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Document History for Amazon SDK for JavaScript
SDK version: See JavaScript API Reference
Latest major documentation update: March 31, 2022
Document History
The following table describes important changes in each release of the Amazon SDK for JavaScript after May 2018. For notification about
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| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
TLS 1.3 is now supported across all Amazon service API endpoints in all Regions | Updated supported TLS version and method for logging TLS version. | April 10, 2025 |
Added information about TLS 1.3. | March 31, 2022 | |
Added an example for simply viewing photos in existing photo albums. | May 13, 2019 | |
Setting Credentials in Node.js, new credential-loading choices | Added information about credentials that are loaded from the ECS credentials provider or a configured credential process. | April 25, 2019 |
Added information about credentials that are loaded from a configured credential process. | April 25, 2019 | |
Getting Started in a Browser Script has been rewritten to simplify the example and to access the Amazon Polly service
to send text and return synthesized speech you can play in the browser.
See Getting Started in Browser Script | July 14, 2018 | |
Four new Node.js code samples for working with Amazon SNS have been added. See
Amazon SNS Examples | June 29, 2018 | |
Getting Started in Node.js has been rewritten to use updated sample code and to provide greater
detail in how to create the | June 4, 2018 |
Earlier Updates
The following table describes important changes in each release of the Amazon SDK for JavaScript before June 2018.
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New AWS Elemental MediaConvert code samples | Three new Node.js code samples for working with AWS Elemental MediaConvert have been added. See AWS Elemental MediaConvert Examples for the sample code. | May 21, 2018 |
| New Edit on GitHub Button | The header of every topic now provides a button that takes you to the markdown version of same topic on GitHub so you can provide edits to improve the accuracy and completeness of the guide. | February 21, 2018 |
| New Topic on Custom Endpoints | Information has been added on the format and use of custom endpoints for making API calls. See Specifying Custom Endpoints. | February 20, 2018 |
| SDK for JavaScript Developer Guide on GitHub | The SDK for JavaScript Developer Guide is available in markdown format in its own
documentation repo |
February 16, 2018 |
| New Amazon DynamoDB code sample | A new Node.js code sample for updating a DynamoDB table using the Document Client has been added. See Using the DynamoDB Document Client for the sample code. | February 14, 2018 |
| New Topic on SDK Logging | A topic describing how to log API calls made with the SDK for JavaScript has been added, including information about using a third-party logger. See Logging Amazon SDK for JavaScript Calls. | February 5, 2018 |
| Updated Topic on Region Setting | The topic describing how to set the Region used with the SDK has been updated and expanded, including information about the order of precedence for setting the Region. See Setting the Amazon Region. | December 12, 2017 |
| New Amazon SES Code Examples | The section with SDK code examples has been updated to include five new examples for working with Amazon SES. For more information about these code examples, see Amazon Simple Email Service Examples. | November 9, 2017 |
| Usability Improvements | Based on recent usability testing, a number of changes have been made to improve documentation usability.
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August 9, 2017 |
| New DynamoDB Code Examples | The section with SDK code examples has been updated to re-write the two previous examples as well as add three brand new examples for working with DynamoDB. For more information about these code examples, see Amazon DynamoDB Examples. | June 21, 2017 |
| New IAM Code Examples | The section with SDK code examples has been updated to include five new examples for working with IAM. For more information about these code examples, see Amazon IAM Examples. | December 23, 2016 |
| New CloudWatch and Amazon SQS Code Examples | The section with SDK code examples has been updated to include new examples for working with CloudWatch and with Amazon SQS. For more information about these code examples, see Amazon CloudWatch Examples and Amazon SQS Examples. | December 20, 2016 |
| New Amazon EC2 Code Examples | The section with SDK code examples has been updated to include five new examples for working with Amazon EC2. For more information about these code examples, see Amazon EC2 Examples. | December 15, 2016 |
| List of supported browsers made more visible | The list of browsers supported by the SDK for JavaScript, which was previously found in the topic on Prerequisites, has been given its own topic to make it more visible in the table of contents. | November 16, 2016 |
| Initial publication of the new Developer Guide | The previous Developer Guide is now deprecated. The new Developer Guide has been reorganized to make information easier to find. When either Node.js or browser JavaScript scenarios present special considerations, those are identified as appropriate. The guide also provides additional code examples that are better organized to make them easier and faster to find. | October 28, 2016 |