**To list IAM roles for the current account**
The following ``list-roles`` command lists IAM roles for the current account::
aws iam list-roles
Output::
{
"Roles": [
{
"AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
"Principal": {
"Service": "ec2.amazonaws.com"
},
"Effect": "Allow",
"Sid": ""
}
]
},
"RoleId": "AROAJ52OTH4H7LEXAMPLE",
"CreateDate": "2013-05-11T00:02:27Z",
"RoleName": "ExampleRole1",
"Path": "/",
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/ExampleRole1"
},
{
"AssumeRolePolicyDocument": {
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
"Principal": {
"Service": "elastictranscoder.amazonaws.com"
},
"Effect": "Allow",
"Sid": ""
}
]
},
"RoleId": "AROAI4QRP7UFT7EXAMPLE",
"CreateDate": "2013-04-18T05:01:58Z",
"RoleName": "emr-access",
"Path": "/",
"Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/emr-access"
}
]
}
For more information, see `Creating a Role`_ in the *Using IAM* guide.
.. _`Creating a Role`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/creating-role.html