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Set up an account - Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
Sign up for an AWS accountCreate an AWS account key

Set up an account

Before you use Amazon Kinesis Video Streams for the first time, complete the following tasks.

Sign up for an AWS account

To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see Getting started with an AWS account in the AWS Account Management Reference Guide.

Create an AWS account key

You will need an AWS account Key to access Amazon Kinesis Video Streams programmatically.

To create an AWS account Key, do the following:

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the IAM console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam/.

  2. Choose Users in the navigation bar, and choose the Administrator user.

  3. Choose the Security credentials tab, and choose Create access key.

  4. Record the Access key ID. Choose Show under Secret access key. Record the Secret access key.