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 3 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network: AWS Direct Connect API, Direct Connect Operations API, and Direct Connect Resiliency Group API. Tagged areas include Amazon Web Services, 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 pricing, authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, and 20 more developer resources.
What this lets a business do 1
Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →
Kin Score
Kin Score
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- MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
- A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/
-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0 - Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
- Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)
- Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
- Documented Reversibility +6 pts — a reversal operation in the contract, graded up when a window is documented too
- Developer Ergonomics scores 54.3 — up to +9.1 composite points
- Contract Governance scores 27.3 — up to +8.7 composite points
- Operational Transparency scores 36.8 — up to +8.2 composite points
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.
APIs 3
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Amazon Direct Connect AWS Direct Connect API
The AWS Direct Connect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 63 operation(s) for aws direct connect.
Amazon Direct Connect Direct Connect Operations API
The Direct Connect Operations API from Amazon Direct Connect — 5 operation(s) for direct connect operations.
Amazon Direct Connect Direct Connect Resiliency Group API
The Direct Connect Resiliency Group API from Amazon Direct Connect — 5 operation(s) for direct connect resiliency group.
Postman Collections 63
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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Open Collections 63
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
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Amazon Direct Connect API pricing
Prices published by Amazon Direct Connect, read 2026-09-20 from aws.amazon.com/directconnect/pricing/pay-as-you-go/.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Dedicated connection 1 Gbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $0.30/hour |
| Dedicated connection 10 Gbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $2.25/hour |
| Dedicated connection 100 Gbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $22.50/hour |
| Dedicated connection 400 Gbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $85.00/hour |
| Dedicated 1 Gbps port hours in Japan | $0.285/hour |
| Dedicated 10 Gbps port hours in Japan | $2.142/hour |
| Hosted connection 50 Mbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $0.03/hour |
| Hosted connection 100 Mbps port hours (excluding Japan) | $0.06/hour |
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Rate limits
- Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
- Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
- Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute
Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Amazon Direct Connect's documentation. All 5 limits →
Billed by: port hour · FinOps profile →
Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Amazon Direct Connect Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 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
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 5
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
Amazon Direct Connect API — frequently asked questions
Does Amazon Direct Connect have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 3 APIs from Amazon Direct Connect, including Amazon Direct Connect AWS Direct Connect API, Amazon Direct Connect Direct Connect Operations API and Amazon Direct Connect Direct Connect Resiliency Group API.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon Direct Connect API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon Direct Connect, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Amazon Direct Connect API?
Amazon Direct Connect uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Amazon Direct Connect Authentication.
How much does the Amazon Direct Connect API cost?
Amazon Direct Connect publishes its prices; its Dedicated connection 1 Gbps port hours (excluding Japan) plan is $0.30/hour as of 2026-09-20. APIs.io lists 19 pricing plans for Amazon Direct Connect, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Amazon Direct Connect API ready for AI agents?
Amazon Direct Connect has a Kin Score of 63.7 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 30.7 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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