Amazon Direct Connect
AWS Direct Connect links your internal network to an AWS Direct Connect location over a standard Ethernet fiber-optic cable. With this connection, you can create virtual interfaces directly to public AWS services or to Amazon VPC, bypassing internet service providers in your network path. An AWS Direct Connect location provides access to AWS in the region with which it is associated, providing reduced network costs, increased bandwidth throughput, and a more consistent network experience.
Amazon Direct Connect publishes 63 APIs on the APIs.io network, including #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AcceptDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API, #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateConnectionOnInterconnect API, #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateHostedConnection API, and 60 more. Tagged areas include Dedicated Connection, Direct Connect, Hybrid Cloud, and Networking.
The Amazon Direct Connect catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Amazon Direct Connect’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 15 more developer resources.
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APIs 63
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AcceptDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AcceptDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.acceptdirectcon...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateConnectionOnInterconnect API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateConnectionOnInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocateconnectiononintercon...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateHostedConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateHostedConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatehostedconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocateprivatevirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePublicVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatepublicvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateTransitVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatetransitvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateConnectionWithLag API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateConnectionWithLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associateconnectionwithlag.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateHostedConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateHostedConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatehostedconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateMacSecKey API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateMacSecKey API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatemacseckey.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatevirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmCustomerAgreement API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmCustomerAgreement API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmcustomeragreement.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmprivatevirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPublicVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmpublicvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmTransitVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmtransitvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateBGPPeer API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateBGPPeer API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createbgppeer.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGateway API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectconnectgateway.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectconnectgate...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectcon...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateInterconnect API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createinterconnect.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateLag API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createlag.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePrivateVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createprivatevirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePublicVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createpublicvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateTransitVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createtransitvirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteBGPPeer API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteBGPPeer API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletebgppeer.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deleteconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGateway API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectconnectgateway.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectconnectgate...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectcon...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteInterconnect API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deleteinterconnect.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteLag API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletelag.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteVirtualInterface API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletevirtualinterface.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionLoa API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnectionloa.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnections API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnections API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnections.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnectionsoninterc...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeCustomerMetadata API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeCustomerMetadata API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describecustomermetadata.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedire...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnec...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnect...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGateways API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGateways API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnectgateways.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeHostedConnections API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeHostedConnections API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describehostedconnections.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnectLoa API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnectLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeinterconnectloa.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnects API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnects API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeinterconnects.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLags API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLags API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describelags.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLoa API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeloa.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLocations API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLocations API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describelocations.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeRouterConfiguration API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeRouterConfiguration API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describerouterconfiguration.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeTags API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeTags API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describetags.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualGateways API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualGateways API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describevirtualgateways.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualInterfaces API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualInterfaces API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describevirtualinterfaces.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateConnectionFromLag API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateConnectionFromLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.disassociateconnectionfromlag.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateMacSecKey API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateMacSecKey API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.disassociatemacseckey.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.listvirtualinterfacetesthistory.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StartBgpFailoverTest API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StartBgpFailoverTest API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.startbgpfailovertest.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StopBgpFailoverTest API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StopBgpFailoverTest API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.stopbgpfailovertest.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.TagResource API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.TagResource API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.tagresource.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UntagResource API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UntagResource API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.untagresource.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateConnection API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updateconnection.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGateway API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatedirectconnectgateway.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatedirectconnectgate...
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateLag API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatelag.
Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateVirtualInterfaceAttributes API
The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateVirtualInterfaceAttributes API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatevirtualinterfaceattrib...
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Postman Collections 63
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Amazon Direct Connect Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Features 8
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Dedicated Physical Connections
Provides dedicated private connectivity with consistent bandwidth from 50 Mbps to 100 Gbps directly to AWS data centers.
Private Virtual Interfaces
Create private virtual interfaces for direct access to Amazon VPC without traversing the public internet.
Public Virtual Interfaces
Create public virtual interfaces to access all AWS public services using private bandwidth.
Transit Virtual Interfaces
Create transit virtual interfaces to connect to AWS Transit Gateway for centralized hub-and-spoke connectivity.
Direct Connect Gateways
Use gateways to connect to multiple VPCs across different regions through a single Direct Connect connection.
Link Aggregation Groups
Bundle multiple connections into a LAG to increase bandwidth and improve redundancy with active-active failover.
Hosted Connections
Purchase sub-1G and 1G connections through Direct Connect partners for flexible capacity options.
MACsec Encryption
Secure point-to-point Ethernet connections with 802.1AE MACsec encryption for data-in-transit security.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Amazon Direct Connect API Rules
SPECTRALAmazon Direct Connect API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 19
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
AssociatedGateway
JSON SCHEMABGPPeer
JSON SCHEMAConnection
JSON SCHEMACustomerAgreement
JSON SCHEMADirectConnectGatewayAssociation
JSON SCHEMADirectConnectGatewayAttachment
JSON SCHEMADirectConnectGateway
JSON SCHEMAInterconnect
JSON SCHEMALag
JSON SCHEMALocation
JSON SCHEMANewPrivateVirtualInterface
JSON SCHEMANewPublicVirtualInterface
JSON SCHEMANewTransitVirtualInterface
JSON SCHEMAResourceTag
JSON SCHEMARouteFilterPrefix
JSON SCHEMATag
JSON SCHEMAVirtualGateway
JSON SCHEMAVirtualInterface
JSON SCHEMAVirtualInterfaceTestHistory
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JSON Structure 19
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Amazon Direct Connect Associated Gateway Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Bgp Peer Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Connection Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Customer Agreement Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Direct Connect Gateway Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Interconnect Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Lag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Location Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Resource Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Route Filter Prefix Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Virtual Gateway Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Direct Connect Virtual Interface Structure
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Examples 19
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
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Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 5
What developers build with this provider.
Hybrid Cloud Connectivity
Establish private, high-bandwidth connections between on-premises data centers and AWS for consistent hybrid workloads.
Data Migration
Transfer large datasets to AWS efficiently using dedicated connections that offer higher throughput than internet-based transfers.
Latency-Sensitive Applications
Run latency-sensitive applications that require consistent, predictable network performance to AWS services.
Compliance and Security
Meet regulatory requirements that mandate private network connections rather than internet-based access to cloud resources.
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Create reliable backup and DR connections to AWS for on-premises infrastructure with predictable bandwidth for replication.
Resources
Get Started 4
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 2
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 4
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 4
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API