# CreateDataSource
<a name="create-data-source"></a>

Use the `CreateDataSource` API operation to create a data source. Following is an example AWS CLI command for this operation.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

```
aws quicksight create-data-source 
    --aws-account-id AWSACCOUNTID 
    --data-source-id DATASOURCEID 
    --name NAME 
    --type ATHENA
```

You can also make this command using a CLI skeleton file with the following command. For more information about CLI skeleton files, see [Use CLI skeleton files](cli-skeletons.md).

```
aws quicksight create-data-source
    --cli-input-json file://createdatasource.json
```

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For more information about the `CreateDataSource` API operation, see [CreateDataSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksight/latest/APIReference/API_CreateDataSource.html) in the *Amazon Quick Sight API Reference*.