In this post, we explore how Claude Platform on AWS works and how you can start using it today.

With Claude Platform on AWS, you work with the same APIs, features, and console experience available through Anthropic directly. This includes the Messages API, Claude Managed Agents (beta), advisor tool (beta), web search and web fetch, MCP connector (beta), Agent Skills (beta), code execution, files API (beta). For the full list of capabilities, see the Claude Platform documentation.

Claude Platform on AWS is operated by Anthropic, and the underlying requests and data are processed outside the AWS security boundary. This makes it well suited for teams without specific Regional data residency requirements, and complements Claude models on Amazon Bedrock, so you can access Claude through the approach that fits your needs.

Figure 1: Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Claude Platform on AWS Console

You can activate Claude Platform on AWS through the AWS Marketplace. For step-by-step instructions, see Set up your account. After your account is activated, getting to your first API call takes three steps: create a workspace, authenticate, and call the API.