This documentation is for Version 1 of the Amazon CLI only. For documentation related to Version 2 of the Amazon CLI, see the Version 2 User Guide.
Amazon CLI user guide document history
The following table describes important additions to the Amazon Command Line Interface User Guide, beginning in January 2019. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to the RSS feed.
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
Updated credential and authentication information. | Updated credential and authentication method instructions and examples. This
includes updating relevant configuration pages. To accommodate this
increase in documentation, relevant credential topics were moved to the new
Authentication and access credentials | March 31, 2023 |
Content for the Amazon CLI V1 and V2 are now separated into their respective guides | For clarity and ease, the Amazon CLI version 1 and Amazon CLI version 2 content is now separated into their own guides. For Amazon CLI version 2, see the latest Amazon Command Line Interface User Guide | November 2, 2021 |
Added Amazon CLI alias information. Aliases are shortcuts you can create in the Amazon Command Line Interface (Amazon CLI) to shorten commands or scripts that you frequently use. | March 11, 2021 | |
Updated information for filters and moved to their own page. | February 1, 2021 | |
Deprecation announcement for Python 2.7, 3.4, and 3.5 | Python 2.7 was deprecated by the Python Software Foundation on January 1, 2020. Going forward, customers using the Amazon CLI version 1 should transition to using Python 3, with a minimum of Python 3.6. Python 2.7 support is deprecated for new versions of the Amazon CLI version 1 starting 7/19/2021. Python 3.4 and 3.5 is deprecated starting 2/1/2021. | January 29, 2021 |
Added an Amazon S3 lifecycle scripting example. | October 15, 2020 | |
Added an Amazon EC2 instance type scripting example. | October 15, 2020 | |
Added a retries page for features and behavior of retries in the Amazon CLI. | September 17, 2020 | |
Updated pagination information and centralized on a single page. | August 17, 2020 | |
Updated the high-level s3 commands page with new examples and resources. | July 30, 2020 | |
The install, update, and uninstall information for Linux, macOS, and Windows are updated. | May 19, 2020 | |
Updated to remove support for Python 2.6 and 3.3 from Amazon CLI version 1 | As of January 10th, 2020, Amazon CLI version 1 no longer supports using Python versions 2.6 or 3.3. You must update to a newer version of Python to use Amazon CLI version 1.17 or later. | January 10, 2020 |
Added a new section describing how to access the CLI using multi-factor authentication and roles. | May 3, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the usage instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the Amazon CLI installation instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 | |
Major improvements and additions to the Amazon CLI configuration instructions and procedures. | March 7, 2019 |