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# aws cognito-idp

> Configure an Amazon Cognito user pool and its users and groups and authenticate them.
> More information: <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cognito-idp/>.

- Create a new Cognito user pool:

`aws cognito-idp create-user-pool --pool-name {{name}}`

- List all user pools:

`aws cognito-idp list-user-pools --max-results {{10}}`

- Delete a specific user pool:

`aws cognito-idp delete-user-pool --user-pool-id {{user_pool_id}}`

- Create a user in a specific pool:

`aws cognito-idp admin-create-user --username {{username}} --user-pool-id {{user_pool_id}}`

- List the users of a specific pool:

`aws cognito-idp list-users --user-pool-id {{user_pool_id}}`

- Delete a user from a specific pool:

`aws cognito-idp admin-delete-user --username {{username}} --user-pool-id {{user_pool_id}}`
