Amazon Forecast
Amazon Forecast is a fully managed service that uses machine learning to deliver highly accurate forecasts. It analyzes your historical time-series data and automatically selects the right machine learning algorithms to generate accurate forecasts with no machine learning expertise required.
Amazon Forecast publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Dataset Groups API, Datasets API, Export Jobs API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Forecasting, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Time Series.
The Amazon Forecast catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
Amazon Forecast’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 24 more developer resources.
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APIs 6
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Amazon Forecast Dataset Groups API
Logical groupings of related datasets
Amazon Forecast Datasets API
Dataset management for training data
Amazon Forecast Export Jobs API
Forecast data export to S3
Amazon Forecast Forecasts API
Generated forecast outputs
Amazon Forecast Predictors API
ML models trained on dataset groups
Amazon Forecast Tags API
Resource metadata labels
Postman Collections 1
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
Amazon Forecast API
POSTMANOpen Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Amazon Forecast API
OPEN COLLECTIONArazzo Workflows 9
Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.
Amazon Forecast End to End Pipeline
Create a dataset, dataset group, predictor, and forecast in a single chained pass.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Export Forecast
Create a forecast, wait until ACTIVE, export it to S3, and read its tags.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Generate Forecast
Create a forecast from a predictor, poll until ACTIVE, and tag it.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Group Then Train
Create a dataset group, wait until ACTIVE, then train a predictor on it.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Predict and Forecast
Train a predictor, wait until ACTIVE, then create a forecast and wait until ACTIVE.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Provision Dataset Group
Create a dataset group, poll the listing until it is ACTIVE, and tag it.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Register Dataset to Group
Create a dataset, wait until ACTIVE, then create a dataset group containing it.
ARAZZOAmazon Forecast Train Predictor
Create a predictor, poll the listing until it is ACTIVE, and tag it.
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Amazon Forecast Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Amazon Forecast Finops
FINOPSFeatures 7
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
AutoML
Automatically evaluates and selects from over 60 ML algorithms to find the best fit for your time-series data.
Probabilistic Forecasts
Generates quantile forecasts (p10, p50, p90) to estimate demand uncertainty and plan inventory buffers.
Domain-Specific Models
Pre-built domain configurations for retail, workforce, traffic, and cloud capacity forecasting.
Related Time Series
Incorporate external factors (price, promotions, holidays) as related time-series data to improve accuracy.
HPO (Hyperparameter Optimization)
Automatic tuning of model hyperparameters to maximize forecast accuracy.
Explainability
Forecast Explainability reports show which features most impact each individual forecast.
S3 Export
Export forecast results to Amazon S3 in CSV format for downstream consumption.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Amazon Forecast Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Amazon Forecast API Rules
SPECTRALAmazon Forecast API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 5
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
JSON Structure 5
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Amazon Forecast Dataset Group Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Forecast Dataset Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Forecast Forecast Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Forecast Predictor Structure
JSON STRUCTUREAmazon Forecast Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExamples 5
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Amazon Forecast Tag Example
EXAMPLESecurity 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 6
What developers build with this provider.
Retail Demand Forecasting
Predict item-level sales for inventory planning and replenishment across stores.
Workforce Capacity Planning
Forecast staffing needs for contact centers and seasonal workforce management.
Cloud Resource Forecasting
Predict EC2 capacity requirements to optimize reserved instance purchases.
Supply Chain Optimization
Forecast component and raw material demand to reduce stockouts and carrying costs.
Financial Revenue Forecasting
Project revenue by product, region, and channel for financial planning.
Energy Load Forecasting
Predict electricity load and generation requirements for grid balancing.
Resources
Get Started 3
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 12
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 2
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 4
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 3
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