# 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](https://docs.akenza.io/akenza.io/tutorials/create-enterprise-solutions/how-to-send-data-to-aws-kinesis).

![AWS Kinesis template](https://2165942204-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MMKXTFIN5ZlLOjBlfC4%2Fuploads%2FCR2kSZuases4khqQr3nx%2Fscreely-1685092711324.png?alt=media\&token=5872d829-e88f-47b0-9994-e66d203486aa)