Amazon CloudFormation

AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure-as-code service that speeds up cloud provisioning by enabling developers to define and manage AWS resources programmatically through templates. Scale infrastructure globally and manage resources across all AWS accounts and regions through a single operation.

Amazon CloudFormation publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Change Sets API, Resources API, Stacks API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and IaC.

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

Amazon CloudFormation’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 19 more developer resources.

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53.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 39/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessSelf serve

4 APIs 1 MCP Servers 5 Features 4 Use Cases

CloudFormationInfrastructure as Code DevOps IaC

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Composite quality — 53.7/100 · developing

Contract Quality 18.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 9.0 / 20

Access Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 2.4 / 13

Contract Governance 5.5 / 12

Discoverability 8.3 / 10

Agent readiness — 39/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

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APIs 4

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

AWS IaC MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Infrastructure as Code

Define AWS resources in JSON or YAML templates for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.

Multi-Account Stack Sets

Deploy stacks across multiple AWS accounts and regions with a single operation.

Change Sets

Preview changes to running stacks before executing them to avoid unintended updates.

Drift Detection

Detect when deployed infrastructure has drifted from the CloudFormation template definition.

Registry Extensions

Extend CloudFormation to manage third-party and community resources through the Registry.

JSON Schema 16

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

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JSON Structure 15

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 15

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

DevOps Automation

Automate infrastructure testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines.

Multi-Region Deployment

Deploy consistent infrastructure across multiple AWS regions.

Compliance Governance

Enforce organizational infrastructure standards through template guardrails.

Disaster Recovery

Rapidly rebuild infrastructure from templates after failures.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

AWS CodePipeline

Automate CloudFormation deployments in CI/CD pipelines.

AWS Config

Track infrastructure changes and detect drift with Config integration.

AWS IAM

Control who can create and update CloudFormation stacks.

AWS Service Catalog

Publish approved CloudFormation templates as self-service products.

Amazon SNS

Receive stack event notifications via SNS topics.

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

WellKnown

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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

Authentication

SecurityTxt

Compliance

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

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: amazon-cloudformation
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-cloudformation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon CloudFormation
tags:
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevOps
- IaC
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-cloudformation.png
description: AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure-as-code service that speeds up cloud provisioning by enabling developers
  to define and manage AWS resources programmatically through templates. Scale infrastructure globally and manage resources
  across all AWS accounts and regions through a single operation.
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-08-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-change-sets-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Change Sets API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFormation change sets
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Changesets
  tags_raw:
  - Change Sets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-change-sets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-resources-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Resources API
  description: Operations for managing stack resources
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stacks-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Stacks API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFormation stacks
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Stacks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stacks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-templates-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Templates API
  description: Operations for working with CloudFormation templates
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/amazon-cloudformation-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: MCPServer
  name: AWS IaC MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/aws-iac-mcp-server
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-cloudformation-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-cloudformation-authentication.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudformation-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudformation-security.txt
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
- 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/devops/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aws-cloudformation
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-cloudformation-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-cloudformation-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Infrastructure as Code
    description: Define AWS resources in JSON or YAML templates for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
  - name: Multi-Account Stack Sets
    description: Deploy stacks across multiple AWS accounts and regions with a single operation.
  - name: Change Sets
    description: Preview changes to running stacks before executing them to avoid unintended updates.
  - name: Drift Detection
    description: Detect when deployed infrastructure has drifted from the CloudFormation template definition.
  - name: Registry Extensions
    description: Extend CloudFormation to manage third-party and community resources through the Registry.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: DevOps Automation
    description: Automate infrastructure testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: Multi-Region Deployment
    description: Deploy consistent infrastructure across multiple AWS regions.
  - name: Compliance Governance
    description: Enforce organizational infrastructure standards through template guardrails.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Rapidly rebuild infrastructure from templates after failures.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS CodePipeline
    description: Automate CloudFormation deployments in CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: AWS Config
    description: Track infrastructure changes and detect drift with Config integration.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Control who can create and update CloudFormation stacks.
  - name: AWS Service Catalog
    description: Publish approved CloudFormation templates as self-service products.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive stack event notifications via SNS topics.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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