# AWS plugin API call efficiency for retrieving IAM details inquiry

**URL:** <https://community.cloudquery.io/t/aws-plugin-api-call-efficiency-for-retrieving-iam-details-inquiry/60>\
**Category:** CloudQuery Plugins\
**Created:** [November 29, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cloudquery.io/t/aws-plugin-api-call-efficiency-for-retrieving-iam-details-inquiry/60 "2023-11-29T20:01:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mutual-krill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@mutual-krill](https://community.cloudquery.io/u/mutual-krill)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cloudquery.io/t/aws-plugin-api-call-efficiency-for-retrieving-iam-details-inquiry/60/1 "2023-11-29T20:01:45Z")

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Good afternoon all. Just curious if the AWS plugin leverages this API to retrieve users, groups, roles, and policies?

[https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API\_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_GetAccountAuthorizationDetails.html)

I’m looking to minimize the number of API calls for my organization where possible. I’ve used this call in the past for a homebrew script that I wrote based on feedback from AWS. It contains everything that would be required across the IAM tables.

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**Author:** ![ben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.cloudquery.io/ben/32/88_2.png) [@ben](https://community.cloudquery.io/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cloudquery.io/t/aws-plugin-api-call-efficiency-for-retrieving-iam-details-inquiry/60/2 "2023-11-29T22:25:11Z")

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Hi @mutual-krill,

In the upcoming release (`v23.0.0`), there is a new table called `aws_iam_account_authorization_details` that will have all of that information.

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**Author:** ![mutual-krill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@mutual-krill](https://community.cloudquery.io/u/mutual-krill)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://community.cloudquery.io/t/aws-plugin-api-call-efficiency-for-retrieving-iam-details-inquiry/60/3 "2023-11-30T10:00:05Z")

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Ah, perfect! Thanks a bunch! That’ll be a great enhancement.