# AWS Kinesis Describe Stream API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-describe-stream-api/  
**Provider:** AWS Kinesis — https://apis.io/providers/kinesis/  
**Base URL:** https://kinesisanalytics.{region}.amazonaws.com  
**Documentation:** https://aws.amazon.com/managed-service-apache-flink/

AWS Kinesis Describe Stream API is one of 100 APIs that [AWS Kinesis](https://apis.io/providers/kinesis/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Describe Stream. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and a getting-started guide.

The Describe Stream API from AWS Kinesis — 1 operation(s) for describe stream.

## Operations (1)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/describeStream` | Describe stream |

## Machine-readable artifacts (30)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kinesis/refs/heads/main/openapi/kinesis-describe-stream-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesis/latest/APIReference/
- **Pricing** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/pricing/
- **GettingStarted** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/getting-started/
- **FAQ** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/faqs/
- **DeveloperGuide** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/introduction.html
- **Security** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/security.html
- **Customers** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/customers/
- **Integrations** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-streams/integrations/
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/latest/APIReference/
- **Pricing** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/pricing/
- **GettingStarted** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/getting-started/
- **FAQ** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/faqs/
- **DeveloperGuide** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/latest/dev/what-is-this-service.html
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisanalytics/latest/apiv2/
- **Pricing** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-analytics/pricing/
- **GettingStarted** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-analytics/getting-started/
- **FAQ** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-analytics/faqs/
- **DeveloperGuide** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisanalytics/latest/dev/how-it-works.html
- **Security** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisanalytics/latest/dev/security.html
- **Documentation** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideostreams/latest/dg/API_Reference.html
- **Pricing** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/pricing/
- **GettingStarted** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/getting-started/
- **FAQ** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/faqs/
- **DeveloperGuide** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideostreams/latest/dg/what-is-kinesis-video.html
- **Security** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideostreams/latest/dg/security.html
- **Customers** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/customers/
- **Features** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/features/
- **Resources** — https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/video-streams/resources/
- **WebRTCGuide** — https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideostreams-webrtc-dg/latest/devguide/what-is-kvswebrtc.html

## Other AWS Kinesis APIs (12)

- [Amazon Managed Service for Apache Flink API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/managed-flink-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis ListStreams API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-liststreams-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.CreateDeliveryStream API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-createdeliverystream-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.DeleteDeliveryStream API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-deletedeliverystream-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.DescribeDeliveryStream API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-describedeliverystream-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.ListDeliveryStreams API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-listdeliverystreams-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.ListTagsForDeliveryStream API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-listtagsfordeliverystream-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.PutRecord API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-putrecord-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.PutRecordBatch API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-putrecordbatch-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.StartDeliveryStreamEncryption API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-startdeliverystreamencryption-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.StopDeliveryStreamEncryption API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-stopdeliverystreamencryption-api/)
- [AWS Kinesis #X Amz Target=Firehose 20150804.TagDeliveryStream API](https://apis.io/apis/kinesis/kinesis-x-amz-target-firehose-20150804-tagdeliverystream-api/)

## Tags

Describe Stream

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