XML response for this API is similar to [AWS STS AssumeRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html#API_AssumeRole_ResponseElements)

### Errors

XML error response for this API is similar to [AWS STS AssumeRole](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html#API_AssumeRole_Errors)

## Sample `POST` Request

```

		return c.SecretKey, nil
	}
	return secret, nil
}

// AssumeRole - implementation of AWS STS API AssumeRole to get temporary
// credentials for regular users on Minio.
// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html
func (sts *stsAPIHandlers) AssumeRole(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	ctx := newContext(r, w, "AssumeRole")

	claims := make(map[string]interface{})

| [**AssumeRole**](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/sts/assume-role.md)   | Let MinIO users request temporary credentials using user access and secret keys.                                                              |

### Understanding JWT Claims

> NOTE: JWT claims are only meant for WebIdentity and ClientGrants.

// the operation returns. Please also see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/sts-2011-06-15/AssumedRoleUser
type AssumedRoleUser struct {
	// The ARN of the temporary security credentials that are returned from the
	// AssumeRole action. For more information about ARNs and how to use them in
	// policies, see IAM Identifiers (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_identifiers.html)
	// in Using IAM.
	//
	// Arn is a required field

	c.mustNotDelete(ctx, uClient, bucket, versions[0])

	assumeRole := cr.STSAssumeRole{
		Client:      s.TestSuiteCommon.client,
		STSEndpoint: s.endPoint,
		Options: cr.STSAssumeRoleOptions{
			AccessKey: accessKey,
			SecretKey: secretKey,
			Location:  "",
		},
	}

	value, err := assumeRole.Retrieve()
	if err != nil {
		c.Fatalf("err calling assumeRole: %v", err)
	}

		sessionName := conf.AWSRoleSessionName
		if sessionName == "" {
			// RoleSessionName has a limited set of characters (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/STS/latest/APIReference/API_AssumeRole.html)
			sessionName = "minio-tier-" + mustGetUUID()
		}
		s3WebIdentityIAM := credentials.IAM{
			Client: &http.Client{
				Transport: NewHTTPTransport(),
			},
			EKSIdentity: struct {

- `aws:username` - This is a string containing the friendly name of the current user, this value would point to STS temporary credential in `AssumeRole`ed requests, use `jwt:preferred_username` in case of OpenID connect and `ldap:username` in case of AD/LDAP. *aws:userid* is an alias to *aws:username* in MinIO.

// following ways:
//
// - RoleARN - if a role-arn is specified in the request, the STS credential's
// policy is the role's policy.
//
// - inherited from parent - this is the case for AssumeRole API, where the
// parent user is an actual real user with their own (permanent) credentials and
// policy association.
//
// - inherited from "virtual" parent - this is the case for AssumeRoleWithLDAP