Amazon CloudShell

Amazon CloudShell API

API for creating and managing CloudShell environments — browser-based terminal sessions for AWS resource management.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/
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GettingStarted
https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/getting-started/
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APIReference
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/pricing/
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FAQ
https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/faqs/
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CLI
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudshell/
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-cloudshell/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Amazon CloudShell API
description: API for creating and managing CloudShell environments — browser-based terminal sessions for
  AWS resource management.
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/
baseURL: https://cloudshell.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
tags:
- AWS
- CloudShell
- Terminal
- Development
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/getting-started/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/pricing/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/faqs/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudshell/latest/userguide/
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudshell/