The official AWS SDK for JavaScript, available for browsers and mobile devices, or Node.js backends
For release notes, see the CHANGELOG. Prior to v2.4.8, release notes can be found at https://aws.amazon.com/releasenotes/?tag=releasenotes%23keywords%23javascript
If you are upgrading from 1.x to 2.0 of the SDK, please see the upgrading notes for information on how to migrate existing code to work with the new major version.
To use the SDK in the browser, simply add the following script tag to your HTML pages:
<script src="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/js/aws-sdk-2.537.0.min.js"></script>
You can also build a custom browser SDK with your specified set of AWS services. This can allow you to reduce the SDK's size, specify different API versions of services, or use AWS services that don't currently support CORS if you are working in an environment that does not enforce CORS. To get started:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/building-sdk-for-browsers.html
The AWS SDK is also compatible with browserify.
For browser-based web, mobile and hybrid apps, you can use AWS Amplify Library which extends the AWS SDK and provides an easier and declarative interface.
The preferred way to install the AWS SDK for Node.js is to use the npm package manager for Node.js. Simply type the following into a terminal window:
npm install aws-sdk
To use the SDK in a react native project, first install the SDK using npm:
npm install aws-sdk
Then within your application, you can reference the react native compatible version of the SDK with the following:
var AWS = require('aws-sdk/dist/aws-sdk-react-native');
Alternatively, you can use AWS Amplify Library which extends AWS SDK and provides React Native UI components and CLI support to work with AWS services.
You can also use Bower to install the SDK by typing the following into a terminal window:
bower install aws-sdk-js
You can find a getting started guide at:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide
API reference at:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/latest/
The AWS SDK for JavaScript bundles TypeScript definition files for use in TypeScript projects and to support tools that can read .d.ts
files.
Our goal is to keep these TypeScript definition files updated with each release for any public api.
Before you can begin using these TypeScript definitions with your project, you need to make sure your project meets a few of these requirements:
-
Use TypeScript v2.x
-
Includes the TypeScript definitions for node. You can use npm to install this by typing the following into a terminal window:
npm install --save-dev @types/node
-
If you are targeting at es5 or older ECMA standards, your
tsconfig.json
has to include'es5'
and'es2015.promise'
undercompilerOptions.lib
. See tsconfig.json for an example.
To use the TypeScript definition files with the global AWS
object in a front-end project, add the following line to the top of your JavaScript file:
/// <reference types="aws-sdk" />
This will provide support for the global AWS
object.
To use the TypeScript definition files within a Node.js project, simply import aws-sdk
as you normally would.
In a TypeScript file:
// import entire SDK
import AWS from 'aws-sdk';
// import AWS object without services
import AWS from 'aws-sdk/global';
// import individual service
import S3 from 'aws-sdk/clients/s3';
In a JavaScript file:
// import entire SDK
var AWS = require('aws-sdk');
// import AWS object without services
var AWS = require('aws-sdk/global');
// import individual service
var S3 = require('aws-sdk/clients/s3');
To create React applications with AWS SDK, you can use AWS Amplify Library which provides React components and CLI support to work with AWS services.
Due to the SDK's reliance on node.js typings, you may encounter compilation issues when using the typings provided by the SDK in an Angular project created using the Angular CLI.
To resolve these issues, either add "types": ["node"]
to the project's tsconfig.app.json
file, or remove the "types"
field entirely.
AWS Amplify Library provides Angular components and CLI support to work with AWS services.
There are a few known limitations with the bundled TypeScript definitions at this time:
- Service client typings reflect the latest
apiVersion
, regardless of whichapiVersion
is specified when creating a client. - Service-bound parameters use the
any
type.
Please use these community resources for getting help. We use the GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests and have limited bandwidth to address them.
- Ask a question on StackOverflow and tag it with
aws-sdk-js
- Come join the AWS JavaScript community on gitter
- Open a support ticket with AWS Support
- If it turns out that you may have found a bug, please open an issue
If you encounter a bug with the AWS SDK for JavaScript we would like to hear about it. Search the existing issues and try to make sure your problem doesn’t already exist before opening a new issue. It’s helpful if you include the version of the SDK, Node.js or browser environment and OS you’re using. Please include a stack trace and reduced repro case when appropriate, too.
The GitHub issues are intended for bug reports and feature requests. For help and questions with using the AWS SDK for JavaScript please make use of the resources listed in the Getting Help section. There are limited resources available for handling issues and by keeping the list of open issues lean we can respond in a timely manner.
Please see SERVICES.md for a list of supported services.
This SDK is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.