Amazon DMS

aid: amazon-dms
name: Amazon DMS
description: AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) helps you migrate databases to AWS quickly and securely. The source
  database remains fully operational during the migration, minimizing downtime to applications that rely on the database.
  AWS DMS can migrate your data to and from the most widely used commercial and open-source databases, supporting homogeneous
  and heterogeneous migrations with continuous data replication.
type: Index
kind: company
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-dms.png
tags:
- AWS
- Data Replication
- Database
- Database Migration
- Migration
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-dms/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: amazon-dms:amazon-dms-endpoints-api
  name: Amazon DMS Endpoints API
  description: Operations for managing source and target endpoints
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
  baseURL: https://dms.amazonaws.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Endpoints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-dms-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/getting-started/
- aid: amazon-dms:amazon-dms-replication-instances-api
  name: Amazon DMS Replication Instances API
  description: Operations for managing DMS replication instances
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
  baseURL: https://dms.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Replication Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-dms-replication-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/getting-started/
- aid: amazon-dms:amazon-dms-replication-tasks-api
  name: Amazon DMS Replication Tasks API
  description: Operations for managing replication tasks
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
  baseURL: https://dms.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Replication Tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-dms-replication-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/getting-started/
- aid: amazon-dms:amazon-dms-aws-database-migration-service-api
  name: Amazon DMS AWS Database Migration Service API
  description: The AWS Database Migration Service API from Amazon DMS — 69 operation(s) for aws database migration service.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
  baseURL: https://dms.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS Database Migration Service
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-dms-aws-database-migration-service-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/getting-started/
common:
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/amazon-dms-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/amazon-dms-finops.yml
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_hub
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-dms-plans-pricing.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/amazon-dms-capability-edges.yml
  name: Amazon DMS Business Capability Map
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-dms/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-dms-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-dms-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-dms-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-dms-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-dms-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/
- 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/database/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/dms/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-dms/refs/heads/main/rules/amazon-dms-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-dms/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/amazon-dms-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Homogeneous Migration
    description: Migrate between databases of the same engine type with minimal conversion
  - name: Heterogeneous Migration
    description: Migrate between different database engines using Schema Conversion Tool
  - name: Continuous Data Replication
    description: Continuously replicate data changes using change data capture (CDC)
  - name: Minimal Downtime Migration
    description: Keep source database operational during migration for high availability
  - name: Multi-AZ Replication
    description: Provision replication instances across multiple Availability Zones for resilience
  - name: Premigration Assessment
    description: Run automated assessments to identify migration issues before starting
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Database Consolidation
    description: Consolidate multiple databases into a single AWS-managed database
  - name: Cross-Engine Migration
    description: Migrate from Oracle or SQL Server to open-source Aurora or PostgreSQL
  - name: Development and Testing
    description: Continuously replicate production data to development environments
  - name: Active-Active Replication
    description: Maintain synchronized database replicas across regions for failover
  - name: Analytics Migration
    description: Migrate transactional databases to analytical data warehouses like Redshift
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon Aurora
    description: Target Aurora MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL for cost-efficient managed databases
  - name: Amazon RDS
    description: Migrate to RDS instances for fully managed relational database hosting
  - name: Amazon Redshift
    description: Migrate data warehouses or replicate transactional data for analytics
  - name: AWS Schema Conversion Tool
    description: Convert database schemas for heterogeneous migrations between engine types
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Stream migration data to S3 for archival or downstream processing
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product