Amazon Aurora

aid: amazon-aurora
name: Amazon Aurora
description: Amazon Aurora is a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built for the cloud that combines the
  performance and availability of traditional enterprise databases with the simplicity and cost-effectiveness of open source
  databases.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Amazon Aurora
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Relational Database
- AWS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-aurora/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-aurora:amazon-aurora-api
  name: Amazon Aurora API
  description: REST management API for Amazon Aurora covering DB clusters, DB instances, cluster snapshots, parameter groups,
    custom endpoints, and global database management.
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/CHAP_AuroraOverview.html
  baseURL: https://rds.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Amazon Aurora
  - MySQL
  - PostgreSQL
  - Relational Database
  - AWS
  properties:
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  - type: SpectralRules
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  - type: Vocabulary
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  - type: JSONSchema
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  - type: JSONLD
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  - type: Example
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-aurora/refs/heads/main/examples/aurora-db-cluster-example.json
  - type: Example
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-aurora/refs/heads/main/examples/aurora-create-db-cluster-input-example.json
  - type: Overlay
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  - type: Conformance
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  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-aurora/refs/heads/main/errors/amazon-aurora-problem-types.yml
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-aurora-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-aurora-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-aurora-authentication.yml
- type: Packages
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-aurora/refs/heads/main/packages/amazon-aurora-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
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- type: WellKnown
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- type: SecurityTxt
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- type: LLMsTxt
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- type: Lifecycle
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- type: Features
  data:
  - MySQL and PostgreSQL compatible relational database engine
  - Up to 5x throughput of standard MySQL and 3x of standard PostgreSQL
  - Auto-scaling storage from 10GB to 128TB
  - Up to 15 low-latency read replicas
  - Aurora Serverless for intermittent and unpredictable workloads
  - Aurora Global Database for multi-region deployments
  - Continuous backup to Amazon S3 with point-in-time recovery
  - Fast database cloning for testing and development
  - Parallel query for faster analytical queries
  - Machine learning integration through Aurora ML
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - Enterprise applications requiring high availability and durability
  - SaaS applications needing scalable multi-tenant databases
  - E-commerce platforms with variable traffic patterns
  - Financial applications requiring ACID compliance
  - Global applications needing low-latency multi-region access
  - Development and testing with fast database cloning
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - Amazon RDS
  - Amazon S3
  - AWS Lambda
  - Amazon CloudWatch
  - AWS IAM
  - Amazon VPC
  - AWS KMS
  - AWS Secrets Manager
  - Amazon SageMaker
  - AWS DMS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com