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# AWS Connection

This provides a connection to User's AWS Account. User need to provide following parameters to connect to their AWS Services. 

* **Connection ID -** Customise connection ID name
* **Access Key  -** AWS account access key
* **Secret Key -** AWS account secret key
* **Region** - In case of multi regional resources, create separate connections.

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Please refer [AWS Account and Access Keys](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/userguide/pstools-appendix-sign-up.html)  to know how to get AWS Account's Access Key and Secret Key.
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![Add AWS Connection](/files/tOrOipF66pyifYuSkI0n)

Please note the following points:

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* Do not use AWS credentials for Root User.
* Create a IAM User and allow Access to only required Services and ARNs. For more info check [AWS Doc](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/aws-sec-cred-types.html#access-keys-and-secret-access-keys)
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#### AWS Connection Related Thingsup Actions

AWS Connection is required before executing any of the following AWS related Thingsup Actions:

1. [AWS Lambda Invoke Action](/actions/aws-lambda-invoke-action.md)
2. [AWS SQS Send Message Action](/actions/aws-sqs-send-messsage-action.md)