# Accessing GuardDuty
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Amazon GuardDuty is available in most Amazon Web Services Regions. For a list of Regions where GuardDuty is currently available, see [Regions and endpoints](guardduty_regions.md).

You can use GuardDuty in any of the following ways:

**GuardDuty console**  
[https://console.amazonaws.cn/guardduty/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/guardduty/)  
The console is a browser-based interface to access and use GuardDuty. The GuardDuty console provides access to your GuardDuty account, data, and resources.

**GuardDuty HTTPS API**  
You can access GuardDuty and Amazon programmatically by using the GuardDuty HTTPS API, which lets you issue HTTPS requests directly to the service. For more information, see the [Amazon GuardDuty API Reference](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/guardduty/latest/APIReference/). 

**Amazon SDKs**  
Amazon provides software development kits (SDKs) that consist of libraries and sample code for various programming languages and platforms (Java, Python, Ruby, .NET, iOS, Android, and more). The SDKs provide a convenient way to create programmatic access to GuardDuty. For information about the Amazon SDKs, including how to download and install them, see [Tools for Amazon Web Services](http://www.amazonaws.cn/tools/).