Create topic

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Updated at September 12, 2025

Management console

AWS CLI

AWS SDK for Python

In the management console, select your folder.
In the list of services, select Cloud Notification Service.
Select Topics on the left.
Click Create topic.
Enter a name for the topic. The name must be unique within Cloud Notification Service.
Under Logging, enable the Write logs option.
In the Folder list, select a folder to house the log group.
In the Log group field, select an existing log group or create a new one.
Click Create topic.

If you do not have the AWS SDK for Python (boto3) yet, install and configure it.
Use the following code to create a topic:
```
response = client.create_topic(
    Name="<topic_name>"
)

print (f"Topic ARN:", response['TopicArn'])
```
Where:
- Name: Topic name, which can be any name unique within Cloud Notification Service.

Once you create a topic, you cannot change its name. To add endpoints to a topic, create subscriptions.