Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is the easiest way to reliably load streaming data into data lakes, data stores, and analytics services. It can capture, transform, and deliver streaming data to Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Splunk, and any custom HTTP endpoint. It is a fully managed service that automatically scales to match the throughput of your data and requires no ongoing administration.

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose publishes 2 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network: Delivery Streams API and Kinesis Firehose Operations API. Tagged areas include Analytics, Amazon Web Services, Data Delivery, and Streaming.

The Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, developer console, signup flow, and 18 more developer resources.

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61.7/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 25/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 5 Features 4 Use Cases

Analytics Amazon Web Services Data Delivery Streaming

Kin Score

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Composite quality — 61.7/100 · strong

Contract Quality 11.6 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 8.4 / 15

Access Clarity 12.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 3.6 / 10

Contract Governance 2.5 / 9

Discoverability 4.8 / 8

Regulatory Posture 5.3 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 1.1 / 10

Agent readiness — 25/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)

8 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 62.0 — up to +9.5 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 56.0 — up to +8.8 composite points
Contract Governance scores 27.3 — up to +8.7 composite points

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 2

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

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Delivery Streams API

Firehose delivery stream management

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Kinesis Firehose Operations API

The Kinesis Firehose Operations API from Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose — 3 operation(s) for kinesis firehose operations.

Postman Collections 1

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

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Delivery Streams API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 2

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Delivery Streams API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API pricing

Prices published by Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, read 2026-10-28 from aws.amazon.com/firehose/pricing/.

Plan	Price
Ingestion — Direct PUT and KDS as a source, first 500 TB / month	Price for first 500 TB/ month = $0.029 per GB per GB ingested (5KB increments)
Ingestion — MSK as a source, first 500 TB / month	Price for first 500 TB/ month = $0.055 per GB per GB ingested
Ingestion — Vended Logs as a source, first 500 TB / month	Price for first 500 TB/ month = $0.13 per GB per GB ingested
Snowflake as a destination	Price per GB delivered to Snowflake = $0.071 per GB
Apache Iceberg Tables as a destination (from KDS source)	Price per GB delivered to Apache Iceberg Tables from Kinesis Data Streams as a source = $0
Format conversion (JSON to Parquet or ORC)	Price per ingested GB converted = $0.018 per GB converted
VPC delivery — per GB	Price per GB delivered to the destination in VPC = $0.01 per GB delivered to VPC
VPC delivery — per AZ hour	Price per AZ hour for VPC delivery = $0.01

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Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose's documentation. All 5 limits →

Billed by: gb ingested · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Plans Pricing

13 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Zero Administration

Fully managed service that automatically scales to match data throughput with no ongoing administration.

Data Transformation

Transform streaming data using AWS Lambda before delivering to destinations.

Multiple Destinations

Deliver data to Amazon S3, Redshift, OpenSearch Service, Splunk, Datadog, and custom HTTP endpoints.

Format Conversion

Automatically convert data formats such as JSON to Apache Parquet or Apache ORC before storing in S3.

Data Compression

Compress data using GZIP, ZIP, or Snappy before delivering to S3 to reduce storage costs.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Context

1 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose — jsonschema rules

4 rules · 3 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API Rules

23 rules · 9 errors 14 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

DeliveryStream

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Delivery Stream Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Delivery Stream Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 4

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

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Amazon Kinesis Firehose Agentic Access

7 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Log Analytics

Stream application and infrastructure logs to Amazon OpenSearch Service for real-time analysis.

Clickstream Analytics

Capture website clickstream data and deliver to data lakes for behavioral analysis.

IoT Data Ingestion

Ingest IoT device telemetry into S3 or Redshift for analytics and reporting.

Security Analytics

Stream security events and logs to SIEM systems like Splunk for threat detection.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Amazon S3

Deliver streaming data to S3 buckets as the primary data lake destination.

Amazon Redshift

Load streaming data into Redshift data warehouse for SQL analytics.

Amazon OpenSearch Service

Index streaming data in OpenSearch for real-time search and visualization.

AWS Lambda

Transform and enrich streaming data using Lambda functions before delivery.

Splunk

Send streaming data to Splunk for security and operational analytics.

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

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 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

Support

StatusPage

Contact

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
description: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is the easiest way to reliably load streaming data into data lakes, data stores,
  and analytics services. It can capture, transform, and deliver streaming data to Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Amazon OpenSearch
  Service, Splunk, and any custom HTTP endpoint. It is a fully managed service that automatically scales to match the throughput
  of your data and requires no ongoing administration.
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
specificationVersion: '0.23'
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-09-16'
apis:
- aid: amazon-kinesis-firehose:amazon-kinesis-firehose-delivery-streams-api
  name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Delivery Streams API
  description: Firehose delivery stream management
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
  baseURL: https://firehose.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Delivery Streams
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-kinesis-firehose-delivery-streams-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-kinesis-firehose-delivery-stream-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-kinesis-firehose-context.jsonld
- aid: amazon-kinesis-firehose:amazon-kinesis-firehose-operations-api
  name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Kinesis Firehose Operations API
  description: The Kinesis Firehose Operations API from Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose — 3 operation(s) for kinesis firehose
    operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
  baseURL: https://firehose.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Kinesis Firehose Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-kinesis-firehose-operations-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-kinesis-firehose-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/amazon-kinesis-firehose-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/amazon-kinesis-firehose-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/firehose/
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-kinesis-data-firehose/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-kinesis-firehose-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-kinesis-firehose-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-kinesis-firehose-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-kinesis-firehose-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-kinesis-firehose-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
- 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: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
- type: Signup
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Zero Administration
    description: Fully managed service that automatically scales to match data throughput with no ongoing administration.
  - name: Data Transformation
    description: Transform streaming data using AWS Lambda before delivering to destinations.
  - name: Multiple Destinations
    description: Deliver data to Amazon S3, Redshift, OpenSearch Service, Splunk, Datadog, and custom HTTP endpoints.
  - name: Format Conversion
    description: Automatically convert data formats such as JSON to Apache Parquet or Apache ORC before storing in S3.
  - name: Data Compression
    description: Compress data using GZIP, ZIP, or Snappy before delivering to S3 to reduce storage costs.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Log Analytics
    description: Stream application and infrastructure logs to Amazon OpenSearch Service for real-time analysis.
  - name: Clickstream Analytics
    description: Capture website clickstream data and deliver to data lakes for behavioral analysis.
  - name: IoT Data Ingestion
    description: Ingest IoT device telemetry into S3 or Redshift for analytics and reporting.
  - name: Security Analytics
    description: Stream security events and logs to SIEM systems like Splunk for threat detection.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Deliver streaming data to S3 buckets as the primary data lake destination.
  - name: Amazon Redshift
    description: Load streaming data into Redshift data warehouse for SQL analytics.
  - name: Amazon OpenSearch Service
    description: Index streaming data in OpenSearch for real-time search and visualization.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Transform and enrich streaming data using Lambda functions before delivery.
  - name: Splunk
    description: Send streaming data to Splunk for security and operational analytics.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-kinesis-firehose-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-kinesis-firehose-vocabulary.yaml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Analytics
- Amazon Web Services
- Data Delivery
- Streaming
tags_raw:
- Analytics
- AWS
- Data Delivery
- Streaming
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API — frequently asked questions

Does Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 2 APIs from Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, including Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Delivery Streams API and Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose Kinesis Firehose Operations API.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 2 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API?

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Amazon Kinesis Firehose Authentication.

How much does the Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API cost?

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose publishes its prices; its Ingestion — Direct PUT and KDS as a source, first 500 TB / month plan is Price for first 500 TB/ month = $0.029 per GB per GB ingested (5KB increments) as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 13 pricing plans for Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API ready for AI agents?

Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose has a Kin Score of 61.7 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 25.3 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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