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This is the Amazon Relational Database Service API Reference Guide. This section describes who should read this guide, how the guide is organized, and other resources related to the Amazon Relational Database Service.
The Amazon Relational Database Service is occasionally referred to within this guide as simply "Amazon RDS"; all copyrights and legal protections still apply.
This guide is for programmers that need detailed information about the Amazon RDS APIs.
Use of this guide assumes you are familiar with the following:
XML (For an overview, go to the W3 Schools XML Tutorial)
Basic understanding of web services (go to W3 Schools Web Services Tutorial)
Query or SOAP
One or more programming languages
You should read and understand the Amazon RDS Developer Guide for high level concepts and examples of how to use major Amazon RDS features.
The online version of this guide provides a link at the top of each page that enables you to enter feedback about this guide. We strive to make our guides as complete, error free, and easy to read as possible. You can help by giving us feedback. Thank you in advance!
This guide is organized into several major sections described in the following table.
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Overview of the APIs and conventions. | |
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Comprehensive reference to the Amazon RDS APIs. | |
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Comprehensive reference to the Amazon RDS data types. | |
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Error code information. | |
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Amazon RDS terms. | |
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Typographic and symbol conventions. |
The table below lists related resources that you'll find useful as you work with this service.
| Resource | Description |
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The Getting Started Guide provides a quick tutorial of the Amazon RDS service based on short, simple examples. | |
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The Developer Guide provides conceptual information about Amazon RDS and describes how to use Amazon RDS features using the command line tools and Query APIs. | |
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Amazon Relational Database Service Command Line Interface Reference |
The API Reference contains a comprehensive description of all Amazon RDS Query APIs and data types. |
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The FAQ covers the top 20 questions developers have asked about this product. | |
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The release notes give a high-level overview of the current release. They specifically note any new features, corrections, and known issues. | |
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A central starting point to find documentation, code samples, release notes, and other information to help you build innovative applications with AWS. | |
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A community-based forum for developers to discuss technical questions related to Amazon Web Services. | |
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The home page for AWS Technical Support, including access to our Developer Forums, Technical FAQs, Service Status page, and Premium Support. | |
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The primary web page for information about Amazon RDS. | |
| A central contact point for inquiries concerning AWS billing, account, events, abuse etc. | |
| Detailed information about the copyright and trademark usage at Amazon.com and other topics. |
