You can access your AWS account in any of the following ways:
- AWS Management Console
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The AWS Management Console
is a browser-based interface that you can use to manage your AWS account settings and your AWS resources. - AWS Command Line Tools
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With the AWS command line tools, you can issue commands at your system's command line to perform AWS account and AWS tasks. Working with the command line can be faster and more convenient than using the console. The command line tools also are useful if you want to build scripts that perform AWS tasks. AWS provides two sets of command line tools:
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AWS Command Line Interface
(AWS CLI). For information about installing and using the AWS CLI, see the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide. -
AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell
. For information about installing and using the Tools for Windows PowerShell, see the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell User Guide.
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- AWS SDKs
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The AWS SDKs consist of libraries and sample code for various programming languages and platforms (for example, Java, Python, Ruby, .NET, iOS, and Android). The SDKs take care of tasks such as cryptographically signing requests, managing errors, and retrying requests automatically. For more information about the AWS SDKs, including how to download and install them, see Tools for Amazon Web Services
. - AWS Account Management HTTPS Query API
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The AWS Account Management HTTPS Query API gives you programmatic access to your AWS account and AWS. The HTTPS Query API lets you issue HTTPS requests directly to the service. When you use the HTTPS API, you must include code to digitally sign requests using your credentials. For more information, see Calling the API by making HTTP Query requests.
