The AWS SDK for Java 1.x has entered maintenance mode as of July 31, 2024, and will reach end-of-support on December 31, 2025. We recommend that you migrate to the AWS SDK for Java 2.x to continue receiving new features, availability improvements, and security updates.

Developer Guide - AWS SDK for Java 1.x

The AWS SDK for Java provides a Java API for AWS services. Using the SDK, you can easily build Java applications that work with Amazon S3, Amazon EC2, DynamoDB, and more. We regularly add support for new services to the AWS SDK for Java. For a list of the supported services and their API versions that are included with each release of the SDK, view the release notes for the version that you’re working with.

Version 2 of the SDK released

Take a look at the new AWS SDK for Java 2.x at https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2/. It includes much awaited features, such as a way to plug in an HTTP implementation. To get started, see the AWS SDK for Java 2.x Developer Guide.

Additional Documentation and Resources

In addition to this guide, the following are valuable online resources for AWS SDK for Java developers:

Eclipse IDE Support

If you develop code using the Eclipse IDE, you can use the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse to add the AWS SDK for Java to an existing Eclipse project or to create a new AWS SDK for Java project. The toolkit also supports creating and uploading Lambda functions, launching and monitoring Amazon EC2 instances, managing IAM users and security groups, a AWS CloudFormation template editor, and more.

See the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse User Guide for full documentation.

Developing Applications for Android

If you’re an Android developer, Amazon Web Services publishes an SDK made specifically for Android development: the Amplify Android (AWS Mobile SDK for Android).

Viewing the SDK’s Revision History

To view the release history of the AWS SDK for Java, including changes and supported services per SDK version, see the SDK’s release notes.

Building Java Reference Documentation for Earlier SDK versions

The AWS SDK for Java API Reference represents the most recent build of version 1.x of the SDK. If you’re using an earlier build of the 1.x version, you might want to access the SDK reference documentation that matches the version you’re using.

The easiest way to build the documentation is using Apache’s Maven build tool. Download and install Maven first if you don’t already have it on your system, then use the following instructions to build the reference documentation.