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Amazon Cloud Directory

Amazon Cloud Directory Getting Started

Support notice

Amazon Cloud Directory will no longer be open to new customers starting on November 7, 2025. As a customer with data stored on Cloud Directory, you are able to continue using Cloud Directory normally, including creating new directories, adding and updating data and using all existing Cloud Directory functionality. For alternatives to Cloud Directory, explore Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Neptune. If you need help choosing the right alternative for your use case, or for any other questions, contact AWS Support.

Technical Resources

DEVELOPER GUIDE

Provides detailed descriptions of Amazon Cloud Directory concepts for developers and instructions for using both the console and the command line interface.

Quickly get started with Amazon Cloud Directory.

API REFERENCE

Describes all of the API operations for Amazon Cloud Directory. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols.

Amazon Cloud Directory API Reference

Webinars

AWS Online Tech Talk - Amazon Cloud Directory
  • Learn about the benefits and features of Amazon Cloud Directory
  • Understand the advantages of using Cloud Directory over traditional directory solutions, such as Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) and other LDAP-based directories
  • Discover how to efficiently organize hierarchies of data across multiple dimensions
  • Get tips on how to create and extend Cloud Directory schemas
  • Find out how to search your directory using strongly consistent and eventually consistent search APIs.

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