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Convert a JSON IAM Policy into terraform. Version 1.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install iam-policy-json-to-terraform

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Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#iam-policy-json-to-terraform

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ia/iam-policy-json-to-terraform/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Convert a JSON IAM Policy into terraform

Commands and aliases

  • iam-policy-json-to-terraform

history

Project history and usage

iam-policy-json-to-terraform is a small Go-based converter that turns AWS IAM policy JSON into Terraform aws_iam_policy_document HCL. It exists for the practical infrastructure-as-code chore of translating policies copied from AWS documentation, consoles, or existing files into Terraform-native data sources.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on April 28, 2018, and the changelog records version 1.0.0 on the same date as the initial release. That release read IAM policy JSON from standard input and wrote Terraform HCL to standard output, with support for core IAM policy properties such as Sid, Effect, Action, Resource, and Condition.

The project expanded through small, targeted releases: version 1.1.0 added Condition support with multiple values and a -name flag, version 1.2.0 added wildcard-principal support, version 1.6.0 improved conversion of heredoc-style policy input containing HCL expressions, and version 1.9.0 stopped generating empty sid entries when missing from input JSON.

Adoption history

The README and project site present both a web version and a command-line version, which helped the tool serve quick one-off conversions as well as automation. GitHub repository metadata showed hundreds of stars by 2026, and the Homebrew formula packaged it as a CLI with macOS and Linux bottles.

Its adoption niche is Terraform users working with AWS IAM policies, especially when policy JSON comes from AWS examples or preexisting infrastructure and needs to become an aws_iam_policy_document block rather than a raw JSON blob.

How it is used

The README shows piping raw JSON into iam-policy-json-to-terraform or redirecting a policy file through standard input. The output is Terraform HCL for an aws_iam_policy_document data source.

The tool is deliberately narrow: it converts one policy representation into another. It does not manage AWS resources or run Terraform, which keeps it useful in scripts, editor workflows, and migration chores.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about this package as an example of a tiny IaC workflow tool that became useful enough for Homebrew and Nix packaging. Its value comes from removing a repetitive translation step rather than from being a platform.

Timeline

  • 2018: Repository created and 1.0.0 released with stdin JSON to stdout HCL conversion.
  • 2018: 1.1.0 added multi-value Condition handling and a generated-policy name flag.
  • 2019: 1.2.0 added wildcard-principal support.
  • 2020: 1.6.0 improved conversion of heredoc input containing HCL expressions.
  • 2025: 1.9.0 changed missing Sid handling; 1.9.2 added a Linux ARM64 build target.

Related projects

  • The tool is directly related to Terraform, the AWS provider's aws_iam_policy_document data source, and AWS IAM JSON policy documents.
  • Adjacent tools include Terraform import and broader infrastructure converters, but this project intentionally focuses on IAM policy document conversion.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

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iam-policy-json-to-terraformcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.9.2
manager updated2026-06-15
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.9.2

https://github.com/flosell/iam-policy-json-to-terraform

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:iam-policy-json-to-terraform
Version1.9.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/iam-policy-json-to-terraform
Homepagehttps://flosell.github.io/iam-policy-json-to-terraform/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/flosell/iam-policy-json-to-terraform
Upstream docshttps://github.com/flosell/iam-policy-json-to-terraform#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/flosell/iam-policy-json-to-terraform/archive/refs/tags/1.9.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-15T10:20:18-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

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Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameiam-policy-json-to-terraform
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
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  • stable

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iam-policy-json-to-terraform

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