Amazon CloudFormation

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
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- name: Amazon CloudFormation API
  description: API for creating, updating, and managing CloudFormation stacks, stack sets, and change sets for infrastructure-as-code
    deployments across AWS accounts and regions.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - CloudFormation
  - Infrastructure as Code
  - DevOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-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: MCPServer
    url: mcp/amazon-cloudformation-mcp.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/amazon-cloudformation-openapi-overlay.yaml
  - 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: 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