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Amazon IoT Greengrass

AWS IoT Greengrass extends AWS compute, messaging, data management, sync, and ML inference capabilities to edge devices so they can act locally on the data they generate, while still using the cloud for management, analytics, and durable storage.

Amazon IoT Greengrass publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Greengrass API and Tags API. Tagged areas include Edge Computing, IoT, Lambda, Machine Learning, and Real-Time Processing.

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

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

64.4/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 49/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
2 APIs 5 Features 3 Use Cases
Edge ComputingIoTLambdaMachine LearningReal-Time Processing

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 64.4/100 · strong
Contract Quality 17.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 9.1 / 20
Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 6.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 49/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 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 2

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

Amazon IoT Greengrass Greengrass API

The Greengrass API from Amazon IoT Greengrass — 19 operation(s) for greengrass.

Amazon IoT Greengrass Tags API

The Tags API from Amazon IoT Greengrass — 2 operation(s) for tags.

Postman Collections 2

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

FinOps 1

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

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Edge Computing

Run Lambda functions and containers on edge devices with local compute.

Component System

Deploy reusable software components to edge devices from a component catalog.

Local ML Inference

Run machine learning inference locally with SageMaker model deployment.

Deployment Management

Deploy and update software components to thousands of edge devices.

Local Messaging

Enable MQTT messaging between local IoT devices without cloud round-trips.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Amazon Iot Greengrass Context

102 classes · 133 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon IoT Greengrass API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon IoT Greengrass API Rules

20 rules · 8 errors 10 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 146

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

AssociateServiceRoleToAccountRequest

1 properties

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AssociateServiceRoleToAccountResponse

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AssociatedClientDeviceList

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AssociatedClientDevice

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CancelDeploymentRequest

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CancelDeploymentResponse

1 properties

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CloudComponentState

0 properties

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CloudComponentStatus

5 properties

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ComponentCandidateList

0 properties

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ComponentCandidate

3 properties

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ComponentConfigurationPathList

0 properties

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ComponentConfigurationUpdate

2 properties

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ComponentDependencyMap

0 properties

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ComponentDependencyRequirement

2 properties

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ComponentDependencyType

0 properties

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ComponentDeploymentSpecification

3 properties

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ComponentDeploymentSpecifications

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ComponentLatestVersion

6 properties

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ComponentList

0 properties

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ComponentPlatformList

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ComponentPlatform

2 properties

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ComponentRunWith

3 properties

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Component

3 properties

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ComponentVersionListItem

3 properties

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ComponentVersionList

0 properties

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ComponentVersionRequirementMap

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ComponentVisibilityScope

0 properties

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connectivityInfoList

0 properties

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ConnectivityInfo

4 properties

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CoreDevice

3 properties

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CoreDeviceStatus

0 properties

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CoreDevicesList

0 properties

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CreateComponentVersionRequest

4 properties

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CreateComponentVersionResponse

5 properties

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CreateDeploymentRequest

8 properties

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CreateDeploymentResponse

3 properties

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DeleteComponentRequest

0 properties

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DeleteCoreDeviceRequest

0 properties

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DeleteDeploymentRequest

0 properties

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DeploymentComponentUpdatePolicyAction

0 properties

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DeploymentComponentUpdatePolicy

2 properties

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DeploymentFailureHandlingPolicy

0 properties

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DeploymentHistoryFilter

0 properties

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DeploymentIoTJobConfiguration

3 properties

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DeploymentList

0 properties

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DeploymentPolicies

3 properties

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Deployment

8 properties

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DeploymentStatus

0 properties

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DescribeComponentRequest

0 properties

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DescribeComponentResponse

9 properties

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EffectiveDeploymentErrorStack

0 properties

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EffectiveDeploymentErrorTypeList

0 properties

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EffectiveDeploymentExecutionStatus

0 properties

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EffectiveDeployment

11 properties

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EffectiveDeploymentStatusDetails

2 properties

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EffectiveDeploymentsList

0 properties

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GetComponentRequest

0 properties

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GetComponentResponse

3 properties

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GetComponentVersionArtifactRequest

0 properties

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GetComponentVersionArtifactResponse

1 properties

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GetConnectivityInfoRequest

0 properties

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GetConnectivityInfoResponse

2 properties

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GetCoreDeviceRequest

0 properties

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GetCoreDeviceResponse

7 properties

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GetDeploymentRequest

0 properties

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GetDeploymentResponse

14 properties

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GetServiceRoleForAccountRequest

0 properties

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GetServiceRoleForAccountResponse

2 properties

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InstalledComponentLifecycleState

0 properties

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InstalledComponentList

0 properties

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InstalledComponent

9 properties

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InstalledComponentTopologyFilter

0 properties

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IoTJobAbortAction

0 properties

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IoTJobAbortConfig

1 properties

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IoTJobAbortCriteriaList

0 properties

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IoTJobAbortCriteria

4 properties

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IoTJobExecutionFailureType

0 properties

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IoTJobExecutionsRolloutConfig

2 properties

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IoTJobExponentialRolloutRate

3 properties

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IoTJobRateIncreaseCriteria

2 properties

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IoTJobTimeoutConfig

1 properties

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LambdaContainerParams

4 properties

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LambdaDeviceList

0 properties

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LambdaDeviceMount

3 properties

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LambdaEnvironmentVariables

0 properties

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LambdaEventSourceList

0 properties

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LambdaEventSource

2 properties

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LambdaEventSourceType

0 properties

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LambdaExecArgsList

0 properties

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LambdaExecutionParameters

11 properties

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LambdaFilesystemPermission

0 properties

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LambdaFunctionRecipeSource

6 properties

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LambdaInputPayloadEncodingType

0 properties

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LambdaIsolationMode

0 properties

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LambdaLinuxProcessParams

2 properties

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LambdaVolumeList

0 properties

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LambdaVolumeMount

4 properties

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ListComponentVersionsRequest

0 properties

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ListComponentVersionsResponse

2 properties

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ListComponentsRequest

0 properties

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ListComponentsResponse

2 properties

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ListCoreDevicesRequest

0 properties

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ListCoreDevicesResponse

2 properties

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ListDeploymentsRequest

0 properties

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ListDeploymentsResponse

2 properties

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ListEffectiveDeploymentsRequest

0 properties

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ListEffectiveDeploymentsResponse

2 properties

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ListInstalledComponentsRequest

0 properties

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ListInstalledComponentsResponse

2 properties

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ListTagsForResourceRequest

0 properties

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ListTagsForResourceResponse

1 properties

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PlatformAttributesMap

0 properties

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RecipeOutputFormat

0 properties

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ResolveComponentCandidatesRequest

2 properties

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ResolveComponentCandidatesResponse

1 properties

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ResolvedComponentVersion

6 properties

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ResolvedComponentVersionsList

0 properties

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StringMap

0 properties

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SystemResourceLimits

2 properties

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TagKeyList

0 properties

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TagMap

0 properties

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TagResourceRequest

1 properties

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TagResourceResponse

0 properties

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UntagResourceRequest

0 properties

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UntagResourceResponse

0 properties

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UpdateConnectivityInfoRequest

1 properties

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UpdateConnectivityInfoResponse

2 properties

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VendorGuidance

0 properties

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JSON Structure 146

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Iot Greengrass Component List Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Iot Greengrass Component Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Iot Greengrass Connectivity Info Structure

4 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Iot Greengrass Core Device Structure

3 properties

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Iot Greengrass Core Devices List Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Deployment List Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Deployment Status Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Deployment Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Iot Greengrass String Map Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Tag Key List Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Tag Map Structure

0 properties

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Iot Greengrass Vendor Guidance Structure

0 properties

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Examples 127

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

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Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Amazon Iot Greengrass Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Amazon Iot Greengrass Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Iot Greengrass Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Iot Greengrass Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Amazon Iot Greengrass Agentic Access

29 operations · 14 acting

29 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 3

What developers build with this provider.

Industrial Edge Processing

Process sensor data locally to reduce latency and bandwidth.

Edge ML Inference

Run computer vision and anomaly detection models at the edge.

Offline Operation

Continue processing and storing data when disconnected from the cloud.

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 3

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 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

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: amazon-iot-greengrass
name: Amazon IoT Greengrass
description: AWS IoT Greengrass extends AWS compute, messaging, data management, sync, and ML inference capabilities to edge
  devices so they can act locally on the data they generate, while still using the cloud for management, analytics, and durable
  storage.
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-greengrass.png
tags:
- AWS
- Edge Computing
- IoT
- Lambda
- Machine Learning
- Real-Time Processing
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-iot-greengrass/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-iot-greengrass:amazon-iot-greengrass-greengrass-api
  name: Amazon IoT Greengrass Greengrass API
  description: The Greengrass API from Amazon IoT Greengrass — 19 operation(s) for greengrass.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/
  baseURL: https://greengrass.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Greengrass
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-greengrass-greengrass-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/developerguide/getting-started.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/faqs/
- aid: amazon-iot-greengrass:amazon-iot-greengrass-tags-api
  name: Amazon IoT Greengrass Tags API
  description: The Tags API from Amazon IoT Greengrass — 2 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/
  baseURL: https://greengrass.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-iot-greengrass-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/developerguide/getting-started.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/faqs/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-iot-greengrass/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-iot-greengrass-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-iot-greengrass-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-iot-greengrass-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-iot-greengrass-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-iot-greengrass-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/greengrass/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/v2/developerguide/
- 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-greengrass/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/greengrass/
- 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-greengrass-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-iot-greengrass-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-iot-greengrass-context.jsonld
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Edge Computing
    description: Run Lambda functions and containers on edge devices with local compute.
  - name: Component System
    description: Deploy reusable software components to edge devices from a component catalog.
  - name: Local ML Inference
    description: Run machine learning inference locally with SageMaker model deployment.
  - name: Deployment Management
    description: Deploy and update software components to thousands of edge devices.
  - name: Local Messaging
    description: Enable MQTT messaging between local IoT devices without cloud round-trips.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Industrial Edge Processing
    description: Process sensor data locally to reduce latency and bandwidth.
  - name: Edge ML Inference
    description: Run computer vision and anomaly detection models at the edge.
  - name: Offline Operation
    description: Continue processing and storing data when disconnected from the cloud.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Run Lambda functions on edge devices for local processing.
  - name: Amazon SageMaker
    description: Deploy trained ML models to edge devices for local inference.
  - name: AWS IoT Core
    description: Syncs device state and routes messages between edge and cloud.
- 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