Prerequisites

Before you begin the getting started tutorials, confirm that you have completed the prerequisites to get set up with an AWS account.

Sign up for an AWS account

To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. There are two ways to sign up for AWS. If you want complete control over account configuration and where your content is stored, or if you have regulated workloads such as HIPAA or FedRAMP, use Sign up for AWS (advanced). If you are a new user and want to use a login you already own to sign in to AWS and create an AWS environment with preconfigured defaults in select AWS Regions, use Sign up for AWS.

Account credentials

Although you can use your root user credentials to access AWS AppSync, we recommend that you use an AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) account instead. You can use the AWSAppSyncAdministrator managed policy to grant your IAM account the correct permissions to manage your AWS AppSync resources.

Set up the AWS Command Line Interface

You can use the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage your AWS AppSync resources. For information about how to install and configure the AWS CLI, see Getting started with the AWS CLI in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.