# Connecting an Amazon Q Business data source using APIs
Connecting a data source

Amazon Q Business supports data source connector configuration through both the console and the APIs.


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| API action | API description | Relevant User Guide topic | 
| --- | --- | --- | 
| [CreateDataSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_CreateDataSource.html) | Creates and connects Amazon Q Business data source | [Configuring Amazon Q Business data source connectors](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/data-sources.html) | 
| [DeleteDataSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_DeleteDataSource.html) | Deletes an Amazon Q Business data source | [Deleting a data source connector](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#delete-datasource) | 
| [GetDataSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_GetDataSource.html) | Gets information about an existing Amazon Q Business data source | [Getting data source connector properties](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#describe-datasource) | 
| [ListDataSources](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_ListDataSources.html) | Lists existing Amazon Q Business data sources | [Listing data source connectors](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#list-datasources) | 
| [UpdateDataSource](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_UpdateDataSource.html) | Updates an existing Amazon Q Business data source | [Updating data source connectors](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#update-datasources) | 
| [StartDataSourceSyncJobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_StartDataSourceSyncJobs.html) | Starts an Amazon Q Business data source sync job | [Starting data source connector sync jobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#start-datasource-sync-jobs) | 
| [StopDataSourceSyncJobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_StopDataSourceSyncJobs.html) | Stops an Amazon Q Business data source sync job | [Stopping data source connector sync jobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#end-datasource-sync-jobs) | 
| [ListDataSourceSyncJobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/api-reference/API_ListDataSourceSyncJobs.html) | Lists data source sync jobs | [Listing data source connector sync jobs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qbusiness-ug/supported-datasource-actions.html#list-datasource-sync-jobs) |