AWS General Reference - AWS General Reference

AWS General Reference

The AWS General Reference provides AWS service endpoint and quota information for Amazon Web Services. Additionally, you can find links to other common topics.

AWS security credentials

When you interact with AWS, you specify your AWS security credentials to verify who you are and whether you have permission to access the resources that you are requesting. AWS uses the security credentials to authenticate and authorize your requests.

For more information, see the following resources:

AWS IP address ranges

AWS publishes its current IP address ranges in JSON format. You can download a .json file to view current ranges.

The IP address ranges that you bring to AWS through bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) are not included in the .json file.

For more information, see the following resources:

AWS APIs

The following pages provide information that is useful when using an AWS API:

AWS services endpoints and quotas

You can learn about the endpoints and service quotas in the following pages:

AWS Glossary

For the latest AWS terminology, see the AWS Glossary.