# Required permissions
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You need the following permissions to deploy a custom AMI with Terraform:
+ assume the ParallelCluster API role, which is in charge of interacting with the ParallelCluster API
+ describe the CloudFormation stack of the ParallelCluster API, to verify it exists and retrieve its parameters and outputs

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```
{
    "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
            "Resource": "arn:aws:sts::111122223333:role/PCAPIUserRole-*",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Sid": "AssumePCAPIUserRole"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "cloudformation:DescribeStacks"
            ],
            "Resource": "arn:aws:cloudformation:us-east-1:111122223333:stack/*",
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Sid": "CloudFormation"
        }
    ]
}
```

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