Cognito - API Calls

Cognito API Calls

Here are some popular Cognito API calls and what they do :-

  • cognito-idp:get-user : API call to fetch user details associated with the access token

  • cognito-identity:get-id : API call to fetch the identity id from Cognito Indentity Pool ID.

  • cognito-identity:get-credentials-for-identity : API call to fetch the STS tokens using the IdentityID.

  • cognito-idp:initiate-auth : API call to initiate authentication and fetch the AccessToken & TokenId by passing the authentication credentials.

  • cognito-identity:get-credentials-for-identity : API call to fetch the STS tokens for authenticated users by passing the TokenId and Cognito User Pool Id.

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