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AWS CodeStar Connections AWS CodeConnections

Managed integration service that connects AWS developer tools such as CodePipeline and CodeBuild to third-party Git repositories including GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket.

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Naming timeline

  1. AWS CodeStar Connections

    · Initial Release (GA June 29, 2020)

    Launched in the AWS Developer Tools console to replace legacy OAuth tokens with managed third-party Git repository connections for CodePipeline and CodeBuild.

  2. AWS CodeConnectionsCurrent name

    · Service Rebrand (Docs Updated Apr 26, 2024)

    Renamed to AWS CodeConnections alongside a new 'codeconnections' API/IAM namespace while preserving full backward compatibility for existing 'codestar-connections' resources.

What is AWS CodeStar Connections called now?

AWS CodeStar Connections is now called AWS CodeConnections, with the latest change on 29 March 2024 (Service Rebrand (Docs Updated Apr 26, 2024)). Managed integration service that connects AWS developer tools such as CodePipeline and CodeBuild to third-party Git repositories including GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • CodeStar Connections
  • AWS Developer Tools Connections

Technical identifiers

Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.

AWS Service APIs / SDKscodeconnections codestar-connections
AWS CLI Commandsaws codeconnections aws codestar-connections
IAM Actions & Policiescodeconnections:* codestar-connections:*
Terraform Resources (aws_*)aws_codeconnections_connection aws_codeconnections_host aws_codestarconnections_connection aws_codestarconnections_host

New connections created under the codeconnections API prefix receive 'arn:aws:codeconnections:...' ARNs, while existing 'arn:aws:codestar-connections:...' resources, APIs, CLI subcommands, and Terraform resources remain supported.

Notes & disambiguation

  • Rebranded from AWS CodeStar Connections to AWS CodeConnections in March–April 2024 ahead of the July 31, 2024 retirement of the standalone AWS CodeStar project management service.
  • Both the new 'codeconnections' namespace and the legacy 'codestar-connections' namespace remain active across IAM policies, resource ARNs, AWS CLI commands, and Terraform resources.
  • When specifying a connection resource in IAM policies, the action prefix ('codeconnections:*' or 'codestar-connections:*') must match the service prefix in the connection's ARN, or include both prefixes to cover existing and newly created connections.

Sources & official documentation

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