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Amazon Cognito
Developer Guide (Version Last Updated: 07/28/2016)

Setting up User Pools

To create a new user pool for Amazon Cognito, you can use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the Amazon Cognito API.

Creating a New User Pool Using the Console

You can create a new user pool by choosing Create new pool from the Amazon Cognito console and following the instructions. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Quickstart: Using the Console to Create a New User Pool.

Creating a New User Pool Using the AWS CLI

You can create a new user pool using the create-user-pool command in the AWS CLI.

For more information, see the Amazon Cognito Identity AWS CLI Reference.

Creating a New User Pool Using the API

You can create a new user pool using the CreateUserPool() API. For more information, see CreateUserPool.

You can also use one of the following SDKs to create and manage new user pools: