After careful consideration, we have decided to discontinue Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications:

1. From **September 1, 2025**, we won't provide any bug fixes for Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications because we will have limited support for it, given the upcoming discontinuation.

2. From **October 15, 2025**, you will not be able to create new Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications.

3. We will delete your applications starting **January 27, 2026**. You will not be able to start or operate your Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications. Support will no longer be available for Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL from that time. For more information, see [Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications discontinuation](discontinuation.md).

# Getting Started with Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications
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Following, you can find topics to help get you started using Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications. If you are new to Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications, we recommend that you review the concepts and terminology presented in [Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications: How It Works](how-it-works.md) before performing the steps in the Getting Started section.

**Topics**
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)
+ [Step 1: Set Up an Account and Create an Administrator User](setting-up.md)
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)
+ [Step 2: Set Up the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI)](setup-awscli.md)
+ [Step 3: Create Your Starter Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics Application](get-started-exercise.md)
+ [Step 4 (Optional) Edit the Schema and SQL Code Using the Console](console-feature-summary.md)

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.