# AWS SDK for Java Documentation

The AWS SDK for Java provides a Java API for Amazon Web Services infrastructure services. Using the SDK, you can build applications on top of Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, Amazon DynamoDB, and more.

## Latest version (version 2)

- [Developer Guide](/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/): Describes the features for the latest version of the AWS SDK for Java and how to use them.
- [API Reference](/sdk-for-java/latest/reference/index.html): Describes the API operations for the latest version of the AWS SDK for Java (v2.x) in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.
- [Migration Guide](/sdk-for-java/latest/developer-guide/migration.html): Describes how to migrate from version 1.x to 2.x of the AWS SDK for Java

## Previous version (version 1)

- [Developer Guide](/sdk-for-java/v1/developer-guide/): Describes the features for the legacy version of the AWS SDK for Java and how to use them.
- [API Reference](/sdk-for-java/v1/reference/): Describes the API operations for the legacy version of the SDK (v1.x).

## Additional resources

- [AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide](/credref/latest/refdocs/)
- [AWS Code Examples GitHub Repository](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/): GitHub repository containing code examples to help accelerate your development of applications that work with AWS services. The examples show how to perform specific tasks for AWS services using various programming languages and supported technologies.

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- [AWS General Reference](/general/latest/gr/)
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