# Create a client to access Athena
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The `AthenaClientFactory.java` class shows how to create and configure an Amazon Athena client.

```
package aws.example.athena;

import software.amazon.awssdk.auth.credentials.ProfileCredentialsProvider;
import software.amazon.awssdk.regions.Region;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.athena.AthenaClient;
import software.amazon.awssdk.services.athena.AthenaClientBuilder;

public class AthenaClientFactory {
    private final AthenaClientBuilder builder = AthenaClient.builder()
            .region(Region.US_WEST_2)
            .credentialsProvider(ProfileCredentialsProvider.create());

    public AthenaClient createClient() {
        return builder.build();
    }
}
```