Amazon Certificate Manager

aid: amazon-certificate-manager
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-certificate-manager/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon Certificate Manager
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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:
- name: Amazon Certificate Manager API
  description: API for provisioning, managing, and deploying public and private SSL/TLS certificates for use with AWS services
    and your internal connected resources. Supports requesting certificates, describing certificate details, listing certificates,
    importing third-party certificates, and managing certificate tags.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/
  baseURL: https://acm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Certificates
  - Encryption
  - Security
  - SSL
  - TLS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/acm/latest/APIReference/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-certificate-manager-openapi.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/acm/2015-12-08/openapi.yaml
  - 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: MCPServer
    url: mcp/amazon-certificate-manager-mcp.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/amazon-certificate-manager-openapi-overlay.yaml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-certificate-manager-problem-types.yml
common:
- 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