name : create-resource.rst **To create a resource** The following ``create-resource`` example creates an AWS::Kinesis::Stream resource, named ResourceExample, with a retention period of 168 hours and a shard count of three. :: aws cloudcontrol create-resource \ --type-name AWS::Kinesis::Stream \ --desired-state "{\"Name\": \"ResourceExample\",\"RetentionPeriodHours\":168, \"ShardCount\":3}" Output:: { "ProgressEvent": { "EventTime": 1632506656.706, "TypeName": "AWS::Kinesis::Stream", "OperationStatus": "IN_PROGRESS", "Operation": "CREATE", "Identifier": "ResourceExample", "RequestToken": "20999d87-e304-4725-ad84-832dcbfd7fc5" } } For more information, see `Creating a resource <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudcontrolapi/latest/userguide/resource-operations-create.html>`__ in the *Cloud Control API User Guide*.