aws-kendra

Create an index

$ aws kendra create-index --name [name] --role-arn [role_arn]

$ aws kendra list-indexes

$ aws kendra describe-index --id [index_id]

$ aws kendra list-data-sources

$ aws kendra describe-data-source --id [data_source_id]

$ aws kendra list-query-suggestions --index-id [index_id] --query-text [query_text]

aws kendra subcommand [--endpoint-url URL] [--region REGION] [--help] [--cli-input-json FILE]

--help
    Show help for the command

--endpoint-url
    Override default endpoint URL

--region
    AWS region (e.g., us-east-1)

--profile
    Use specific profile from credentials file

--debug
    Turn on debug logging

--cli-input-json
    Perform operation using JSON input

--no-paginate
    Disable automatic pagination

--output
    Output format: json|text|table

--query
    JMESPath query to filter output

--no-cli-pager
    Disable cli pager for output

The aws kendra command is part of the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) for managing Amazon Kendra, a fully managed enterprise search service powered by machine learning. It enables users to index documents from various sources like S3, databases, and SharePoint, then query them using natural language search.

With aws kendra, you can create and configure indexes, connect data sources, upload FAQs, suggest queries, and retrieve search results programmatically. It's ideal for developers automating search infrastructure in CI/CD pipelines, scripts, or integrating with other AWS services.

Requires AWS CLI version 2 (recommended) installed and configured with credentials via aws configure. Supports all AWS regions where Kendra is available. Operations are billed based on indexed content, queries, and storage.

Key use cases include building internal knowledge bases, customer support search, or e-commerce product discovery without managing ML infrastructure.

Requires AWS CLI v2 installed and IAM permissions for Kendra actions. Not all subcommands support all options; check aws kendra <subcommand> help. Rate limits apply per API.

create-index, describe-index, list-data-sources, query, suggest, delete-index — use aws kendra help for full list.

Configure via aws configure or environment variables like AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID. Supports SSO and MFA.

aws kendra create-index --name MyIndex --role-arn arn:aws:iam::123:role/KendraRole
aws kendra query --index-id abc123 --query-text 'What is AWS?' --region us-east-1

Introduced with AWS CLI v2 in 2020 alongside Amazon Kendra GA. Kendra evolved from 2019 preview, with CLI supporting new features like hybrid search (2023) and generative AI connectors.

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