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Getting Started with AWS services in China
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AWS services or capabilities described in AWS documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions, see Getting Started with AWS services in China.

Documentation by Service

The following topics describe the services available in the Beijing and Ningxia (China) Regions. Each topic includes an overview of the service and links to additional documentation for the service. If there are differences between the expected functionality of a service and its functionality in the China Regions, these differences are documented. For services supported in the China Regions, see the Region Table.

Note

AWS services in China services in the China Regions use a region-specific console. The AWS documentation might show screenshots of the console for other Regions; changes in service functionality are documented in the topics for each service.

Please note the following AWS services in China implementation particulars, which are potentially relevant to all services in the Beijing and Ningxia Regions.

  • To use services in the Beijing and Ningxia Regions, you need an account and credentials specific to the Beijing and Ningxia Regions. Accounts and credentials for other AWS Regions will not work for services operating in the Beijing and Ningxia Regions. Likewise, accounts and credentials for the Beijing and Ningxia Regions will not work for other AWS Regions.

  • There are two Availability Zones in the Beijing Region.

  • There are three Availability Zones in the Ningxia Region.

  • In AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), you can grant or deny a service access to resources using the Principal policy element. Service principal values vary by Region.

  • The domain for both the Beijing and Ningxia Regions is www.amazonaws.cn.

  • The endpoints for services in the China (Beijing) Region and the China (Ningxia) Region are different from other global endpoints.

    • The endpoint domain for both the Beijing and Ningxia Regions is amazonaws.com.cn.

    • For an endpoint in the China (Beijing) Region, the Region value should be cn-north-1.

    • For an endpoint in the China (Ningxia) Region, the Region value should be cn-northwest-1.

    • For example, the endpoint for Elastic Load Balancing in the Beijing Region is elasticloadbalancing.cn-north-1.amazonaws.com.cn.

    Endpoint syntax varies from service to service. For more information, see China (Beijing), China (Ningxia), and the service-specific documentation.

  • In the China Regions, the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) syntax includes a cn.

    For example: arn:aws-cn:iam::123456789012:user/division_abc/subdivision_xyz/Bob.

  • The EC2-Classic platform is not supported.

  • AWS Marketplace is not supported.

  • The free usage tier is not available in the China Regions.

Note

The AWS documentation might show code examples for endpoints and ARNs that are not specific for the Beijing and Ningxia Regions. When using examples, verify you are using the correct endpoints and ARNs for your Region.

Language Options

Chinese is the default language for AWS services in China documentation. To switch to the English version of the page, use the language selection dropdown at the top of the page. Note: Selecting a different language will update the language cookie, making it the default language.

Chinese-language URL syntax:
http://docs.amazonaws.cn/aws/latest/userguide/introduction.html
English-language URL syntax:
http://docs.amazonaws.cn/en_us/aws/latest/userguide/introduction.html

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