Create topic

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Updated at January 26, 2026

Management console

AWS CLI

AWS SDK for Python

In the management console, select a folder.
Go to 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 CLI yet, install and configure it.
Run this command:
```
aws sns create-topic --name <topic_name>
```
Where name is topic name, which can be any name unique within Cloud Notification Service.

For more information about the aws sns create-topic command, see the AWS documentation.

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.

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