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Maintenance and support for SDK major versions

# What is the AWS SDK for Go v2?

The AWS SDK for Go v2 provides APIs and utilities that developers can use to build Go applications that use AWS services, such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

The SDK removes the complexity of coding directly against a web service interface. It hides a lot of the lower-level plumbing, such as authentication, request retries, and error handling.

The SDK also includes helpful utilities. For example, the Amazon S3 download and upload manager can automatically break up large objects into multiple parts and transfer them in parallel.

Use the AWS SDK for Go Developer Guide to help you install, configure, and use the SDK. This guide provides configuration information, sample code, and an introduction to the SDK utilities.

## Maintenance and support for SDK major versions

For information about maintenance and support for SDK major versions and their underlying dependencies, see the following in the [AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/overview.html):

  * [AWS SDKs and tools maintenance policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/maint-policy.html)

  * [AWS SDKs and tools version support matrix](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/version-support-matrix.html)




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