You can create a CloudFormation template file with the following Resource and Outputs sections to create a simple KDS:

Resources:
  KinesisStream:
    Type: AWS::Kinesis::Stream
    Properties:
      Name: my-first-kinesis-stream
      RetentionPeriodHours: 24
      ShardCount: 1

Outputs:
  KinesisStreamId:
    Value: !Ref KinesisStream
    Export:
      Name: "KinesisStreamId"
  KinesisStreamArn:
    Value: !GetAtt KinesisStream.Arn
    Export:
      Name: "KinesisStreamArn"

You may also add a template version and description to the top of the template file and then execute the stack using the aws cloudformation create-stack command. The complete commands and the template are available with the code files.

If successful, the describe-stacks subcommand should return with an Outputs section, as shown in the following screenshot: