> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://awsnotes.dendron.so/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://awsnotes.dendron.so/cryptography-and-pki/aws-key-management-service-aws-kms/topics/programming-the-aws-kms-api.md).

# Programming the AWS KMS API

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## Working with grants

* **Note**\
  The `GranteePrincipal` field in the `ListGrants` response usually contains the grantee principal of the grant. However, when the grantee principal in the grant is an AWS service, the `GranteePrincipal` field contains the [service principal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/reference_policies_elements_principal.html#principal-services), which might represent several different grantee principals.