Amazon RDS

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud, providing cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups.

Amazon RDS publishes 27 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including DB Clusters API, DB Engine Versions API, DB Instances API, and 24 more. Tagged areas include Amazon Web Services, Cloud Databases, Database Service, Database-as-a-Service, and Managed Database.

The Amazon RDS catalog on APIs.io includes 2 JSON-LD contexts and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon RDS’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, signup flow, YouTube channel, and 76 more developer resources.

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67.3/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
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AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract

Amazon Web ServicesCloud DatabasesDatabase ServiceDatabase-as-a-Service Managed DatabaseRelational DatabasesDatabase

What this lets a business do 2

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Information Technology Management

BC-600

DB ClustersDB Instancesamazon-rds-db-capacity-reservation-apiamazon-rds-db-cluster-endpoint-apiamazon-rds-db-cluster-parameter-group-apiamazon-rds-db-parameter-group-api

POST /?Action=AuthorizeDBSecurityGroupIngress POST /?Action=CopyDBSnapshot POST /?Action=FailoverDBCluster POST /?Action=PromoteReadReplica

Software Release & Deployment Management

BC-4210

amazon-rds-blue-green-deployment-api

POST /?Action=CreateBlueGreenDeployment

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 67.3/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 13.9 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 9.8 / 15

Access Clarity 14.0 / 15

Operational Transparency 3.6 / 10

Contract Governance 2.5 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 5.3 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 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

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
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)
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks

6 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

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

Contract Governance scores 27.3 — up to +8.7 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 36.8 — up to +8.2 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 65.5 — up to +6.9 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 27

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

Amazon RDS DB Clusters API

Operations for creating and managing Aurora database clusters

Amazon RDS DB Engine Versions API

Operations for describing available database engine versions

Amazon RDS DB Instances API

Operations for creating, managing, and deleting RDS database instances

Amazon RDS DB Snapshots API

Operations for creating and managing database snapshots

Amazon RDS Rds Activity Stream API

The Rds Activity Stream API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds activity stream.

Amazon RDS Rds Blue Green Deployment API

The Rds Blue Green Deployment API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds blue green deployment.

Amazon RDS Rds Custom Db Engine Version API

The Rds Custom Db Engine Version API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds custom db engine version.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Capacity Reservation API

The Rds Db Capacity Reservation API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db capacity reservation.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Endpoint API

The Rds Db Cluster Endpoint API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db cluster endpoint.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Parameter Group API

The Rds Db Cluster Parameter Group API from Amazon RDS — 5 operation(s) for rds db cluster parameter group.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Snapshot API

The Rds Db Cluster Snapshot API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db cluster snapshot.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Parameter Group API

The Rds Db Parameter Group API from Amazon RDS — 5 operation(s) for rds db parameter group.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy API

The Rds Db Proxy API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db proxy.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy Endpoint API

The Rds Db Proxy Endpoint API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db proxy endpoint.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy Target API

The Rds Db Proxy Target API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db proxy target.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Security Group API

The Rds Db Security Group API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db security group.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Shard Group API

The Rds Db Shard Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db shard group.

Amazon RDS Rds Db Subnet Group API

The Rds Db Subnet Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db subnet group.

Amazon RDS Rds Event Subscription API

The Rds Event Subscription API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds event subscription.

Amazon RDS Rds Export Task API

The Rds Export Task API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds export task.

Amazon RDS Rds Global Cluster API

The Rds Global Cluster API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds global cluster.

Amazon RDS Rds Integration API

The Rds Integration API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds integration.

Amazon RDS Rds Operations API

The Rds Operations API from Amazon RDS — 63 operation(s) for rds operations.

Amazon RDS Rds Option Group API

The Rds Option Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds option group.

Amazon RDS Rds Role API

The Rds Role API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds role.

Amazon RDS Rds Tag API

The Rds Tag API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds tag.

Amazon RDS Rds Tenant Database API

The Rds Tenant Database API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds tenant database.

Amazon RDS API pricing

Prices published by Amazon RDS, read 2026-10-28 from aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing/.

Plan	Price
Free Tier (signed up before July 15, 2025)	free for up to 12 months Includes: up to 750 hours per month, 20 GB of General Purpose SSD storage (gp2) per month and 20 GB of automat
Free Tier credits (signed up after July 15, 2025)	$100 in credits Includes: up to an additional $100 in credits for activating foundational AWS services; valid for up to 12 mon
Cross-AZ data transfer (EC2 to RDS, different AZs)	$0.01 per GB in/out Includes: Data transferred between Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2 instances in the same Availability Zone Free; rep

Plan details, limits and sources →

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 RDS's documentation. All 5 limits →

Billed by: single-az instance hours · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Rds Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Rds 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 RDS

SLA

FinOps 1

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

Amazon Rds Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 2

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

Amazon Rds Context

12 classes · 48 properties

JSON-LD

Amazon Rds Context

0 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon RDS — jsonschema rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon RDS API Rules

27 rules · 8 errors 17 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 12

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

Amazon RDS DB Instance

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 12

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Amazon Rds Instance Example

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Rds Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Amazon Rds Agentic Access

12 operations

12 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Portal

Signup

Login

Documentation 12

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

JSONSchema

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 31

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

Arazzo

JSONLD

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

JSONStructure

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

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Build 14

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

Examples

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Access & Security 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Security

Compliance

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

Support

StatusPage

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Knowledge Center

Knowledge Center

Source (apis.yml)

name: Amazon RDS
description: Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in
  the cloud, providing cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming administration tasks such as
  hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups.
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: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-rds/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-09-16'
apis:
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-clusters-api
  name: Amazon RDS DB Clusters API
  description: Operations for creating and managing Aurora database clusters
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - DB Clusters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-clusters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-rds-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-rds-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.html
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-engine-versions-api
  name: Amazon RDS DB Engine Versions API
  description: Operations for describing available database engine versions
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - DB Engine Versions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-engine-versions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-rds-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-rds-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.html
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-instances-api
  name: Amazon RDS DB Instances API
  description: Operations for creating, managing, and deleting RDS database instances
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - DB Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-rds-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-rds-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.html
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-snapshots-api
  name: Amazon RDS DB Snapshots API
  description: Operations for creating and managing database snapshots
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - DB Snapshots
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-snapshots-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-rds-instance-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-rds-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/rds/
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.html
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-activity-stream-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Activity Stream API
  description: The Rds Activity Stream API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds activity stream.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Activity Stream
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-activity-stream-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-blue-green-deployment-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Blue Green Deployment API
  description: The Rds Blue Green Deployment API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds blue green deployment.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Blue Green Deployment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-blue-green-deployment-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-custom-db-engine-version-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Custom Db Engine Version API
  description: The Rds Custom Db Engine Version API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds custom db engine version.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Custom Db Engine Version
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-custom-db-engine-version-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-capacity-reservation-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Capacity Reservation API
  description: The Rds Db Capacity Reservation API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db capacity reservation.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Capacity Reservation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-capacity-reservation-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-cluster-endpoint-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Endpoint API
  description: The Rds Db Cluster Endpoint API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db cluster endpoint.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Cluster Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-cluster-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-cluster-parameter-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Parameter Group API
  description: The Rds Db Cluster Parameter Group API from Amazon RDS — 5 operation(s) for rds db cluster parameter group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Cluster Parameter Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-cluster-parameter-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-cluster-snapshot-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Cluster Snapshot API
  description: The Rds Db Cluster Snapshot API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db cluster snapshot.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Cluster Snapshot
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-cluster-snapshot-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-parameter-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Parameter Group API
  description: The Rds Db Parameter Group API from Amazon RDS — 5 operation(s) for rds db parameter group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Parameter Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-parameter-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-proxy-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy API
  description: The Rds Db Proxy API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db proxy.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Proxy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-proxy-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-proxy-endpoint-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy Endpoint API
  description: The Rds Db Proxy Endpoint API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db proxy endpoint.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Proxy Endpoint
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-proxy-endpoint-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-proxy-target-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Proxy Target API
  description: The Rds Db Proxy Target API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db proxy target.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Proxy Target
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-proxy-target-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-security-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Security Group API
  description: The Rds Db Security Group API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds db security group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Security Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-security-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-shard-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Shard Group API
  description: The Rds Db Shard Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db shard group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Shard Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-shard-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-db-subnet-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Db Subnet Group API
  description: The Rds Db Subnet Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds db subnet group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Db Subnet Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-db-subnet-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-event-subscription-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Event Subscription API
  description: The Rds Event Subscription API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds event subscription.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Event Subscription
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-event-subscription-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-export-task-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Export Task API
  description: The Rds Export Task API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds export task.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Export Task
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-export-task-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-global-cluster-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Global Cluster API
  description: The Rds Global Cluster API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds global cluster.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Global Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-global-cluster-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-integration-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Integration API
  description: The Rds Integration API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds integration.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Integration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-integration-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-operations-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Operations API
  description: The Rds Operations API from Amazon RDS — 63 operation(s) for rds operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-operations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-option-group-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Option Group API
  description: The Rds Option Group API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds option group.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Option Group
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-option-group-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-role-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Role API
  description: The Rds Role API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds role.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Role
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-role-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-tag-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Tag API
  description: The Rds Tag API from Amazon RDS — 3 operation(s) for rds tag.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Tag
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-tag-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-rds:amazon-rds-tenant-database-api
  name: Amazon RDS Rds Tenant Database API
  description: The Rds Tenant Database API from Amazon RDS — 4 operation(s) for rds tenant database.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rds Tenant Database
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-rds-tenant-database-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-rds-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/amazon-rds-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/amazon-rds-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/amazon-rds-capability-edges.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Business Capability Map
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-rds-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-rds-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-rds-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-rds-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-rds-authentication.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-rds/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-add-aurora-replica-instance-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Add an Aurora Replica Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-clean-up-snapshot-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Clean Up a DB Snapshot
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-clone-instance-from-snapshot-restore-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Snapshot and Rebuild a DB Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-convert-to-multi-az-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Convert Instance to Multi-AZ
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-delete-aurora-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Delete an Aurora DB Cluster
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-enable-backup-retention-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Enable Backup Retention
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-modify-instance-class-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Modify a DB Instance Class
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-provision-aurora-cluster-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Provision an Aurora DB Cluster
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-provision-db-instance-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Provision a DB Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-reboot-instance-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Reboot a DB Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-rotate-master-password-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Rotate Master Password
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-scale-instance-storage-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Scale DB Instance Storage
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-snapshot-db-instance-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Snapshot a DB Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-snapshot-then-delete-instance-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Snapshot Then Delete a DB Instance
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-upgrade-engine-version-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Upgrade DB Engine Version
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-rds-verify-engine-then-provision-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon RDS Verify Engine Support Then Provision
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/rds/
- 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/database/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Portal
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/rds/
- 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: Knowledge Center
  url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-rds
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Security
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/UsingWithRDS.html
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/amazon-rds-context-context.jsonld
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-cluster-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-instance-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-snapshot-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-db-cluster-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-db-instance-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-db-snapshot-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-clusters-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-instances-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-snapshots-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-modify-db-instance-response-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/amazon-rds-openapi-tag-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-instance-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-cluster-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-instance-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-snapshot-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-db-cluster-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-db-instance-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-db-snapshot-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-clusters-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-instances-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-snapshots-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-modify-db-instance-response-structure.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/amazon-rds-openapi-tag-structure.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-instance-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-cluster-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-instance-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-create-db-snapshot-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-db-cluster-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-db-instance-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-db-snapshot-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-clusters-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-instances-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-describe-db-snapshots-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-modify-db-instance-response-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/amazon-rds-openapi-tag-example.json
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-rds-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-rds-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
- name: Partner Programs
- name: Resources
- name: Success Stories
- name: Work with an AWS Partner
- name: AWS Marketplace
- name: AWS Partner Central
- name: Partner Paths
- name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Amazon Web Services
- Cloud Databases
- Database Service
- Database-as-a-Service
- Managed Database
- Relational Databases
- Database
tags_raw:
- AWS
- Cloud Databases
- Database Service
- DBaaS
- Managed Databases
- Relational Databases
- Database
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product

Amazon RDS API — frequently asked questions

Does Amazon RDS have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 27 APIs from Amazon RDS, including Amazon RDS DB Clusters API, Amazon RDS DB Engine Versions API and Amazon RDS DB Instances API, and 24 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon RDS API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 27 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon RDS, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Amazon RDS API?

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

How much does the Amazon RDS API cost?

Amazon RDS publishes its prices; its Free Tier (signed up before July 15, 2025) plan is free for up to 12 months as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Amazon RDS, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Amazon RDS API ready for AI agents?

Amazon RDS has a Kin Score of 67.3 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 31.9 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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