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Amazon Kendra examples using Amazon CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Amazon Kendra.

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The following code example shows how to use create-data-source.

Amazon CLI

To create an Amazon Kendra data source connector

The following create-data-source creates and configures an Amazon Kendra data source connector. You can use describe-data-source to view the status of a data source connector, and read any error messages if the status shows a data source connector "FAILED" to completely create.

aws kendra create-data-source \
    --name "example data source 1" \
    --description "Example data source 1 for example index 1 contains the first set of example documents" \
    --tags '{"Key": "test resources", "Value": "kendra"}, {"Key": "test resources", "Value": "aws"}' \
    --role-arn "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForS3TemplateConfigDataSource" \
    --index-id exampleindex1 \
    --language-code "es" \
    --schedule "0 0 18 ? * TUE,MON,WED,THU,FRI,SAT *" \
    --configuration '{"TemplateConfiguration": {"Template": file://s3schemaconfig.json}}' \
    --type "TEMPLATE" \
    --custom-document-enrichment-configuration '{"PostExtractionHookConfiguration": {"LambdaArn": "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:function/my-function-ocr-docs", "S3Bucket": "s3://my-s3-bucket/scanned-image-text-example-docs"}, "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam:my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForCDE"}' \
    --vpc-configuration '{"SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-1234567890abcdef0"], "SubnetIds": ["subnet-1c234","subnet-2b134"]}'

Output:

{
    "Id": "exampledatasource1"
}

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use create-index.

Amazon CLI

To create an Amazon Kendra index

The following create-index creates and configures an Amazon Kendra index. You can use describe-index to view the status of an index, and read any error messages if the status shows an index "FAILED" to completely create.

aws kendra create-index \
    --name "example index 1" \
    --description "Example index 1 contains the first set of example documents" \
    --tags '{"Key": "test resources", "Value": "kendra"}, {"Key": "test resources", "Value": "aws"}' \
    --role-arn "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForExampleIndex" \
    --edition "DEVELOPER_EDITION" \
    --server-side-encryption-configuration '{"KmsKeyId": "my-kms-key-id"}' \
    --user-context-policy "USER_TOKEN" \
    --user-token-configurations '{"JsonTokenTypeConfiguration": {"GroupAttributeField": "groupNameField", "UserNameAttributeField": "userNameField"}}'

Output:

{
   "Id": index1
}

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see CreateIndex in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use describe-data-source.

Amazon CLI

To get information about an Amazon Kendra data source connector

The following describe-data-source gets information about an Amazon Kendra data soource connector. You can view the configuration of a data source connector, and read any error messages if the status shows a data source connector "FAILED" to completely create.

aws kendra describe-data-source \
    --id exampledatasource1 \
    --index-id exampleindex1

Output:

{
    "Configuration": {
        "TemplateConfiguration": {
            "Template": {
                "connectionConfiguration": {
                    "repositoryEndpointMetadata": {
                        "BucketName": "my-bucket"
                    }
                },
                "repositoryConfigurations": {
                    "document":{
                        "fieldMappings": [
                            {
                                "indexFieldName":"_document_title",
                                "indexFieldType":"STRING",
                                "dataSourceFieldName": "title"
                            },
                            {
                                "indexFieldName":"_last_updated_at",
                                "indexFieldType":"DATE",
                                "dataSourceFieldName": "modified_date"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                },
                "additionalProperties": {
                    "inclusionPatterns": [
                        "*.txt",
                        "*.doc",
                        "*.docx"
                    ],
                    "exclusionPatterns": [
                        "*.json"
                    ],
                    "inclusionPrefixes": [
                        "PublicExampleDocsFolder"
                    ],
                    "exclusionPrefixes": [
                        "PrivateDocsFolder/private"
                    ],
                    "aclConfigurationFilePath": "ExampleDocsFolder/AclConfig.json",
                    "metadataFilesPrefix": "metadata"
                },
                "syncMode": "FULL_CRAWL",
                "type" : "S3",
                "version": "1.0.0"
            }
        }
    },
    "CreatedAt": 2024-02-25T13:30:10+00:00,
    "CustomDocumentEnrichmentConfiguration": {
        "PostExtractionHookConfiguration": {
            "LambdaArn": "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:function/my-function-ocr-docs",
            "S3Bucket": "s3://my-s3-bucket/scanned-image-text-example-docs/function"
        },
        "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam:my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForCDE"
    }
    "Description": "Example data source 1 for example index 1 contains the first set of example documents",
    "Id": exampledatasource1,
    "IndexId": exampleindex1,
    "LanguageCode": "en",
    "Name": "example data source 1",
    "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForS3TemplateConfigDataSource",
    "Schedule": "0 0 18 ? * TUE,MON,WED,THU,FRI,SAT *",
    "Status": "ACTIVE",
    "Type": "TEMPLATE",
    "UpdatedAt": 1709163615,
    "VpcConfiguration": {
        "SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-1234567890abcdef0"],
        "SubnetIds": ["subnet-1c234","subnet-2b134"]
    }
}

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use describe-index.

Amazon CLI

To get information about an Amazon Kendra index

The following describe-index gets information about an Amazon Kendra index. You can view the configuration of an index, and read any error messages if the status shows an index "FAILED" to completely create.

aws kendra describe-index \
    --id exampleindex1

Output:

{
    "CapacityUnits": {
        "QueryCapacityUnits": 0,
        "StorageCapacityUnits": 0
    },
    "CreatedAt": 2024-02-25T12:30:10+00:00,
    "Description": "Example index 1 contains the first set of example documents",
    "DocumentMetadataConfigurations": [
        {
            "Name": "_document_title",
            "Relevance": {
                "Importance": 8
            },
            "Search": {
                "Displayable": true,
                "Facetable": false,
                "Searchable": true,
                "Sortable": false
            },
            "Type": "STRING_VALUE"
        },
        {
            "Name": "_document_body",
            "Relevance": {
                "Importance": 5
            },
            "Search": {
                "Displayable": true,
                "Facetable": false,
                "Searchable": true,
                "Sortable": false
            },
            "Type": "STRING_VALUE"
        },
        {
            "Name": "_last_updated_at",
            "Relevance": {
                "Importance": 6,
                "Duration": "2628000s",
                "Freshness": true
            },
            "Search": {
                "Displayable": true,
                "Facetable": false,
                "Searchable": true,
                "Sortable": true
            },
            "Type": "DATE_VALUE"
        },
        {
            "Name": "department_custom_field",
            "Relevance": {
                "Importance": 7,
                "ValueImportanceMap": {
                    "Human Resources" : 4,
                    "Marketing and Sales" : 2,
                    "Research and innvoation" : 3,
                    "Admin" : 1
                }
            },
            "Search": {
                "Displayable": true,
                "Facetable": true,
                "Searchable": true,
                "Sortable": true
            },
            "Type": "STRING_VALUE"
        }
    ],
    "Edition": "DEVELOPER_EDITION",
    "Id": "index1",
    "IndexStatistics": {
        "FaqStatistics": {
            "IndexedQuestionAnswersCount": 10
        },
        "TextDocumentStatistics": {
            "IndexedTextBytes": 1073741824,
            "IndexedTextDocumentsCount": 1200
        }
    },
    "Name": "example index 1",
    "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraRoleForExampleIndex",
    "ServerSideEncryptionConfiguration": {
        "KmsKeyId": "my-kms-key-id"
    },
    "Status": "ACTIVE",
    "UpdatedAt": 1709163615,
    "UserContextPolicy": "USER_TOKEN",
    "UserTokenConfigurations": [
        {
            "JsonTokenTypeConfiguration": {
                "GroupAttributeField": "groupNameField",
                "UserNameAttributeField": "userNameField"
            }
        }
    ]
}

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see DescribeIndex in Amazon CLI Command Reference.

The following code example shows how to use update-data-source.

Amazon CLI

To update an Amazon Kendra data source connector

The following update-data-source updates the configuration of an Amazon Kendra data source connector. If the action is successful, the service either sends back no output, the HTTP status code 200, or the Amazon CLI return code 0. You can use describe-data-source to view the configuration and status of a data source connector.

aws kendra update-data-source \
    --id exampledatasource1 \
    --index-id exampleindex1 \
    --name "new name for example data source 1" \
    --description "new description for example data source 1" \
    --role-arn arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraNewRoleForExampleDataSource \
    --configuration '{"TemplateConfiguration": {"Template": file://s3schemanewconfig.json}}' \
    --custom-document-enrichment-configuration '{"PostExtractionHookConfiguration": {"LambdaArn": "arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:function/my-function-ocr-docs", "S3Bucket": "s3://my-s3-bucket/scanned-image-text-example-docs"}, "RoleArn": "arn:aws:iam:my-account-id:role/KendraNewRoleForCDE"}' \
    --language-code "es" \
    --schedule "0 0 18 ? * MON,WED,FRI *" \
    --vpc-configuration '{"SecurityGroupIds": ["sg-1234567890abcdef0"], "SubnetIds": ["subnet-1c234","subnet-2b134"]}'

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

The following code example shows how to use update-index.

Amazon CLI

To update an Amazon Kendra index

The following update-index updates the configuration of an Amazon Kendra index. If the action is successful, the service either sends back no output, the HTTP status code 200, or the Amazon CLI return code 0. You can use describe-index to view the configuration and status of an index.

aws kendra update-index \
    --id enterpriseindex1 \
    --name "new name for Enterprise Edition index 1" \
    --description "new description for Enterprise Edition index 1" \
    --role-arn arn:aws:iam::my-account-id:role/KendraNewRoleForEnterpriseIndex \
    --capacity-units '{"QueryCapacityUnits": 2, "StorageCapacityUnits": 1}' \
    --document-metadata-configuration-updates '{"Name": "_document_title", "Relevance": {"Importance": 6}}, {"Name": "_last_updated_at", "Relevance": {"Importance": 8}}' \
    --user-context-policy "USER_TOKEN" \
    --user-token-configurations '{"JsonTokenTypeConfiguration": {"GroupAttributeField": "groupNameField", "UserNameAttributeField": "userNameField"}}'

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Getting started with an Amazon Kendra index and data source connector in the Amazon Kendra Developer Guide.

  • For API details, see UpdateIndex in Amazon CLI Command Reference.