# Amazon EC2 Image Builder **Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ec2-image-builder/ **Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/developer/ **APIs profiled:** 54 EC2 Image Builder simplifies the building, testing, and deployment of Virtual Machine and container images for use on AWS or on-premises. It provides an automated pipeline to create and maintain secure, up-to-date server images without requiring scripting expertise. ## Kin Score — 56.4 / 100 (strong) Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 56.4). | Facet | Score | |---|---| | Discoverability | 75.9 | | Contract Quality | 76.9 | | Governance | 25.0 | | Contract Governance | 25.0 | | Operational Transparency | 36.8 | | Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 | | Commercial Clarity | 59.2 | | Access Clarity | 59.2 | ## Agent readiness — 49.6 (agent-native) | Dimension | Value | |---|---| | Spec Presence | yes | | Agentic Access | derived | | Reversibility Documented | no | | MCP Server | no | | Auth Clarity | yes | | Idempotency | verified | | Error Semantics | verified | | OpenAPI Examples | verified | | Rate Limit Signal | documented | | Event Surface Described | no | | Agent Skills | no | | Well Known Catalog | no | | Consent Identity | no | | Agent Card | no | | Dry Run Mode | no | ## Access Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high). ## APIs (54) - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CancelImageCreation API** — The CancelImageCreation API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for cancelimagecreation. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateComponent API** — The CreateComponent API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createcomponent. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateContainerRecipe API** — The CreateContainerRecipe API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createcontainerrecipe. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateDistributionConfiguration API** — The CreateDistributionConfiguration API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createdistributionconfiguration. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateImage API** — The CreateImage API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createimage. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateImagePipeline API** — The CreateImagePipeline API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createimagepipeline. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateImageRecipe API** — The CreateImageRecipe API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createimagerecipe. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder CreateInfrastructureConfiguration API** — The CreateInfrastructureConfiguration API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for createinfrastructureconfiguration. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteComponent#componentBuildVersionArn API** — The DeleteComponent#componentBuildVersionArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deletecomponent#componentbuildversionarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteContainerRecipe#containerRecipeArn API** — The DeleteContainerRecipe#containerRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deletecontainerrecipe#containerrecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteDistributionConfiguration#distributionConfigurationArn API** — The DeleteDistributionConfiguration#distributionConfigurationArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deletedistributionconfiguration#distributionconfiguration... - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteImage#imageBuildVersionArn API** — The DeleteImage#imageBuildVersionArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deleteimage#imagebuildversionarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteImagePipeline#imagePipelineArn API** — The DeleteImagePipeline#imagePipelineArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deleteimagepipeline#imagepipelinearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteImageRecipe#imageRecipeArn API** — The DeleteImageRecipe#imageRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deleteimagerecipe#imagerecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder DeleteInfrastructureConfiguration#infrastructureConfigurationArn API** — The DeleteInfrastructureConfiguration#infrastructureConfigurationArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for deleteinfrastructureconfiguration#infrastructureconfi... - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetComponent#componentBuildVersionArn API** — The GetComponent#componentBuildVersionArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getcomponent#componentbuildversionarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetComponentPolicy#componentArn API** — The GetComponentPolicy#componentArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getcomponentpolicy#componentarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetContainerRecipe#containerRecipeArn API** — The GetContainerRecipe#containerRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getcontainerrecipe#containerrecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetContainerRecipePolicy#containerRecipeArn API** — The GetContainerRecipePolicy#containerRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getcontainerrecipepolicy#containerrecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetDistributionConfiguration#distributionConfigurationArn API** — The GetDistributionConfiguration#distributionConfigurationArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getdistributionconfiguration#distributionconfigurationarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetImage#imageBuildVersionArn API** — The GetImage#imageBuildVersionArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getimage#imagebuildversionarn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetImagePipeline#imagePipelineArn API** — The GetImagePipeline#imagePipelineArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getimagepipeline#imagepipelinearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetImagePolicy#imageArn API** — The GetImagePolicy#imageArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getimagepolicy#imagearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetImageRecipe#imageRecipeArn API** — The GetImageRecipe#imageRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getimagerecipe#imagerecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetImageRecipePolicy#imageRecipeArn API** — The GetImageRecipePolicy#imageRecipeArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getimagerecipepolicy#imagerecipearn. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetInfrastructureConfiguration#infrastructureConfigurationArn API** — The GetInfrastructureConfiguration#infrastructureConfigurationArn API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getinfrastructureconfiguration#infrastructureconfigurati... - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetWorkflowExecution#workflowExecutionId API** — The GetWorkflowExecution#workflowExecutionId API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getworkflowexecution#workflowexecutionid. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder GetWorkflowStepExecution#stepExecutionId API** — The GetWorkflowStepExecution#stepExecutionId API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for getworkflowstepexecution#stepexecutionid. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ImportComponent API** — The ImportComponent API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for importcomponent. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ImportVmImage API** — The ImportVmImage API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for importvmimage. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListComponentBuildVersions API** — The ListComponentBuildVersions API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listcomponentbuildversions. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListComponents API** — The ListComponents API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listcomponents. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListContainerRecipes API** — The ListContainerRecipes API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listcontainerrecipes. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListDistributionConfigurations API** — The ListDistributionConfigurations API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listdistributionconfigurations. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImageBuildVersions API** — The ListImageBuildVersions API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimagebuildversions. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImagePackages API** — The ListImagePackages API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimagepackages. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImagePipelineImages API** — The ListImagePipelineImages API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimagepipelineimages. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImagePipelines API** — The ListImagePipelines API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimagepipelines. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImageRecipes API** — The ListImageRecipes API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimagerecipes. - **Amazon EC2 Image Builder ListImages API** — The ListImages API from Amazon EC2 Image Builder — 1 operation(s) for listimages. - …and 14 more, listed in full on the page. ## Agentic access (1) - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Agentic Access** — 56 operations · 42 acting ## Security (4) - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140 ## Plans (1) - **Amazon Ec2 Image Builder Plans Pricing** ## Use cases (5) - **Golden AMI Management** — Create and maintain standardized, secure, and up-to-date base AMIs for all EC2 workloads across the organization. - **Security Patch Automation** — Automatically rebuild images with the latest OS security patches and distribute them across regions. - **Compliance Image Hardening** — Apply CIS or STIG security benchmarks to create compliant images for regulated environments. - **Container Base Image Management** — Maintain secure, up-to-date container base images and publish them to ECR for development teams. - **Multi-Account Image Sharing** — Build images in a central account and distribute them to multiple AWS accounts and regions. ## Tags Amazon Web Services, Automation, Container Images, EC2, Image Building, Virtual Machine Images --- Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-ec2-image-builder/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.