:doc:`IAM <../../iam>` / Resource / InstanceProfile

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InstanceProfile
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.. note::

  Before using anything on this page, please refer to the resources :doc:`user guide <../../../../guide/resources>` for the most recent guidance on using resources.



.. py:class:: IAM.InstanceProfile(name)

  A resource representing an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) InstanceProfile::

    
    import boto3
    
    iam = boto3.resource('iam')
    instance_profile = iam.InstanceProfile('name')

  :type name: string
  :param name: The InstanceProfile's name identifier. This **must** be set.
  




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Identifiers
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Identifiers are properties of a resource that are set upon instantiation of the resource.
For more information about identifiers refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available identifiers:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  name



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Attributes
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Attributes provide access to the properties of a resource. Attributes are lazy-loaded the first time one is accessed via the :py:meth:`load` method.
For more information about attributes refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available attributes:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  arn
  create_date
  instance_profile_id
  instance_profile_name
  path
  roles_attribute
  tags



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References
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References are related resource instances that have a belongs-to relationship.
For more information about references refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<references_intro>`.

These are the resource's available references:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  roles



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Actions
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Actions call operations on resources.  They may automatically handle the passing in of arguments set from identifiers and some attributes.
For more information about actions refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<actions_intro>`.

These are the resource's available actions:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  add_role
  delete
  get_available_subresources
  load
  reload
  remove_role
