Terraform aws connect

1. How do I connect to Terraform cloud?
2. How do I provide AWS Access Key to Terraform?
3. Can we call API from Terraform?
4. How do I connect to AWS environment?
5. How does Terraform communicate with provider?
6. How does Terraform know which AWS account to use?

How do I connect to Terraform cloud?

Log into Terraform Cloud or Enterprise with the Terraform CLI to migrate state, trigger remote runs, and interact with Terraform Cloud. Create a variable set for your AWS IAM credentials that you can reuse across workspaces. Apply the variable set to a workspace. Create a CLI-driven Terraform Cloud workspace.

How do I provide AWS Access Key to Terraform?

Credentials can be provided by using the AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID , AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY , and optionally AWS_SESSION_TOKEN environment variables. The region can be set using the AWS_REGION or AWS_DEFAULT_REGION environment variables. Other environment variables related to authorization are: AWS_PROFILE.

Can we call API from Terraform?

Call APIs with Custom SDK Providers

Interact with APIs using Terraform providers. In these tutorials, use a provider as a bridge between Terraform and a target API. Then, extend Terraform by developing a custom Terraform provider based on the Terraform Plugin SDK.

How do I connect to AWS environment?

To open your environment, go to console.aws.amazon.com/cloud9. In the top navigation bar, choose the AWS Region where your environment is located. Make sure you are logged in with the same user you have configured in your AWS CLI. In the list of environments, find the one you want to open and choose Open IDE.

How does Terraform communicate with provider?

Terraform relies on plugins called providers to interact with cloud providers, SaaS providers, and other APIs. Terraform configurations must declare which providers they require so that Terraform can install and use them.

How does Terraform know which AWS account to use?

The provider alias allows Terraform to differentiate the two AWS providers. To allow users in a different AWS account to assume a role, you must define an AssumeRole policy for that account. This configuration uses the aws_caller_identity data source to access the source account's ID.