# Amazon Shield

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-shield/  
**Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 7

AWS Shield is a managed Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection service that safeguards applications running on AWS. It provides always-on detection and automatic inline mitigations that minimize application downtime and latency, with two tiers of protection - Shield Standard for automatic defense against common attacks and Shield Advanced for enhanced detection and 24/7 access to the DDoS Response Team.

## Kin Score — 47.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 47.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 64.6 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 40.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 51.3 |
| Access Clarity | 51.3 |

## 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 (7)

- **Amazon Shield Amazon Shield REST API API** — The Amazon Shield REST API API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for amazon shield rest api.
- **Amazon Shield #CreateProtectionGroup API** — The #CreateProtectionGroup API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #createprotectiongroup.
- **Amazon Shield #CreateSubscription API** — The #CreateSubscription API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #createsubscription.
- **Amazon Shield #DescribeAttack API** — The #DescribeAttack API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #describeattack.
- **Amazon Shield #DescribeProtection API** — The #DescribeProtection API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #describeprotection.
- **Amazon Shield #DescribeSubscription API** — The #DescribeSubscription API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #describesubscription.
- **Amazon Shield #ListProtections API** — The #ListProtections API from Amazon Shield — 1 operation(s) for #listprotections.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Shield Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 7 acting

## Security (4)

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

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Shield Plans Pricing**

## Tags

DDoS Protection, Networking, Security

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