Configure the AWS SDK for Kotlin

This section explains how to configure a service client using the AWS SDK for Kotlin. For more information, see the SDK and Tools Reference Guide, which includes an overview of configuration that applies to all AWS SDKs.

Create a service client
AWS Region selection
- Default Region provider chain
Credentials providers
- The default credentials provider chain
  - Learn about the default credentials provider chain
- Specify a credentials provider
  - Cache credentials with a standalone provider
Configure client endpoints
- Custom configuration
- Examples
HTTP
Retries in the AWS SDK for Kotlin
- Understanding retry behavior
- Customizing retry behavior
Observability
Override service client configuration
- Lifecycle of an overridden client
- Resources shared between clients

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