Amazon CloudTrail

AWS CloudTrail enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account by tracking user activity and API usage across AWS environments, hybrid setups, and multicloud deployments with immutable audit trails.

Amazon CloudTrail publishes 10 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Event Data Stores API, Events API, Trails API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Amazon Web Services, CloudTrail, Audit, Compliance, and Governance.

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

Amazon CloudTrail’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, YouTube channel, and 26 more developer resources.

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67.3/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 1 MCP Servers 5 Features 4 Use Cases

Amazon Web Services CloudTrail Audit Compliance Governance Security

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 67.3/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 13.3 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 15

Access Clarity 15.0 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.8 / 10

Contract Governance 2.9 / 9

Discoverability 5.5 / 8

Regulatory Posture 4.4 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 1.1 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented)
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document

8 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Operational Transparency scores 28.9 — up to +9.2 composite points
Contract Governance scores 31.8 — up to +8.2 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 60.7 — up to +7.9 composite points

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 10

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

Amazon CloudTrail Event Data Stores API

Operations for managing CloudTrail Lake event data stores

Amazon CloudTrail Events API

Operations for looking up and querying events

Amazon CloudTrail Trails API

Operations for creating and managing CloudTrail trails

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Channel API

The Cloudtrail Channel API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail channel.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Dashboard API

The Cloudtrail Dashboard API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail dashboard.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Import API

The Cloudtrail Import API from Amazon CloudTrail — 4 operation(s) for cloudtrail import.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Operations API

The Cloudtrail Operations API from Amazon CloudTrail — 22 operation(s) for cloudtrail operations.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Query API

The Cloudtrail Query API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail query.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Resource Policy API

The Cloudtrail Resource Policy API from Amazon CloudTrail — 3 operation(s) for cloudtrail resource policy.

Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Tag API

The Cloudtrail Tag API from Amazon CloudTrail — 3 operation(s) for cloudtrail tag.

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MCP SERVER

Amazon CloudTrail API pricing

Prices published by Amazon CloudTrail, read 2026-10-28 from aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/.

Plan	Price
Management events delivered to Amazon S3	$2.00 per 100,000 management events delivered Includes: first free copy; see AWS Free Tier for details
Data events delivered to Amazon S3	$0.10 per 100,000 data events delivered
Data events aggregations delivered to Amazon S3	$0.03 per 100,000 data events analyzed for aggregation*
Network activity events delivered to Amazon S3	$0.10 per 100,000 network activity events delivered
CloudTrail management and data events delivered to CloudWatch Logs group	$0.25/GB of events delivered to a CloudWatch Logs group
CloudTrail Insights for management events	$0.35 per 100,000 events analyzed per insight type
CloudTrail Insights for data events	$0.03 per 100,000 events analyzed per insight type
Lake ingestion - one-year extendable retention (CloudTrail events)	CloudTrail management, data, and network activity events: $0.75/GB Includes: First year of data retention included with ingestion cost

All 12 plans, limits and sources →

Billed by: gb · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Cloudtrail Plans Pricing

12 plans

PLANS

Amazon Cloudtrail Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Amazon CloudTrail

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Amazon Cloudtrail Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Event Aggregation

Consolidate activity events from AWS, external providers, on-premises, and SaaS into a unified audit trail.

Immutable Audit Logs

Store audit-worthy events immutably to ensure tamper-proof compliance records.

CloudTrail Insights

Detect unusual API activity patterns with anomaly detection on management and data events.

SQL Query Support

Investigate issues using SQL queries or natural language with Amazon Athena integration.

Multi-Region Trails

Create trails that capture events from all AWS regions in a single S3 bucket.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Amazon Cloudtrail Context

9 classes · 21 properties

JSON-LD

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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2 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 3

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

Amazon Cloudtrail Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Cloudtrail Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Cloudtrail Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Amazon Cloudtrail Agentic Access

6 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Compliance Auditing

Demonstrate adherence to SOC, PCI DSS, and HIPAA regulations with audit logs.

Security Monitoring

Record and monitor user and API activity for security incident detection.

Operational Debugging

Investigate operational issues by querying historical API activity.

Governance

Track who made changes to AWS resources and when for governance accountability.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Amazon S3

Store CloudTrail logs in S3 buckets with lifecycle management.

Amazon Athena

Query CloudTrail logs using SQL via Athena integration.

Amazon CloudWatch

Stream CloudTrail events to CloudWatch Logs for real-time monitoring.

AWS Lambda

Trigger Lambda functions based on CloudTrail events for automated response.

AWS Security Hub

Send CloudTrail findings to Security Hub for centralized security management.

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 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

Access & Security 5

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Compliance

Compliance

SecurityTxt

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 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

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Source (apis.yml)

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  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
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  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
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specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: AWS CloudTrail enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of your AWS account by
  tracking user activity and API usage across AWS environments, hybrid setups, and multicloud deployments with immutable audit
  trails.
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
apis:
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-event-data-stores-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Event Data Stores API
  description: Operations for managing CloudTrail Lake event data stores
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Event Data Stores
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-event-data-stores-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudtrail/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-describe-trails-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudtrail-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-events-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Events API
  description: Operations for looking up and querying events
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudtrail/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-describe-trails-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudtrail-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-trails-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Trails API
  description: Operations for creating and managing CloudTrail trails
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Trails
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-trails-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudtrail/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-create-trail-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-describe-trails-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudtrail-lookup-events-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudtrail-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-channel-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Channel API
  description: The Cloudtrail Channel API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail channel.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Channel
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-channel-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-dashboard-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Dashboard API
  description: The Cloudtrail Dashboard API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail dashboard.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Dashboard
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-dashboard-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-import-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Import API
  description: The Cloudtrail Import API from Amazon CloudTrail — 4 operation(s) for cloudtrail import.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Import
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-import-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-operations-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Operations API
  description: The Cloudtrail Operations API from Amazon CloudTrail — 22 operation(s) for cloudtrail operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-operations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-query-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Query API
  description: The Cloudtrail Query API from Amazon CloudTrail — 5 operation(s) for cloudtrail query.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Query
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-query-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-resource-policy-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Resource Policy API
  description: The Cloudtrail Resource Policy API from Amazon CloudTrail — 3 operation(s) for cloudtrail resource policy.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Resource Policy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-resource-policy-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudtrail:amazon-cloudtrail-tag-api
  name: Amazon CloudTrail Cloudtrail Tag API
  description: The Cloudtrail Tag API from Amazon CloudTrail — 3 operation(s) for cloudtrail tag.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
  baseURL: https://cloudtrail.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudtrail Tag
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudtrail-tag-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-cloudtrail-plans-pricing.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-cloudtrail/overview
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/amazon-cloudtrail-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-cloudtrail-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-cloudtrail-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-cloudtrail-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-cloudtrail-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/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/security/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/
- 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-cloudtrail
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-cloudtrail-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-cloudtrail-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/amazon-cloudtrail-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudtrail-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudtrail-security.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/amazon-cloudtrail-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/amazon-cloudtrail-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/amazon-cloudtrail-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/amazon-cloudtrail-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudtrail-lifecycle.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/tag/aws-cloudtrail/feed/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Event Aggregation
    description: Consolidate activity events from AWS, external providers, on-premises, and SaaS into a unified audit trail.
  - name: Immutable Audit Logs
    description: Store audit-worthy events immutably to ensure tamper-proof compliance records.
  - name: CloudTrail Insights
    description: Detect unusual API activity patterns with anomaly detection on management and data events.
  - name: SQL Query Support
    description: Investigate issues using SQL queries or natural language with Amazon Athena integration.
  - name: Multi-Region Trails
    description: Create trails that capture events from all AWS regions in a single S3 bucket.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Compliance Auditing
    description: Demonstrate adherence to SOC, PCI DSS, and HIPAA regulations with audit logs.
  - name: Security Monitoring
    description: Record and monitor user and API activity for security incident detection.
  - name: Operational Debugging
    description: Investigate operational issues by querying historical API activity.
  - name: Governance
    description: Track who made changes to AWS resources and when for governance accountability.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Store CloudTrail logs in S3 buckets with lifecycle management.
  - name: Amazon Athena
    description: Query CloudTrail logs using SQL via Athena integration.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Stream CloudTrail events to CloudWatch Logs for real-time monitoring.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Trigger Lambda functions based on CloudTrail events for automated response.
  - name: AWS Security Hub
    description: Send CloudTrail findings to Security Hub for centralized security management.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Amazon Web Services
- CloudTrail
- Audit
- Compliance
- Governance
- Security
tags_raw:
- AWS
- CloudTrail
- Audit
- Compliance
- Governance
- Security
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product

Amazon CloudTrail API — frequently asked questions

Does Amazon CloudTrail have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Amazon CloudTrail, including Amazon CloudTrail Event Data Stores API, Amazon CloudTrail Events API and Amazon CloudTrail Trails API, and 7 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon CloudTrail API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon CloudTrail, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Amazon CloudTrail API?

Amazon CloudTrail uses bearer-token authentication.

How much does the Amazon CloudTrail API cost?

Amazon CloudTrail publishes its prices; its Management events delivered to Amazon S3 plan is $2.00 per 100,000 management events delivered as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 12 pricing plans for Amazon CloudTrail, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Amazon CloudTrail have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Amazon CloudTrail: Local (stdio) MCP server; 5 tools listed.

Is the Amazon CloudTrail API ready for AI agents?

Amazon CloudTrail has a Kin Score of 67.3 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 26.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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find_providersBrowse and filter every provider in the catalog.
get_provider_artifactsEvery artifact this provider publishes, grouped by type.
get_provider_operationsEvery operation across all of their OpenAPIs — one call instead of parsing every spec.
get_provider_toolsEvery MCP tool they ship, with the operation each wraps.
get_provider_evidenceHow each part of their score was established. Free — the basis for a claim should not sit behind it.
get_provider_ratingPRO — composite, band, trend and facet scores.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

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This provider

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/amazon-cloudtrail"

All providers

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers?limit=25"

Every operation they expose

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/amazon-cloudtrail/operations?limit=25"

How their score was established

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/providers/amazon-cloudtrail/evidence"

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