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Resource Management:AttachControlPolicy

Last Updated:Sep 10, 2026

Attaches a control policy to a specified target node.

Operation description

After the control policy is attached, the resource folder or member account is immediately subject to the control policy. Make sure that the result of the attach operation is as expected to avoid impacts on your business.

The system attaches the system policy FullAliyunAccess to resource folders and member accounts by default.

A control policy takes effect on the entire node to which it is attached. Specifically, a control policy attached to a parent resource folder also takes effect on its child resource folders and member accounts.

Each node (resource folder or member account) can have a maximum of 10 control policies attached.

Before calling this operation, call EnableControlPolicy to enable the control policy feature. The enable operation is asynchronous. Poll by calling GetControlPolicyEnablementStatus and confirm that EnablementStatus is Enabled before calling this operation.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. 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 supports 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 Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (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 applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • 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

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

resourcemanager:AttachControlPolicy

update

*Account

acs:resourcemanager::{#accountId}:account/{#ResourceDirectoryPath}

*Folder

acs:resourcemanager::{#accountId}:folder/{#ResourceDirectoryPath}

*ControlPolicy

acs:resourcemanager::{#accountId}:policy/controlpolicy/{#PolicyId}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

PolicyId

string

Yes

The ID of the control policy.

cp-jExXAqIYkwHN****

TargetId

string

Yes

The ID of the target node. Valid values:

  • Root ID: attaches the control policy to the Root resource folder.

  • Resource folder ID: attaches the control policy to a resource folder.

  • Member account ID: attaches the control policy to a member account.

fd-ZDNPiT****

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

95060F1D-6990-4645-8920-A81D1BBFE992

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "95060F1D-6990-4645-8920-A81D1BBFE992"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

404 EntityNotExists.Target The specified target does not exist in the resource directory. The specified object does not exist in the resource directory.
404 EntityNotExists.ResourceControlPolicy The specified resource control policy does not exist.
409 EntityAlreadyExists.ResourceControlPolicy The resource control policy already exists.
409 EntityAlreadyExists.ResourceControlPolicyAttachment The resource control policy attachment already exists.
409 LimitExceeded.ResourceControlPolicyAttachment The resource control policy attachment number exceeds the limit.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.