# AWS Kinesis

The **AWS Kinesis connector** can be used to forward data to AWS Kinesis. It can be applied to process e.g. LoRaWAN device data with AWS Kinesis. The AWS Kinesis connector is available on both **Data Flow** and **Rule Engine**.

For creating an AWS Kinesis connector, an IAM Access key is needed with access to a **Kinesis data stream**. Additionally, the ARN for the particular data stream is required. The data will be base 64 encoded.

{% hint style="info" %}
Optionally: The custom payload can be selected for making use of templated payload in the desired structure. If the custom payload is not selected, the whole data sample will be forwarded.
{% endhint %}

A tutorial about "How to send data to AWS Kinesis" can be found [here](/akenza.io/tutorials/create-enterprise-solutions/how-to-send-data-to-aws-kinesis.md).

![AWS Kinesis template](/files/Q0RcEol4dBQLKyoDSjRQ)


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