# Amazon Storage Gateway **Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-storage-gateway/ **Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/ **APIs profiled:** 95 AWS Storage Gateway is a hybrid cloud storage service that provides on-premises access to virtually unlimited cloud storage. It seamlessly connects on-premises environments to AWS cloud storage, providing low-latency data access with local caching. ## Kin Score — 51.3 / 100 (developing) Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.4 from 50.9). | Facet | Score | |---|---| | Discoverability | 75.9 | | Contract Quality | 66.4 | | Governance | 28.8 | | Contract Governance | 28.8 | | Operational Transparency | 26.3 | | Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 | | Commercial Clarity | 51.3 | | Access Clarity | 51.3 | ## Agent readiness — 29.1 (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 | no | | 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 (95) - **Amazon Storage Gateway Amazon Storage Gateway REST API API** — The Amazon Storage Gateway REST API API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for amazon storage gateway rest api. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #CreateNFSFileShare API** — The #CreateNFSFileShare API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #createnfsfileshare. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #DescribeGatewayInformation API** — The #DescribeGatewayInformation API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #describegatewayinformation. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #ListGateways API** — The #ListGateways API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #listgateways. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #ListVolumes API** — The #ListVolumes API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #listvolumes. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.ActivateGateway API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.ActivateGateway API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.activategateway. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddCache API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddCache API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.addcache. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddTagsToResource API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddTagsToResource API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.addtagstoresource. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddUploadBuffer API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddUploadBuffer API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.adduploadbuffer. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddWorkingStorage API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AddWorkingStorage API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.addworkingstorage. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AssignTapePool API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AssignTapePool API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.assigntapepool. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AssociateFileSystem API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AssociateFileSystem API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.associatefilesystem. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AttachVolume API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.AttachVolume API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.attachvolume. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CancelArchival API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CancelArchival API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.cancelarchival. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CancelRetrieval API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CancelRetrieval API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.cancelretrieval. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateCachediSCSIVolume API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateCachediSCSIVolume API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createcachediscsivol... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateNFSFileShare API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateNFSFileShare API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createnfsfileshare. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSMBFileShare API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSMBFileShare API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createsmbfileshare. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSnapshot API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSnapshot API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createsnapshot. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSnapshotFromVolumeRecoveryPoint API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateSnapshotFromVolumeRecoveryPoint API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.create... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateStorediSCSIVolume API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateStorediSCSIVolume API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createstorediscsivol... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapePool API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapePool API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createtapepool. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapes API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapes API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createtapes. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapeWithBarcode API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.CreateTapeWithBarcode API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.createtapewithbarcode. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteAutomaticTapeCreationPolicy API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteAutomaticTapeCreationPolicy API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deleteauto... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteBandwidthRateLimit API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteBandwidthRateLimit API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletebandwidthrate... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteChapCredentials API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteChapCredentials API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletechapcredentials. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteFileShare API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteFileShare API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletefileshare. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteGateway API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteGateway API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletegateway. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteSnapshotSchedule API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteSnapshotSchedule API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletesnapshotschedule. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTape API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTape API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletetape. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTapeArchive API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTapeArchive API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletetapearchive. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTapePool API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteTapePool API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletetapepool. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteVolume API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DeleteVolume API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.deletevolume. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeAvailabilityMonitorTest API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeAvailabilityMonitorTest API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describeavai... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeBandwidthRateLimit API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeBandwidthRateLimit API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describebandwidth... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeBandwidthRateLimitSchedule API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeBandwidthRateLimitSchedule API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describeb... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeCache API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeCache API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describecache. - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeCachediSCSIVolumes API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeCachediSCSIVolumes API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describecachedisc... - **Amazon Storage Gateway #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeChapCredentials API** — The #X Amz Target=StorageGateway 20130630.DescribeChapCredentials API from Amazon Storage Gateway — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=storagegateway 20130630.describechapcredenti... - …and 55 more, listed in full on the page. ## Agentic access (1) - **Amazon Storage Gateway Agentic Access** — 95 operations · 95 acting · 3 human-in-the-loop ## Security (4) - **Amazon Storage Gateway Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme - **Amazon Storage Gateway Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC - **Amazon Storage Gateway Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published - **Amazon Storage Gateway Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140 ## Plans (1) - **Amazon Storage Gateway Plans Pricing** ## Use cases (4) - **Cloud Backup** — Back up on-premises data to AWS using existing backup workflows. - **Disaster Recovery** — Store data in AWS for disaster recovery with low RTO. - **Data Archiving** — Archive cold data to Amazon Glacier through virtual tape library. - **Hybrid File Storage** — Share files between on-premises and cloud with NFS/SMB access. ## Tags Backup, File Storage, Gateway, Hybrid Cloud, Storage --- Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-storage-gateway/). 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