Amazon Q Business is no longer open to new customers. For capabilities similar to Q Business, explore Amazon Quick. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/qbusiness-availability-change.html).

# Creating an Amazon Q Business application using APIs
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All Amazon Q Business application environment actions are supported both on the console and using APIs.


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| API action | API description | Relevant User Guide topic | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| [CreateApplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateApplication.html) | Creates an Amazon Q Business application | +  [Creating an IAM Identity Center-integrated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-app.html) <br />+  [Creating an IAM federated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-app-iam.html) <br />+  [Creating an Quick-integrated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/create-application-quicksight.html)  | 
| [DeleteApplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_DeleteApplication.html) | Deletes an Amazon Q Business application | +  [Deleting an IAM Identity Center-integrated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions.html#delete-app) <br />+  [Deleting an IAM federated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions-iam.html#delete-app-iam)  | 
| [GetApplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_GetApplication.html) | Gets information about an existing Amazon Q Business application | +  [Getting properties of an IAM Identity Center-integrated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions.html#describe-app) <br />+  [Getting properties of an IAM federated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions-iam.html#describe-app-iam)  | 
| [ListApplications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_ListApplication.html) | Lists existing Amazon Q Business applications | +  [Listing IAM Identity Center-integrated Amazon Q Business applications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions.html#list-app) <br />+  [Listing IAM federated Amazon Q Business applications](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions-iam.html#list-app-iam)  | 
| [UpdateApplication](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_UpdateApplication.html) | Updates an existing Amazon Q Business application | +  [Updating an IAM Identity Center-integrated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions.html#update-app) <br />+  [Updating an IAM federated Amazon Q Business application](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-app-actions-iam.html#update-app-iam)  |