# AWS Cloud Control API Documentation

AWS Cloud Control API (Cloud Control API) is a set of common application programming interfaces (APIs) that make it easy for developers and partners to manage the lifecycle of AWS and third-party services. Cloud Control API provides five operations for developers to create, read, update, delete, and list (CRUDL) their cloud infrastructure.

## AWS Cloud Control API

- [User Guide](/cloudcontrolapi/latest/userguide/): Provides a conceptual overview of AWS Cloud Control API and includes instructions on using the various features with the command line interface.
- [API Reference](/cloudcontrolapi/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for AWS Cloud Control API in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
- [Cloud Control API in the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/cloudcontrol/index.html): Describes the AWS Cloud Control API commands that are available in the AWS CLI.

## Resource Management

- [Supported resources (AWS Cloud Control API User Guide)](/cloudcontrolapi/latest/userguide/supported-resources.html): Lists the AWS resources currently available for use with AWS Cloud Control API.
- [Managing resources (AWS Cloud Control API User Guide)](/cloudcontrolapi/latest/userguide/resource-types.html): Describes how AWS Cloud Control API users can use the AWS CloudFormation registry to manage the resources in their AWS account.

## Resource Development

- [CloudFormation CLI User Guide for Extension Development](/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/): Provides a conceptual overview and detailed walkthroughs on using the CloudFormation CLI to model and provision your own private and public resources.

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