AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide

Applicable to all SDKs and tools

AWS SDKs and Tools maintenance policy covers the maintenance policy and versioning for AWS Software Development Kits (SDKs) and tools, including Mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) SDKs, and their underlying dependencies.

Applicable to some SDKs and tools

Many SDKs and tools share some common functionality, either through shared design specifications or through a shared library, such as the AWS Common Runtime (CRT) libraries.

This AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide is intended to be a base of information that is applicable to multiple SDKs and tools. The specific SDK or tool guide for the SDK or tool you are using should be used in addition to any information presented here. The following SDKs and tools have additional information represented in this guide:

• AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) Developer Guide

• AWS Command Line Interface User Guide

• AWS Serverless Application Model Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for C++ Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for Go Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for Java Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for JavaScript Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for .NET Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for PHP Developer Guide

• AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) Getting Started

• AWS SDK for Ruby Developer Guide

• AWS Toolkit for Eclipse User Guide

• AWS Toolkit for JetBrains User Guide

• AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio User Guide

• AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code User Guide

• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell User Guide

This guide includes information regarding:

• Configuration – How to use the shared config and credentials files or environment variables for the authentication and configuration of an AWS SDK or tool.

• Configuration and authentication settings reference – Reference for all standardized settings available for authentication and configuration.

• AWS Common Runtime (CRT) libraries – Overview of the AWS Common Runtime (CRT) libraries that are available to almost all SDKs.