# Calling the Amazon RDS Data API
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With the Amazon RDS Data API (Data API) enabled on your Aurora DB cluster, you can run SQL statements on the Aurora DB cluster by using Data API or the Amazon CLI. Data API supports the programming languages supported by the Amazon SDKs. For more information, see [Tools to build on Amazon](https://www.amazonaws.cn/tools/).

**Topics**
+ [Amazon RDS Data API operations reference](data-api-operations.md)
+ [Calling the Amazon RDS Data API with the Amazon CLI](data-api.calling.cli.md)
+ [Calling the Amazon RDS Data API from a Python application](data-api.calling.python.md)
+ [Calling the Amazon RDS Data API from a Java application](data-api.calling.java.md)
+ [Controlling Data API timeout behavior](data-api-timeouts.md)