AWS Amplify now supports referencing existing Amazon Cognito resources, enabling developers to connect their Amplify applications to pre-existing Cognito User Pools and Identity Pools, streamlining integration with existing authentication and authorization setups.

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<p>The article discusses a new feature in AWS Amplify that allows developers to reference existing Amazon Cognito resources, providing integration with pre-existing authentication and authorization setups.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Amplify now supports connecting to pre-existing Cognito User Pools and Identity Pools</li>
<li>This avoids overhead of creating duplicate resources, reducing costs and complexity</li>
<li>It is valuable for enterprise contexts or when working with separate backend teams</li>
<li>The feature is available across all AWS regions where Amplify and Cognito are supported</li>
<li>A link is provided to the AWS Amplify documentation for using this feature</li>
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AWS Amplify now supports referencing existing Amazon Cognito resources

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