For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# Accessing Timestream for LiveAnalytics
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You can access Timestream for LiveAnalytics using the console, CLI or the API. For information about accessing Timestream for LiveAnalytics, review the following:

**Topics**
+ [Sign up for an AWS account](#sign-up-for-aws)
+ [Provide Timestream for LiveAnalytics access](#getting-started.prereqs.iam-user)
+ [Grant programmatic access](#programmatic-access)
+ [Using the console](console_timestream.md)
+ [Accessing Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics using the AWS CLI](Tools.CLI.md)
+ [Using the API](Using.API.md)
+ [Using the AWS SDKs](getting-started-sdks.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*.

## Provide Timestream for LiveAnalytics access
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 The permissions that are required to access Timestream for LiveAnalytics are already granted to the administrator. For other users, you should grant them Timestream for LiveAnalytics access using the following policy: 

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#### [ JSON ]

****  

```
{
  "Version":"2012-10-17",		 	 	 
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": [
        "timestream:*",
        "kms:DescribeKey",
        "kms:CreateGrant",
        "kms:Decrypt",
        "dbqms:CreateFavoriteQuery",
        "dbqms:DescribeFavoriteQueries",
        "dbqms:UpdateFavoriteQuery",
        "dbqms:DeleteFavoriteQueries",
        "dbqms:GetQueryString",
        "dbqms:CreateQueryHistory",
        "dbqms:UpdateQueryHistory",
        "dbqms:DeleteQueryHistory",
        "dbqms:DescribeQueryHistory",
        "s3:ListAllMyBuckets"
      ],
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}
```

------

**Note**  
For information about `dbqms`, see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for Database Query Metadata Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_databasequerymetadataservice.html). For information about `kms` see [Actions, resources, and condition keys for AWS Key Management Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/service-authorization/latest/reference/list_awskeymanagementservice.html).

## Grant programmatic access
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Users need programmatic access if they want to interact with AWS outside of the AWS Management Console. The way to grant programmatic access depends on the type of user that's accessing AWS.

To grant users programmatic access, choose one of the following options.


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| Which user needs programmatic access? | To | By | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| IAM | (Recommended) Use console credentials as temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use.[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/accessing.html) | 
| Workforce identity<br />(Users managed in IAM Identity Center) | Use temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use.[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/accessing.html) | 
| IAM | Use temporary credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions in [Using temporary credentials with AWS resources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_temp_use-resources.html) in the IAM User Guide. | 
| IAM | (Not recommended)Use long-term credentials to sign programmatic requests to the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, or AWS APIs. | Following the instructions for the interface that you want to use.[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/accessing.html) |