**To list the groups that an IAM user belongs to** The following ``list-groups-for-user`` command displays the groups that the IAM user named ``Bob`` belongs to:: aws iam list-groups-for-user --user-name Bob Output:: "Groups": [ { "Path": "/", "CreateDate": "2013-05-06T01:18:08Z", "GroupId": "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE", "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:group/Admin", "GroupName": "Admin" }, { "Path": "/", "CreateDate": "2013-05-06T01:37:28Z", "GroupId": "AKIAI44QH8DHBEXAMPLE", "Arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:group/s3-Users", "GroupName": "s3-Users" } ] For more information, see `Creating and Listing Groups`_ in the *Using IAM* guide. .. _`Creating and Listing Groups`: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/Using_CreatingAndListingGroups.html