# aws/aws-sdk-java-v2

The official AWS SDK for Java - Version 2

Repository: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/aws-sdk-java-v2
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: aws-sdk, java, aws, amazon, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:58:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3358, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 446}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2610, forks 1033 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.282315+00:00)

## What it is
The official AWS SDK for Java, version 2, enabling Java applications to interact with Amazon Web Services such as S3, EC2, and DynamoDB. It is a rewrite of SDK 1.0 featuring non-blocking IO and pluggable HTTP implementations.

## Use cases
- upload and download files to S3 from a Java application
- manage EC2 instances programmatically in Java
- call AWS services with non-blocking async clients
- authenticate and sign requests to AWS APIs from JVM apps
- integrate DynamoDB into a Spring Boot service
- consume AWS services via Maven dependencies

## When to choose
- you build Java or JVM applications that use AWS services
- you need the officially supported, actively maintained AWS SDK for Java
- you want non-blocking IO and pluggable HTTP clients
- you need broad coverage of AWS service APIs

## When to avoid
- your project is locked to the legacy 1.x SDK and cannot migrate
- you use a non-JVM language
- you only need a single lightweight REST call and prefer a plain HTTP client

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: sdk, http-client, api-framework
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, apis
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: aws, java, aws-sdk, cloud-services, non-blocking-io, maven

## Member repositories
- aws/aws-sdk-java-v2 (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.282315+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:20:52.661558+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-java-v2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.282315+00:00, sha 393b499dbb5e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.