name : associate-iam-instance-profile.rst **To associate an IAM instance profile with an instance** This example associates an IAM instance profile named ``admin-role`` with instance ``i-123456789abcde123``. Command:: aws ec2 associate-iam-instance-profile --instance-id i-123456789abcde123 --iam-instance-profile Name=admin-role Output:: { "IamInstanceProfileAssociation": { "InstanceId": "i-123456789abcde123", "State": "associating", "AssociationId": "iip-assoc-0e7736511a163c209", "IamInstanceProfile": { "Id": "AIPAJBLK7RKJKWDXVHIEC", "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:instance-profile/admin-role" } } }