Amazon Certificate Manager

AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) handles the complexity of creating, storing, and renewing public and private SSL/TLS X.509 certificates and keys that protect your AWS websites and applications, enabling you to manage certificate lifecycles centrally.

Amazon Certificate Manager publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Certificates API. Tagged areas include Certificates, Encryption, Security, SSL, and TLS.

The Amazon Certificate Manager catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Certificate Manager’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, YouTube channel, and 22 more developer resources.

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57.1/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-03 · rubric v0.9

1 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

CertificatesEncryptionSecuritySSLTLS

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-03 · rubric v0.9

Composite quality — 57.1/100 · strong

Contract Quality 18.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 9.6 / 12

Discoverability 8.7 / 10

Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Amazon Certificate Manager Certificates API

Operations for requesting, describing, and managing SSL/TLS certificates

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Automated Certificate Renewal

Managed renewal for Amazon-issued SSL/TLS certificates, reducing manual maintenance overhead.

Public and Private Certificates

Provision both public certificates validated via DNS or email, and private certificates issued by a private CA.

FIPS-Compliant Key Storage

Strong encryption and key management best practices for protecting and storing private keys.

Integrated AWS Service Deployment

Deploy certificates to CloudFront, Elastic Load Balancing, API Gateway, and other integrated AWS services at no cost.

Hybrid and Multicloud Support

Provision and manage certificates for EC2, containers, on-premises hosts, and multicloud workloads.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Amazon Certificate Manager Context

4 classes · 8 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon Certificate Manager API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon Certificate Manager API Rules

32 rules · 15 errors 13 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 5

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Amazon Certificate Manager Certificate

13 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DescribeCertificateResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ListCertificatesResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RequestCertificateRequest

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

RequestCertificateResponse

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 4

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Certificate Manager Describe Certificate Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Certificate Manager List Certificates Response Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Certificate Manager Request Certificate Request Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Certificate Manager Request Certificate Response Structure

1 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Certificate Manager Describe Certificate Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Certificate Manager List Certificates Response Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Certificate Manager Request Certificate Request Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Certificate Manager Request Certificate Response Example

1 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Amazon Certificate Manager Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Certificate Manager Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Certificate Manager Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Amazon Certificate Manager Agentic Access

4 operations · 2 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Website Protection

Securely terminate HTTPS traffic to public websites and web applications using ACM certificates.

Internal Service Security

Protect private network communication between servers, mobile devices, IoT devices, and internal applications.

Uptime Maintenance

Automated certificate lifecycle management prevents certificate expiration-related service downtime.

Compliance and Audit

Centralize certificate management to meet compliance requirements and simplify security audits.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Amazon CloudFront

Deploy ACM certificates to CloudFront distributions for HTTPS content delivery.

Elastic Load Balancing

Attach ACM certificates to Application, Network, and Classic Load Balancers.

Amazon API Gateway

Use ACM certificates for custom domain names in API Gateway.

AWS IAM

Control access to ACM operations via IAM policies and roles.

AWS CloudTrail

Audit all ACM API calls via CloudTrail for compliance and security monitoring.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

WellKnown

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 4

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Conformance

Lifecycle

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Security

Compliance

SecurityTxt

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

StatusPage

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

KnowledgeCenter

KnowledgeCenter

Source (apis.yml)

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  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
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specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) handles the complexity of creating, storing, and renewing public and private SSL/TLS
  X.509 certificates and keys that protect your AWS websites and applications, enabling you to manage certificate lifecycles
  centrally.
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
apis:
- aid: amazon-certificate-manager:amazon-certificate-manager-certificates-api
  name: Amazon Certificate Manager Certificates API
  description: Operations for requesting, describing, and managing SSL/TLS certificates
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/
  baseURL: https://acm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Certificates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-certificate-manager-certificates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/APIReference/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-certificate-manager-certificate-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-certificate-manager-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/faqs/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/userguide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/acm/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/userguide/security.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/certificate-manager-request-certificate-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/certificate-manager-request-certificate-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/certificate-manager-list-certificates-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/certificate-manager-describe-certificate-response-schema.json
  - type: Example
    url: examples/certificate-manager-request-certificate-request-example.json
  - type: Example
    url: examples/certificate-manager-request-certificate-response-example.json
  - type: Example
    url: examples/certificate-manager-list-certificates-response-example.json
  - type: Example
    url: examples/certificate-manager-describe-certificate-response-example.json
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-certificate-manager-packages.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-certificate-manager-problem-types.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-certificate-manager-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-certificate-manager-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-certificate-manager-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-certificate-manager-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/acm/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: KnowledgeCenter
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aws-certificate-manager
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/userguide/security.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-certificate-manager-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-certificate-manager-vocabulary.yaml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-certificate-manager-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-certificate-manager-security.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/amazon-certificate-manager-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/amazon-certificate-manager-conformance.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/amazon-certificate-manager-lifecycle.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automated Certificate Renewal
    description: Managed renewal for Amazon-issued SSL/TLS certificates, reducing manual maintenance overhead.
  - name: Public and Private Certificates
    description: Provision both public certificates validated via DNS or email, and private certificates issued by a private
      CA.
  - name: FIPS-Compliant Key Storage
    description: Strong encryption and key management best practices for protecting and storing private keys.
  - name: Integrated AWS Service Deployment
    description: Deploy certificates to CloudFront, Elastic Load Balancing, API Gateway, and other integrated AWS services
      at no cost.
  - name: Hybrid and Multicloud Support
    description: Provision and manage certificates for EC2, containers, on-premises hosts, and multicloud workloads.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Website Protection
    description: Securely terminate HTTPS traffic to public websites and web applications using ACM certificates.
  - name: Internal Service Security
    description: Protect private network communication between servers, mobile devices, IoT devices, and internal applications.
  - name: Uptime Maintenance
    description: Automated certificate lifecycle management prevents certificate expiration-related service downtime.
  - name: Compliance and Audit
    description: Centralize certificate management to meet compliance requirements and simplify security audits.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon CloudFront
    description: Deploy ACM certificates to CloudFront distributions for HTTPS content delivery.
  - name: Elastic Load Balancing
    description: Attach ACM certificates to Application, Network, and Classic Load Balancers.
  - name: Amazon API Gateway
    description: Use ACM certificates for custom domain names in API Gateway.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Control access to ACM operations via IAM policies and roles.
  - name: AWS CloudTrail
    description: Audit all ACM API calls via CloudTrail for compliance and security monitoring.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- AWS
- Certificates
- Encryption
- Security
- SSL
- TLS

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