Amazon CloudFront

Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds across 750+ globally dispersed Points of Presence.

Amazon CloudFront publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Distributions API, Functions API, and Invalidations API. Tagged areas include CloudFront, CDN, Content Delivery, and Edge.

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

Amazon CloudFront’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, YouTube channel, and 15 more developer resources.

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58.8/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFree

3 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

CloudFrontCDNContent DeliveryEdge

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Composite quality — 58.8/100 · strong

Contract Quality 18.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.0 / 20

Commercial Clarity 13.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 5.5 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

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 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 3

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Cloudfront Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Amazon Cloudfront Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Global Edge Network

Deliver content from 750+ globally distributed Points of Presence for low latency.

DDoS Protection

Built-in AWS Shield Standard protection for all CloudFront distributions at no extra cost.

Edge Functions

Deploy serverless code at edge locations with CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge.

HTTPS Encryption

Secure content delivery with HTTPS and field-level encryption capabilities.

Origin Shield

Additional caching layer to reduce load on origins and improve cache hit rates.

JSON Schema 9

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

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Examples 8

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Website Acceleration

Fast, secure global content delivery for web applications.

Video Streaming

Live and on-demand video streaming with Media Services integration.

API Acceleration

Low-latency API delivery with edge termination and WebSocket support.

Software Distribution

Scale patch and software update delivery globally to millions of endpoints.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Amazon S3

Serve static content from S3 buckets through CloudFront distributions.

AWS Lambda@Edge

Run Lambda functions at CloudFront edge locations for request customization.

AWS WAF

Filter malicious traffic with WAF rules applied at the CloudFront edge.

AWS ACM

Use ACM SSL/TLS certificates with CloudFront distributions.

Amazon Route 53

Route traffic to CloudFront distributions using Route 53 aliases.

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 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Compliance

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

Source (apis.yml)

aid: amazon-cloudfront
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-cloudfront/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon CloudFront
tags:
- AWS
- CloudFront
- CDN
- Content Delivery
- Edge
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-cloudfront.png
description: Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications,
  and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds across 750+ globally dispersed Points of Presence.
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-cloudfront:amazon-cloudfront-distributions-api
  name: Amazon CloudFront Distributions API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFront distributions
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
  baseURL: https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Distributions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudfront-distributions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudfront/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-config-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-origin-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-cache-behavior-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-invalidation-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudfront-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-cloudfront:amazon-cloudfront-functions-api
  name: Amazon CloudFront Functions API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFront functions
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
  baseURL: https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Functions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudfront-functions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudfront/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-config-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-origin-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-cache-behavior-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-invalidation-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudfront-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-cloudfront:amazon-cloudfront-invalidations-api
  name: Amazon CloudFront Invalidations API
  description: Operations for managing cache invalidations
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
  baseURL: https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Invalidations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudfront-invalidations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudfront/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-config-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-origin-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-cache-behavior-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudfront-invalidation-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudfront-context.jsonld
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-cloudfront/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-cloudfront-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-cloudfront-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-cloudfront-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-cloudfront-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/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/networking-and-content-delivery/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
- 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/amazon-cloudfront
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-cloudfront-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-cloudfront-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Global Edge Network
    description: Deliver content from 750+ globally distributed Points of Presence for low latency.
  - name: DDoS Protection
    description: Built-in AWS Shield Standard protection for all CloudFront distributions at no extra cost.
  - name: Edge Functions
    description: Deploy serverless code at edge locations with CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge.
  - name: HTTPS Encryption
    description: Secure content delivery with HTTPS and field-level encryption capabilities.
  - name: Origin Shield
    description: Additional caching layer to reduce load on origins and improve cache hit rates.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Website Acceleration
    description: Fast, secure global content delivery for web applications.
  - name: Video Streaming
    description: Live and on-demand video streaming with Media Services integration.
  - name: API Acceleration
    description: Low-latency API delivery with edge termination and WebSocket support.
  - name: Software Distribution
    description: Scale patch and software update delivery globally to millions of endpoints.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Serve static content from S3 buckets through CloudFront distributions.
  - name: AWS Lambda@Edge
    description: Run Lambda functions at CloudFront edge locations for request customization.
  - name: AWS WAF
    description: Filter malicious traffic with WAF rules applied at the CloudFront edge.
  - name: AWS ACM
    description: Use ACM SSL/TLS certificates with CloudFront distributions.
  - name: Amazon Route 53
    description: Route traffic to CloudFront distributions using Route 53 aliases.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com