AWS SDK for JavaScript

The official AWS SDK for JavaScript, available for browsers and mobile devices, or Node.js backends

For release notes, see the CHANGELOG. Prior to v2.4.8, release notes can be found at http://aws.amazon.com/releasenotes/SDK/JavaScript

If you are upgrading from 1.x to 2.0 of the SDK, please see the {file:UPGRADING.md} notes for information on how to migrate existing code to work with the new major version.

Installing

In the Browser

To use the SDK in the browser, simply add the following script tag to your HTML pages:

<script src="https://sdk.amazonaws.com/js/aws-sdk-2.39.0.min.js"></script>

You can also build a custom browser SDK with your specified set of AWS services. This can allow you to reduce the SDK's size, specify different API versions of services, or use AWS services that don't currently support CORS if you are working in an environment that does not enforce CORS. To get started:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/building-sdk-for-browsers.html

The AWS SDK is also compatible with browserify.

In Node.js

The preferred way to install the AWS SDK for Node.js is to use the npm package manager for Node.js. Simply type the following into a terminal window:

npm install aws-sdk

Using Bower

You can also use Bower to install the SDK by typing the following into a terminal window:

bower install aws-sdk-js

Usage and Getting Started

You can find a getting started guide at:

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide

Usage with TypeScript

The AWS SDK for JavaScript bundles TypeScript definition files for use in TypeScript projects and to support tools that can read .d.ts files. Our goal is to keep these TypeScript definition files updated with each release for any public api.

Pre-requisites

Before you can begin using these TypeScript definitions with your project, you need to make sure your project meets a few of these requirements:

• Use TypeScript v2.x
• Includes the TypeScript definitions for node. You can use npm to install this by typing the following into a terminal window:

  npm install --save-dev @types/node

• Your tsconfig.json or jsconfig.json includes 'dom' and 'es2015.promise' under compilerOptions.lib. See tsconfig.json for an example.

In the Browser

To use the TypeScript definition files with the global AWS object in a front-end project, add the following line to the top of your JavaScript file:

/// <reference types="aws-sdk" /> 

This will provide support for the global AWS object.

In Node.js

To use the TypeScript definition files within a Node.js project, simply import aws-sdk as you normally would. In a TypeScript file:

// import entire SDK 
import AWS = require('aws-sdk');
// import AWS object without services 
import AWS = require('aws-sdk/global');
// import individual service 
import S3 = require('aws-sdk/clients/s3');

In a JavaScript file:

// import entire SDK 
var AWS = require('aws-sdk');
// import AWS object without services 
var AWS = require('aws-sdk/global');
// import individual service 
var S3 = require('aws-sdk/clients/s3');

Known Limitations

There are a few known limitations with the bundled TypeScript definitions at this time:

• Service client typings reflect the latest apiVersion, regardless of which apiVersion is specified when creating a client.
• Service-bound parameters use the any type.

Getting Help

Please use these community resources for getting help. We use the GitHub issues for tracking bugs and feature requests and have limited bandwidth to address them.

• Ask a question on StackOverflow and tag it with aws-sdk-js
• Come join the AWS JavaScript community on gitter
• Open a support ticket with AWS Support
• If it turns out that you may have found a bug, please open an issue

Opening Issues

If you encounter a bug with the AWS SDK for JavaScript we would like to hear about it. Search the existing issues and try to make sure your problem doesn’t already exist before opening a new issue. It’s helpful if you include the version of the SDK, Node.js or browser environment and OS you’re using. Please include a stack trace and reduced repro case when appropriate, too.

The GitHub issues are intended for bug reports and feature requests. For help and questions with using the AWS SDK for JavaScript please make use of the resources listed in the Getting Help section. There are limited resources available for handling issues and by keeping the list of open issues lean we can respond in a timely manner.

Supported Services

Please see SERVICES.md for a list of supported services.

License

This SDK is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE.txt and NOTICE.txt for more information.