Amazon IoT Events

AWS IoT Events is a managed service that makes it easy to detect and respond to events from IoT sensors and applications. You can use it to build complex event detection logic, create state machines for IoT workflows, and trigger alerts or actions when specific conditions are met.

Amazon IoT Events publishes 8 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Alarm Models API, Analysis API, Detector Models API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Event Detection, IoT, State Machine, and Automation.

The Amazon IoT Events catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon IoT Events’ developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 15 more developer resources.

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64.2/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

8 APIs 4 Features 3 Use Cases

Event DetectionIoTState MachineAutomation

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Composite quality — 64.2/100 · strong

Contract Quality 17.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Iot Events Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Amazon Iot Events Finops

FINOPS

Features 4

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Detector Models

Create state machines to detect complex event patterns across IoT data streams.

Alarm Management

Built-in alarm management for monitoring IoT sensor thresholds.

Event Inputs

Define structured event inputs and route IoT data to detector models.

Multi-Trigger Actions

Trigger actions to SNS, SQS, Lambda, and other services when events are detected.

JSON Schema 143

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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JSON Structure 143

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

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Examples 134

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Use Cases 3

What developers build with this provider.

Industrial Alarm Management

Detect equipment failures and trigger maintenance workflows automatically.

Complex Event Processing

Detect patterns across multiple sensor streams over time.

Predictive Maintenance

Alert operations teams when device metrics indicate impending failure.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLD

JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: amazon-iot-events
name: Amazon IoT Events
description: AWS IoT Events is a managed service that makes it easy to detect and respond to events from IoT sensors and applications.
  You can use it to build complex event detection logic, create state machines for IoT workflows, and trigger alerts or actions
  when specific conditions are met.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-iot-events.png
tags:
- AWS
- Event Detection
- IoT
- State Machine
- Automation
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iot-events/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-alarm-models-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Alarm Models API
  description: The Alarm Models API from Amazon IoT Events — 3 operation(s) for alarm models.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Alarm Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-alarm-models-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-analysis-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Analysis API
  description: The Analysis API from Amazon IoT Events — 3 operation(s) for analysis.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Analysis
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-analysis-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-detector-models-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Detector Models API
  description: The Detector Models API from Amazon IoT Events — 3 operation(s) for detector models.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Detector Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-detector-models-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-input-routings-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Input Routings API
  description: The Input Routings API from Amazon IoT Events — 1 operation(s) for input routings.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Input Routings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-input-routings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-inputs-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Inputs API
  description: The Inputs API from Amazon IoT Events — 2 operation(s) for inputs.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Inputs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-inputs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-logging-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Logging API
  description: The Logging API from Amazon IoT Events — 1 operation(s) for logging.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Logging
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-logging-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-tags-resourcearn-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Tags#resourceArn API
  description: The Tags#resourceArn API from Amazon IoT Events — 1 operation(s) for tags#resourcearn.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags#resourceArn
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-tags-resourcearn-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-events:amazon-iot-events-tags-resourcearn-tagkeys-api
  name: Amazon IoT Events Tags#resourceArn&tagKeys API
  description: The Tags#resourceArn&tagKeys API from Amazon IoT Events — 1 operation(s) for tags#resourcearn&tagkeys.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
  baseURL: https://iotevents.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags#resourceArn&tagKeys
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-events-tags-resourcearn-tagkeys-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/apireference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/latest/developerguide/getting-started-iotevents.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/faqs/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-iot-events/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-iot-events-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-iot-events-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-iot-events-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-iot-events-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-iot-events-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-events/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/
- 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/iot/tag/aws-iot-events/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/iotevents/
- 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: rules/amazon-iot-events-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-iot-events-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-iot-events-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Detector Models
    description: Create state machines to detect complex event patterns across IoT data streams.
  - name: Alarm Management
    description: Built-in alarm management for monitoring IoT sensor thresholds.
  - name: Event Inputs
    description: Define structured event inputs and route IoT data to detector models.
  - name: Multi-Trigger Actions
    description: Trigger actions to SNS, SQS, Lambda, and other services when events are detected.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Industrial Alarm Management
    description: Detect equipment failures and trigger maintenance workflows automatically.
  - name: Complex Event Processing
    description: Detect patterns across multiple sensor streams over time.
  - name: Predictive Maintenance
    description: Alert operations teams when device metrics indicate impending failure.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS IoT Core
    description: Receives message data from IoT Core for event detection.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Sends alerts and notifications when events are detected.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Triggers Lambda functions to execute response workflows.
- 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