Getting Started with the SDK in Node.js

Installing with npm

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

npm install aws-sdk

Loading the SDK

After you've installed the SDK, you can require the AWS package in your node application using require():

var AWS = require('aws-sdk');

Next Steps

Now that you have installed and loaded the SDK, continue on to learn how to configure and use the SDK to make requests to API operations on services.

• Configuring the SDK
• Working with Services
• Making Requests
• Common Examples