Amazon Aurora
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.
Amazon Aurora publishes 6 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including DB Cluster Endpoints API, DB Cluster Parameter Groups API, DB Cluster Snapshots API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Amazon Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Relational Database, and Amazon Web Services.
The Amazon Aurora catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.
Amazon Aurora’s developer surface includes CLI, changelog, support, signup flow, sandbox, pricing, getting-started guide, and 41 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Databases (PostgreSQL wire) | undeclared | - | - | 1 |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 6
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints API
Operations for managing Aurora cluster endpoints
Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Parameter Groups API
Operations for managing Aurora cluster parameter groups
Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Snapshots API
Operations for managing Aurora cluster snapshots
Amazon Aurora DB Clusters API
Operations for managing Aurora DB clusters
Amazon Aurora DB Instances API
Operations for managing Aurora DB instances within clusters
Amazon Aurora Global Clusters API
Operations for managing Aurora Global Databases
Open Collections 6
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints API
OPEN COLLECTIONAmazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints DB Cluster Snapshots API
OPEN COLLECTIONAmazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints DB Clusters API
OPEN COLLECTIONAmazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints DB Instances API
OPEN COLLECTIONAmazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints Global Clusters API
OPEN COLLECTIONMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Amazon Aurora MCP Server
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 2
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
provision-aurora-cluster
AGENT SKILLsnapshot-and-restore-cluster
AGENT SKILLAmazon Aurora API pricing
Prices published by Amazon Aurora.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Aurora Standard | Aurora Standard (per ACU hour) |
| Aurora I/O-Optimized | Aurora I/O-Optimized (per ACU hour) |
Plan details, limits and sources →
Rate limits
- RDS API token bucket capacity: Bucket maximum capacity
- RDS API token bucket refill rate: Bucket refill rate (per second)
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Amazon Aurora Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFeatures 10
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Amazon Aurora Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 3
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.
Amazon Aurora — jsonschema rules
SPECTRALAmazon Aurora API Rules
SPECTRALAmazon Aurora API Rules
SPECTRALOpenAPI Overlays 1
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Amazon Aurora Openapi Overlay
DERIVEDJSON Schema 55
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Amazon Aurora DB Cluster
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterEndpointInput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterEndpointOutput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterParameterGroupInput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterParameterGroupOutput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterSnapshotInput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBClusterSnapshotOutput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBInstanceInput
JSON SCHEMACreateDBInstanceOutput
JSON SCHEMACreateGlobalClusterInput
JSON SCHEMACreateGlobalClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMADBClusterEndpoint
JSON SCHEMADBClusterMember
JSON SCHEMADBClusterParameterGroup
JSON SCHEMADBCluster
JSON SCHEMADBClusterSnapshot
JSON SCHEMADBInstance
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBClusterSnapshotInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBClusterSnapshotOutput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBInstanceInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDBInstanceOutput
JSON SCHEMADeleteGlobalClusterInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteGlobalClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterEndpointsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterEndpointsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterParameterGroupsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterParameterGroupsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterSnapshotsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClusterSnapshotsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClustersInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBClustersOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBInstancesInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeDBInstancesOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeGlobalClustersInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeGlobalClustersOutput
JSON SCHEMAEndpoint
JSON SCHEMAFilter
JSON SCHEMAGlobalClusterMember
JSON SCHEMAGlobalCluster
JSON SCHEMAModifyDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMAModifyDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMARebootDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMARebootDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMARestoreDBClusterFromSnapshotInput
JSON SCHEMARestoreDBClusterFromSnapshotOutput
JSON SCHEMAStartDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMAStartDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMAStopDBClusterInput
JSON SCHEMAStopDBClusterOutput
JSON SCHEMATag
JSON SCHEMAVpcSecurityGroupMembership
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JSON Structure 54
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Aurora Create Db Cluster Endpoint Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Endpoint Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Parameter Group Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Snapshot Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Cluster Snapshot Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Instance Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Db Instance Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Global Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Create Global Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Cluster Endpoint Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Cluster Member Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Cluster Parameter Group Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Cluster Snapshot Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Cluster Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Db Instance Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Cluster Snapshot Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Cluster Snapshot Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Instance Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Db Instance Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Global Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Delete Global Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Cluster Endpoints Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Cluster Endpoints Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Cluster Snapshots Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Cluster Snapshots Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Clusters Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Clusters Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Instances Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Db Instances Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Global Clusters Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Describe Global Clusters Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Endpoint Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Filter Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Global Cluster Member Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Global Cluster Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Modify Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Modify Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Reboot Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Reboot Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Restore Db Cluster From Snapshot Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Restore Db Cluster From Snapshot Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Start Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Start Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Stop Db Cluster Input Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Stop Db Cluster Output Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAurora Vpc Security Group Membership Structure
JSON STRUCTUREScroll for all 54
Examples 54
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Aurora Db Cluster Example
EXAMPLEAurora Db Instance Example
EXAMPLEAurora Endpoint Example
EXAMPLEAurora Filter Example
EXAMPLEAurora Tag Example
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Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 6
What developers build with this provider.
Integrations 10
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
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Resources
Get Started 4
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 2
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 5
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 10
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 5
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 7
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 4
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Amazon Aurora API — frequently asked questions
Does Amazon Aurora have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 6 APIs from Amazon Aurora, including Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Endpoints API, Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Parameter Groups API and Amazon Aurora DB Cluster Snapshots API, and 3 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon Aurora API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 6 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon Aurora, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Amazon Aurora API?
Amazon Aurora uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Amazon Aurora Authentication.
How much does the Amazon Aurora API cost?
Amazon Aurora publishes its prices; its Aurora Standard plan is Aurora Standard (per ACU hour) as of 2026-11-11. APIs.io lists 2 pricing plans for Amazon Aurora, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Amazon Aurora have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Amazon Aurora.
Is the Amazon Aurora API ready for AI agents?
Amazon Aurora has a Kin Score of 65.7 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 35.2 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.
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