# @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process

> AWS credential provider that sources credential_process from ~/.aws/credentials and ~/.aws/config

Latest version **3.972.81** (published 2026-11-04) · Apache-2.0 license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process
pnpm add @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process
yarn add @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process
bun add @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.972.81 |
| Published | 2026-11-04 |
| First published | 2019-07-12 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Node | >=20.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 23 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 3677 |
| Author | AWS SDK for JavaScript Team |
| Maintainers | amzn-oss, aws-sdk-bot |
| Keywords | aws, credentials |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aws-sdk/credential-provider-process
- Repository: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3
- Homepage: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3/tree/main/packages-internal/credential-provider-process
- Issues: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-js-v3/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@aws-sdk/credential-provider-process

## Dependencies (5)

- [tslib](https://npm.io/package/tslib.md) ^2.6.2
- [@smithy/core](https://npm.io/package/@smithy/core.md) ^3.38.0
- [@aws-sdk/core](https://npm.io/package/@aws-sdk/core.md) ^3.980.0
- [@smithy/types](https://npm.io/package/@smithy/types.md) ^4.19.0
- [@aws-sdk/types](https://npm.io/package/@aws-sdk/types.md) ^3.975.0

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## Recent versions

- 3.972.81 (latest) — 2026-11-04
- 3.5.1-rc.0 (rc) — 2021-02-19
- 1.0.0-gamma.9 (gamma) — 2020-10-07
- 1.0.0-beta.4 (beta) — 2020-04-27
- 1.0.0-alpha.6 (alpha) — 2020-03-20
- 0.1.0-preview.5 (preview) — 2019-10-30
- 3.972.80 — 2026-10-30
- 3.972.79 — 2026-10-29
- 3.972.78 — 2026-10-28
- 3.972.77 — 2026-10-26
- 3.972.76 — 2026-10-21
- 3.972.75 — 2026-10-19
- 3.972.74 — 2026-10-12
- 3.972.73 — 2026-10-09
- 3.972.72 — 2026-09-22
- … 341 more at https://npm.io/package/@aws-sdk/credential-provider-process/versions

## README

# @aws-sdk/credential-provider-process

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### :warning: Internal API :warning:

> This is an internal package.
> That means this is used as a dependency for other, public packages, but
> should not be taken directly as a dependency in your application's `package.json`.

> If you are updating the version of this package, for example to bring in a
> bug-fix, you should do so by updating your application lockfile with
> e.g. `npm up @scope/package` or equivalent command in another
> package manager, rather than taking a direct dependency.

---

Please use [@aws-sdk/credential-providers](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aws-sdk/credential-providers)
instead.

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