**To create an instance profile** The following ``create-instance-profile`` command creates an instance profile named ``Webserver``:: aws iam create-instance-profile --instance-profile-name Webserver Output:: { "InstanceProfile": { "InstanceProfileId": "AIPAJMBYC7DLSPEXAMPLE", "Roles": [], "CreateDate": "2015-03-09T20:33:19.626Z", "InstanceProfileName": "Webserver", "Path": "/", "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:instance-profile/Webserver" } } To add a role to an instance profile, use the ``add-role-to-instance-profile`` command. For more information, see `Using IAM Roles to Delegate Permissions to Applications that Run on Amazon EC2`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Using IAM Roles to Delegate Permissions to Applications that Run on Amazon EC2`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/roles-usingrole-ec2instance.html