# Using AWS Provider for my own custom provider

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/using-aws-provider-for-my-own-custom-provider/59869>\
**Category:** AWS\
**Created:** [November 8, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/using-aws-provider-for-my-own-custom-provider/59869 "2023-11-08T11:46:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/using-aws-provider-for-my-own-custom-provider/59869/1 "2023-11-08T11:46:59Z")

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Hi,  
I’m developing a custom terraform provider which I want to use the terraform AWS provider behind the scenes (in order to authenticate with AWS). I only need an authenticated AWS client, I will implement the resources and data sources on my own. What would be the best way to achieve this?