# Amazon EC2 AMIs API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-amis-api/  
**Provider:** Amazon EC2 — https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ec2/  
**Base URL:** https://ec2.amazonaws.com  
**Documentation:** https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/

Amazon EC2 AMIs API is one of 8 APIs that [Amazon EC2](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ec2/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include AMIs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, pricing, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, and 2 JSON Schemas.

Operations for creating and managing Amazon Machine Images

## Machine-readable artifacts (38)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-ec2-amis-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/json-schema/amazon-ec2-instance-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/json-ld/amazon-ec2-context.jsonld
- **Pricing** — https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
- **GettingStarted** — https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/getting-started/
- **Authentication** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/Query-Requests.html
- **SDKs** — https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- **StatusPage** — https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- **BestPractices** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-best-practices.html
- **FAQ** — https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/faqs/
- **TermsOfService** — https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/sla/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/
- **APIReference** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/
- **Security** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-security.html
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/json-structure/amazon-ec2-instance-structure.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/examples/amazon-ec2-instance-example.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-allocate-and-associate-eip-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-audit-security-group-usage-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-bind-eip-to-new-instance-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-clone-instance-via-image-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-deprovision-secured-instance-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-deregister-image-and-cleanup-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-harden-existing-security-group-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-launch-and-await-running-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-launch-secured-instance-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-paginate-instances-then-tag-image-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-place-instance-in-zone-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-prepare-key-and-launch-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-rebuild-image-from-launch-template-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-release-eip-on-terminate-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-request-spot-and-track-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-restart-and-verify-instance-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-rotate-key-pair-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-stop-and-create-image-workflow.yml
- **Arazzo** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-ec2/refs/heads/main/arazzo/amazon-ec2-stop-start-instance-cycle-workflow.yml

## Other Amazon EC2 APIs (7)

- [Amazon EC2 Elastic IPs API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-elastic-ips-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Instances API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-instances-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Key Pairs API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-key-pairs-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Launch Templates API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-launch-templates-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Regions API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-regions-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Security Groups API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-security-groups-api/)
- [Amazon EC2 Spot Instances API](https://apis.io/apis/amazon-ec2/amazon-ec2-spot-instances-api/)

## Tags

AMIs

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