# Create a stream using the AWS Management Console
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You can create a stream using the Kinesis Data Streams console, the Kinesis Data Streams API, or the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).

**To create a data stream using the console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Kinesis console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesis](https://console.aws.amazon.com/kinesis).

1. In the navigation bar, expand the Region selector and choose a Region.

1. Choose **Create data stream**.

1. On the **Create Kinesis stream** page, enter a name for your data stream and then choose either the **On-demand** or **Provisioned** capacity mode. The **On-demand** mode is selected by default. For more information, see [Choose the right mode to stream in](how-do-i-size-a-stream.md).

   With the **On-demand** mode, you can then choose **Create Kinesis stream** to create your data stream. With the **Provisioned** mode, you must then specify the number of shards you need, and then choose **Create Kinesis stream**.

   On the **Kinesis streams** page, your stream's **Status** is **Creating** while the stream is being created. When the stream is ready to use, the **Status** changes to **Active**.

1. Choose the name of your stream. The **Stream Details** page displays a summary of your stream configuration, along with monitoring information.

**To create a stream using the Kinesis Data Streams API**
+ For information about creating a stream using the Kinesis Data Streams API, see [Create a stream using the APIs](kinesis-using-sdk-java-create-stream.md).

**To create a stream using the AWS CLI**
+ For information about creating a stream using the AWS CLI, see the [create-stream](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/kinesis/create-stream.html) command.