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AWS Developer Guide for Java
The AWS SDK for Java provides a Java API for AWS infrastructure services. Using the SDK, you can build applications on top of Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon SimpleDB, and more.
The AWS SDK for Java includes:
- AWS Java Library
Build Java applications on top of APIs that take the complexity out of coding directly against a web service interface. The library (aws-java-sdk-<
version>.jar) provides APIs that hide much of the lower-level plumbing, including authentication, request retries, and error handling.- Code Samples
Practical examples for how to use the library to build applications.
- Eclipse support
Use the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse to add the AWS Java SDK to an existing project, or create a new Java project based on the AWS Java SDK.
If you are just starting out with the AWS SDK for Java, you should first read through the Getting Started section. It will guide you through setting up your development environment and introduce the samples that are included with the SDK.
Tutorials: Accessing AWS Services from Java
This developer guide includes tutorials that walk you through how to use some of the AWS services.
Tutorial: Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
This tutorial explains how to set up a requests for Amazon EC2 Spot Instances, how to determine when they have completed, and how to clean up afterwards.
Tutorial: Advanced Amazon EC2 Spot Request Management
This more advanced tutorial describes Spot Instances topics such as persistent vs. one-time requests, launch groups, and availability groups.
How To: Useful Code for Programming AWS
These topics are shorter than the preceding tutorials and deal with the discreet programming tasks related to Starting an Amazon EC2 Instance.
General programming techniques and information for developing software with the AWS SDK for Java.
Supported Services
The AWS SDK for Java supports the following AWS infrastructure products:
Compute
Content Delivery
Database
Deployment & Management
Messaging
Monitoring
Networking
Security
Storage
Discusses the Release notes, and the change history for the AWS SDK for Java on GitHub.
Android Development
If you are an Android developer, Amazon Web Services publishes a separate SDK specifically for Android development. For more information, go to the documentation for the AWS SDK for Android.
Additional Resources
The Additional Resources section has pointers to other resources to assist you in programming AWS.
About Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a collection of digital infrastructure services that developers can leverage when developing their applications. The services include computing, storage, database, and application synchronization (messaging and queuing). AWS uses a pay-as-you-go service model. You are charged only for the services that you--or your applications--use. Also, to make AWS more approachable as a platform for prototyping and experimentation, AWS offers a free usage tier. On this tier, services are free below a certain level of usage. For more information about AWS costs and the Free Tier go to Test-Driving AWS in the Free Usage Tier. To obtain an AWS account, go to the AWS home page and click .
