name : add-layer-version-permission.rst **To add permissions to a layer version** The following ``add-layer-version-permission`` example grants permission for the specified account to use version 1 of the layer ``my-layer``. :: aws lambda add-layer-version-permission \ --layer-name my-layer \ --statement-id xaccount \ --action lambda:GetLayerVersion \ --principal 123456789012 \ --version-number 1 Output:: { "RevisionId": "35d87451-f796-4a3f-a618-95a3671b0a0c", "Statement": { "Sid":"xaccount", "Effect":"Allow", "Principal":{ "AWS":"arn:aws:iam::210987654321:root" }, "Action":"lambda:GetLayerVersion", "Resource":"arn:aws:lambda:us-east-2:123456789012:layer:my-layer:1" } } For more information, see `AWS Lambda Layers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-layers.html>`__ in the *AWS Lambda Developer Guide*.