name : create-stream.rst **To create a data stream** The following ``create-stream`` example creates a data stream named samplestream with 3 shards. :: aws kinesis create-stream \ --stream-name samplestream \ --shard-count 3 This command produces no output. For more information, see `Creating a Stream <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/kinesis-using-sdk-java-create-stream.html>`__ in the *Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Developer Guide*.