Terraform Plugin Sdk

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Terraform Plugin SDK

This SDK enables building Terraform plugin which allows Terraform's users to manage existing and popular service providers as well as custom in-house solutions. The SDK is stable and broadly used across the provider ecosystem.

For new provider development it is recommended to investigate [`terraform-plugin-framework`](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework), which is a reimagined provider SDK that supports additional capabilities. Refer to the [Which SDK Should I Use?](https://terraform.io/docs/plugin/which-sdk.html) documentation for more information about differences between SDKs.

Terraform itself is a tool for building, changing, and versioning infrastructure safely and efficiently. You can find more about Terraform on its [website](https://www.terraform.io) and [its GitHub repository](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform).

Terraform CLI Compatibility

Terraform 0.12.0 or later is needed for version 2.0.0 and later of the Plugin SDK.

When running provider tests, Terraform 0.12.26 or later is needed for version 2.0.0 and later of the Plugin SDK. Users can still use any version after 0.12.0.

Go Compatibility

This project follows the [support policy](https://golang.org/doc/devel/release.html#policy) of Go as its support policy. The two latest major releases of Go are supported by the project.

Currently, that means Go **1.25** or later must be used when including this project as a dependency.

Getting Started

See the [Call APIs with Terraform Providers](https://learn.hashicorp.com/collections/terraform/providers) guide on [learn.hashicorp.com](https://learn.hashicorp.com) for a guided tour of provider development.

Documentation

See [Extending Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/extend/index.html) section on the website.

Scope (Providers VS Core)