>",
      "Action": "<Action>",
      "Resource": "<Resource>",
      "Condition": {
        "<Condition_operator>": {
          "<Condition_key>": [
            "<Condition_value>"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}        

The following list describes the fields in the policy:

  • Version: Specifies the policy version number. It is fixed at 1.

  • Statement:

    • Effect: Specifies the authorization result. Valid values: Allow and Deny.

    • Action: Specifies one or more operations that are allowed or denied.

    • Resource: Specifies the specific objects affected by the operations. You can use Alibaba Cloud Resource Names (ARNs) to describe specific resources.

    • Condition: Specifies the conditions for the authorization to take effect. This field is optional.

      • Condition operator: Specifies the conditional operators. Different types of conditions support different conditional operators.

      • Condition_key: Specifies the condition keys.

      • Condition_value: Specifies the condition values.

Action

The following table lists the actions defined by Platform for AI. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that support authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding ARN in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys that are applicable across all RAM-integrated services. For more information, see Common condition keys.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

API

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

paiworkspace:GetConnection GetConnection get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ChangeResourceGroup ChangeResourceGroup update

*Workspace

acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

None None
paiworkspace:DeleteWorkspaceResource DeleteWorkspaceResource

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateConfigs UpdateConfigs update

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:CreateWorkspace CreateWorkspace create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:DeleteWorkspace DeleteWorkspace delete

*Workspace

acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

None None
paiworkspace:DeleteConfig DeleteConfig delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListPermissions ListPermissions list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListConfigs ListConfigs list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:GetMember GetMember get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:CreateMember CreateMember

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:GetDefaultWorkspace GetDefaultWorkspace get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:CreateWorkspaceResource CreateWorkspaceResource

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:GetConfig GetConfig get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:RemoveMemberRole RemoveMemberRole

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ValidateConnection ValidateConnection none

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateWorkspace UpdateWorkspace update

*Workspace

acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateDefaultWorkspace UpdateDefaultWorkspace

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListMembers ListMembers list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:AddMemberRole AddMemberRole

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:DeleteMembers DeleteMembers

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:DeleteConnection DeleteConnection delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListResources ListResources list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListWorkspaces ListWorkspaces list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:GetWorkspace GetWorkspace get

*Workspace

acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

None None
paiworkspace:CreateConnection CreateConnection create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListConnections ListConnections list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:ListWorkspaceUsers ListWorkspaceUsers list

*Workspace

acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateWorkspaceResource UpdateWorkspaceResource

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateConfig UpdateConfig update

*All Resource

*

None None
paiworkspace:UpdateConnection UpdateConnection update

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:SetUserConfigs SetUserConfigs create

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:ListQuotas ListQuotas list

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:CreateOrder CreateProductOrders create

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:ListProducts ListProducts list

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:DeleteUserConfig DeleteUserConfig delete

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:AdministratePAI GetPermission get

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:ListUserConfigs ListUserConfigs list

*All Resource

*

None None
pai:ListFeatures ListFeatures list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:ListImages ListImages list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:AddImageLabels AddImageLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:GetImage GetImage get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:AddImage AddImage create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:PublishImage PublishImage update

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:ListImageLabels ListImageLabels list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:RemoveImageLabels RemoveImageLabels delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:CreateImageBuild CreateImageBuild create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiimage:RemoveImage RemoveImage delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:UpdateCodeSource UpdateCodeSource update

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:ListCodeSources ListCodeSources list

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:PublishCodeSource PublishCodeSource update

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:DeleteCodeSource DeleteCodeSource delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:GetCodeSource GetCodeSource get

*All Resource

*

None None
paicodesource:CreateCodeSource CreateCodeSource create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:ListDatasetFileMetas ListDatasetFileMetas list

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:DeleteDataset DeleteDataset delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:UpdateDatasetJobConfig UpdateDatasetJobConfig update

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetLabels CreateDatasetLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDatasetFileMeta GetDatasetFileMeta get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:UpdateDataset UpdateDataset update

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDatasetFileMetasStatistics GetDatasetFileMetasStatistics get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetJob CreateDatasetJob create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:ListDatasetJobConfigs ListDatasetJobConfigs get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetVersion CreateDatasetVersion create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDatasetJob GetDatasetJob get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDatasetJobConfig GetDatasetJobConfig get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDataset GetDataset get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDataset CreateDataset create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetFileMetas CreateDatasetFileMetas create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:DeleteDatasetVersionLabels DeleteDatasetVersionLabels delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:UpdateDatasetVersion UpdateDatasetVersion update

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:UpdateDatasetFileMetas UpdateDatasetFileMetas update

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:PublishDataset PublishDataset update

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:GetDatasetVersion GetDatasetVersion get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:DeleteDatasetLabels DeleteDatasetLabels delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetJobConfig CreateDatasetJobConfig create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:StopDatasetJob StopDatasetJob none

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:CreateDatasetVersionLabels CreateDatasetVersionLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:ListDatasets ListDatasets list

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:ListDatasetJobs ListDatasetJobs get

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:DeleteDatasetJobConfig DeleteDatasetJobConfig delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:DeleteDatasetVersion DeleteDatasetVersion delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paidataset:ListDatasetVersions ListDatasetVersions list

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:CreateModel CreateModel create

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:DeleteModel DeleteModel delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:GetModelVersion GetModelVersion get

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:ListModelVersions ListModelVersions list

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:CreateModelVersion CreateModelVersion create

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:CreateModelVersionLabels CreateModelVersionLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:DeleteModelVersion DeleteModelVersion delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:DeleteModelLabels DeleteModelLabels delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:UpdateModelVersion UpdateModelVersion update

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:UpdateModel UpdateModel update

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:CreateModelLabels CreateModelLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:DeleteModelVersionLabels DeleteModelVersionLabels delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:ListModels ListModels list

*All Resource

*

None None
paimodel:GetModel GetModel get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:SetExperimentLabel SetExperimentLabels create

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:GetRun GetRun get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:DeleteExperiment DeleteExperiment delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:GetExperiment GetExperiment get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:ListRuns ListRuns none

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:DeleteExperimentLabel DeleteExperimentLabel delete

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:ListExperiments ListExperiment list

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:UpdateExperiment UpdateExperiment update

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:ListRunMetrics ListRunMetrics get

*All Resource

*

None None
paiexperiment:DeleteRunLabel DeleteRunLabel delete

*All Resource

*

None None

Resource

The following table lists the resources defined by Platform for AI. Specify them in the Resource element of RAM policy statements to grant permissions for specific operations. They are uniquely identified by ARNs. Format: acs:{#ramcode}:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:{#resourceType}:

  • acs: The initialism of Alibaba Cloud service, which indicates the public cloud of Alibaba Cloud.

  • {#ramcode}: The code used in RAM to indicate an Alibaba Cloud service.

  • {#regionId}: The region ID. If the resource covers all regions, set it to an asterisk (*).

  • {#accountId}: The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account. If the resource covers all Alibaba Cloud accounts, set it to an asterisk (*).

  • {#resourceType}: The service-defined resource identifier. It supports a hierarchical structure, which is similar to a file path. If the statement covers global resources, set it to an asterisk (*).

Resource type

ARN

Connection
  • acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:connection/*
Workspace
  • acs:paiworkspace:{#regionId}:{#accountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}
  • acs:paiworkspace:{#Region}:{#AccountId}:workspace/{#WorkspaceId}

Condition

Platform for AI does not define product-level condition keys. However, you can use Alibaba Cloud common condition keys for access control. For more information, see Common condition keys.

How to create custom RAM policies?

You can create custom policies and grant them to RAM users, RAM user groups, or RAM roles. For instructions, see: