# Quick start with Amazon Location Service
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The most efficient way to get started with Amazon Location Service is to use the [Amazon Location console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/home). You can create and manage your resources and try the Amazon Location functionality using [the Explore page](https://console.aws.amazon.com/location/explore/home).

**Note**  
To use the Amazon Location Service console, or following the rest of this tutorial, requires that you first complete the [Prerequisites for using Amazon Location Service](gs-prereqs.md), including creating an AWS account, and allowing access to Amazon Location.

To begin learning about the Amazon Location APIs, use the following tutorial to create a simple application that displays an interactive map and uses search functionality. There are three versions of the tutorial: one shows you how to create a simple webpage using JavaScript, the second shows the same for an Android application using Kotlin, and the third shows the same for an iOS application using Swift.

**Topics**
+ [Create a web app to use Amazon Location Service](qs-web.md)
+ [Create an Android app to use Amazon Location Service](qs-android.md)
+ [Create an iOS app for Amazon Location Service](qs-ios.md)