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@aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini
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@aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini
AWS credential provider that sources credentials from ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config
@aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini
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Usage
You probably shouldn't, at least directly. Please use @aws-sdk/credential-providers instead.
Other packages similar to @aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini
aws-sdk
The original AWS SDK for JavaScript (v2) includes credential loading capabilities similar to @aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini. It allows loading credentials from INI files, but it is part of a larger package rather than a modular approach taken by the newer AWS SDK (v3).
aws-profile-utils
This package provides utilities for working with AWS profiles stored in INI files. It offers similar functionality for loading credentials but is not officially maintained by AWS and may not have the same level of support or integration with the AWS SDK.
awscred
awscred is another npm package that can load AWS credentials from various sources, including INI files. It provides a simple interface for retrieving credentials but does not offer the modular, per-service approach of the AWS SDK (v3).
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AWS credential provider that sources credentials from ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config
The npm package @aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini receives a total of 19,078,237 weekly downloads. As such, @aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @aws-sdk/credential-provider-ini demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 02 Jan 2026
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