Amazon Cognito Documentation

Amazon Cognito handles user authentication and authorization for your web and mobile apps. With user pools, you can easily and securely add sign-up and sign-in functionality to your apps. With identity pools (federated identities), your apps can get temporary credentials that grant users access to specific AWS resources, whether the users are anonymous or are signed in.

Amazon Cognito User Pools

Developer Guide

Provides a conceptual overview of Amazon Cognito user pools and includes instructions that show you how to use its features.

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API Reference

Describes the REST API for user pools.

AWS CLI Reference

Describes the AWS CLI commands for user pools.

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Amazon Cognito Identity Pools (Federated Identities)

Developer Guide

Provides a conceptual overview of Amazon Cognito identity pools and includes instructions that show you how to use its features.

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API Reference

Describes the REST API for identity pools.

AWS CLI Reference

Describes the AWS CLI commands for identity pools.

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Amazon Cognito Sync

If you're new to Amazon Cognito Sync, use AWS AppSync instead. Both AWS AppSync and Amazon Cognito Sync synchronize application data across devices.

Developer Guide

Provides a conceptual overview of Amazon Cognito Sync and includes instructions that show you how to use its features.

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API Reference

Describes the REST API for Amazon Cognito Sync.

AWS CLI Reference

Describes the AWS CLI commands for Amazon Cognito Sync.

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