## Set up Amazon QuickSight

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/apps/connectors/business-intelligence/amazon-quicksight/how-tos/set-up-amazon-quicksight

> Learn about set up amazon quicksight.

:::warning

**🤓 Who can do this?** You'll probably need your Amazon QuickSight administrator to run these commands - you may not have access yourself.

:::

Atlan currently only supports IAM user authentication for Amazon QuickSight.

## Create IAM policy

To create an IAM policy with the necessary permissions, follow [the steps in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/access_policies_create.html).

Create the policy using the following JSON:

```json
{
 "Version": "2012-10-17",
 "Statement": [{
 "Effect": "Allow",
 "Action": [
 "quicksight:ListAnalyses",
 "quicksight:ListDataSets",
 "quicksight:ListDashboards",
 "quicksight:ListFolders",
 "quicksight:ListDataSources",
 "quicksight:DescribeAnalysis",
 "quicksight:DescribeDashboard",
 "quicksight:DescribeDataSet",
 "quicksight:DescribeFolder",
 "quicksight:ListFolderMembers"
 ],
 "Resource": [
 "arn:aws:quicksight:<region>:<account_id>:*"
 ]
 }]
}
```

- Replace `<region>` with the AWS region of your Amazon QuickSight instance.
- Replace `<account_id>` with your AWS account ID.

## Configure user-based authentication

Using the IAM policy created in the previous section, configure user-based authentication.

To configure user-based authentication:

1. Create an AWS IAM user by following [the steps in the AWS Identity and Access Management User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_users_create.html).
2. On the _Set permissions_ page, attach the policy created in the previous step to this user.
3. Once the user is created, view or download the user's _access key ID_ and _secret access key_.

 :::warning

 This is your only opportunity to view or download the access keys. You won't have access to them again after leaving the user creation screen.

 :::

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