Amazon Systems Manager

AWS Systems Manager is an operational management service that provides a unified interface for managing AWS resources and on-premises infrastructure. It enables automation of operational tasks, configuration management, patch management, parameter storage, and run command execution across your hybrid cloud environment at scale.

Amazon Systems Manager publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Automation API, Documents API, Managed Instances API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Automation and Management.

The Amazon Systems Manager catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Amazon Systems Manager’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, support, developer console, signup flow, and 14 more developer resources.

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47.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 17/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-10 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs 2 Features 1 Use Cases

Automation Management

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scored 2026-09-10 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 47.2/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.9 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 7.9 / 18

Access Clarity 11.1 / 18

Operational Transparency 3.1 / 12

Contract Governance 3.1 / 11

Discoverability 6.0 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 1.1 / 10

Agent readiness — 17/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 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

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APIs 5

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

Amazon Systems Manager Automation API

Operations for managing automation executions.

Amazon Systems Manager Documents API

Operations for managing SSM documents.

Amazon Systems Manager Managed Instances API

Operations for managing instance information.

Amazon Systems Manager Parameter Store API

Operations for managing parameters.

Amazon Systems Manager Run Command API

Operations for running commands on managed instances.

Postman Collections 5

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

Amazon Systems Manager Automation API

POSTMAN

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Documents API

POSTMAN

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Managed Instances API

POSTMAN

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Parameter Store API

POSTMAN

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Run Command API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 7

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager Automation API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Documents API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Managed Instances API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Parameter Store API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager Automation Run Command API

OPEN COLLECTION

Amazon Systems Manager

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Systems Manager Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Systems Manager Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Amazon Systems Manager Finops

FINOPS

Features 2

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Automation

Automate operational tasks with Amazon Systems Manager.

API Access

Programmatic access to Amazon Systems Manager resources.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Amazon Systems Manager Context

0 classes · 5 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon Systems Manager API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon Systems Manager API Rules

13 rules · 4 errors 8 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

Parameter

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Amazon Systems Manager Parameter Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Amazon Systems Manager Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Amazon Systems Manager Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Amazon Systems Manager Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Amazon Systems Manager Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Amazon Systems Manager Agentic Access

7 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 1

What developers build with this provider.

Cloud Operations

Use Amazon Systems Manager to manage and automate cloud operations.

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

Signup

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 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

name: Amazon Systems Manager
description: AWS Systems Manager is an operational management service that provides a unified interface for managing AWS resources
  and on-premises infrastructure. It enables automation of operational tasks, configuration management, patch management,
  parameter storage, and run command execution across your hybrid cloud environment at scale.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-systems-manager:amazon-systems-manager-automation-api
  name: Amazon Systems Manager Automation API
  description: Operations for managing automation executions.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  baseURL: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Automation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-systems-manager-automation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/faq/
- aid: amazon-systems-manager:amazon-systems-manager-documents-api
  name: Amazon Systems Manager Documents API
  description: Operations for managing SSM documents.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  baseURL: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-systems-manager-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/faq/
- aid: amazon-systems-manager:amazon-systems-manager-managed-instances-api
  name: Amazon Systems Manager Managed Instances API
  description: Operations for managing instance information.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  baseURL: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Managed Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-systems-manager-managed-instances-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/faq/
- aid: amazon-systems-manager:amazon-systems-manager-parameter-store-api
  name: Amazon Systems Manager Parameter Store API
  description: Operations for managing parameters.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  baseURL: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Parameter Store
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-systems-manager-parameter-store-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/faq/
- aid: amazon-systems-manager:amazon-systems-manager-run-command-api
  name: Amazon Systems Manager Run Command API
  description: Operations for running commands on managed instances.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  baseURL: https://ssm.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Run Command
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-systems-manager-run-command-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/faq/
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-systems-manager/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-systems-manager-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-systems-manager-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-systems-manager-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-systems-manager-domain-security.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/
- 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/systems-manager/
- 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: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-systems-manager/refs/heads/main/rules/amazon-systems-manager-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-systems-manager/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/amazon-systems-manager-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Automation
    description: Automate operational tasks with Amazon Systems Manager.
  - name: API Access
    description: Programmatic access to Amazon Systems Manager resources.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Cloud Operations
    description: Use Amazon Systems Manager to manage and automate cloud operations.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Automation
- AWS
- Management
tags_raw:
- Automation
- AWS
- Management
- Operations
x-parent: aws
x-relationship: product

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