# Amazon PrivateLink

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-privatelink/  
**Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/privatelink/  
**APIs profiled:** 4

AWS PrivateLink provides private connectivity between virtual private clouds (VPCs), AWS services, and your on-premises networks without exposing your traffic to the public internet. It makes it easy to connect services across different accounts and VPCs to simplify your network architecture while maintaining security and compliance.

## Kin Score — 40.9 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 40.9).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 21.8 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 57.9 |
| Access Clarity | 57.9 |

## Agent readiness — 30.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | documented |
| 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 (4)

- **Amazon PrivateLink Endpoint Connections API** — Endpoint connection management
- **Amazon PrivateLink Endpoint Services API** — VPC endpoint services (provider side)
- **Amazon PrivateLink Principals API** — Endpoint service principal management
- **Amazon PrivateLink VPC Endpoints API** — VPC endpoints (consumer side)

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Privatelink Agentic Access** — 13 operations · 9 acting

## Security (4)

- **Amazon Privatelink Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Amazon Privatelink Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Amazon Privatelink Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Amazon Privatelink Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Privatelink Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **SaaS Service Delivery** — Deliver SaaS services to customers privately without internet exposure using PrivateLink.
- **Microservices Private Connectivity** — Enable microservices in different VPCs or accounts to communicate privately.
- **Regulatory Compliance** — Meet compliance requirements by keeping data transfer off the public internet.
- **Third-Party Service Integration** — Connect to marketplace services and partner APIs without public internet routing.
- **On-Premises Private Access** — Access AWS services from on-premises networks via VPN or Direct Connect without public endpoints.

## Tags

Networking, Private Connectivity, Security, VPC, Zero Trust, Endpoint Services

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-privatelink/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.