AWS WAF

AWS WAF is a web application firewall that monitors and controls HTTP and HTTPS requests forwarded to protected resources such as Amazon CloudFront distributions, API Gateway REST APIs, Application Load Balancers, AWS AppSync GraphQL APIs, Cognito user pools, App Runner services, Amplify applications, and Verified Access instances. It enables rule-based blocking, rate limiting, and managed rule groups to defend against common web exploits. The AWS WAFV2 API and AWS SDKs provide programmatic access using AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.

AWS WAF publishes 16 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including AWS WAFV2 API, IP Sets API, Rule Groups API, and 13 more. Tagged areas include Security, Web Application Firewall, DDoS Protection, Bot Management, and Edge Security.

The AWS WAF catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

AWS WAF’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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4 published contracts

Security Web Application Firewall DDoS Protection Bot Management Edge Security Cloud Amazon Web Services

What this lets a business do 1

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

Cybersecurity Management

BC-620

AWS WAFV2 APIIP SetsRule GroupsWeb ACLs

POST /#CreateIPSet POST /#CreateRuleGroup POST /#CreateWebACL POST /#GetWebACL

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-02 · rubric v0.26.0

Composite quality — 54.0/100 · developing

Contract Quality 12.3 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 7.5 / 15

Access Clarity 10.7 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.6 / 10

Contract Governance 1.2 / 9

Discoverability 5.4 / 8

Regulatory Posture 4.1 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 27/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 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 0 / 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
Rate-Limit Signaling +7 pts — OpenAPI responses document X-RateLimit-* / RateLimit headers (verified), else a rate_limits artifact or RateLimits link (documented)
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)

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

Contract Governance scores 13.6 — up to +10.4 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 50.0 — up to +10.0 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 26.3 — up to +9.6 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Network Edge (CDN, networking, peering, edge compute)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

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 16

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

AWS WAFV2 API

REST API for creating and managing web ACLs, rule groups, IP sets, regex pattern sets, and logging configurations across regional and CloudFront-scoped AWS WAF deployments. Requ...

AWS WAF AWS WAFV2 API

The AWS WAFV2 API API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for aws wafv2 api.

AWS WAF IP Sets API

The IP Sets API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for ip sets.

AWS WAF Rule Groups API

The Rule Groups API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for rule groups.

AWS WAF Web ACLs API

The Web ACLs API from AWS WAF — 3 operation(s) for web acls.

AWS WAF Waf Byte Match Set API

The Waf Byte Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf byte match set.

AWS WAF Waf Geo Match Set API

The Waf Geo Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf geo match set.

AWS WAF Waf Logging Configuration API

The Waf Logging Configuration API from AWS WAF — 4 operation(s) for waf logging configuration.

AWS WAF Waf Permission Policy API

The Waf Permission Policy API from AWS WAF — 3 operation(s) for waf permission policy.

AWS WAF Waf Rate Based Rule API

The Waf Rate Based Rule API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf rate based rule.

AWS WAF Waf Regex Match Set API

The Waf Regex Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf regex match set.

AWS WAF Waf Regex Pattern Set API

The Waf Regex Pattern Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf regex pattern set.

AWS WAF Waf Rule API

The Waf Rule API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf rule.

AWS WAF Waf Size Constraint Set API

The Waf Size Constraint Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf size constraint set.

AWS WAF Waf Sql Injection Match Set API

The Waf Sql Injection Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf sql injection match set.

AWS WAF Waf Xss Match Set API

The Waf Xss Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf xss match set.

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Open Collections 2

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

AWS WAFV2 AWS WAFV2 API API

OPEN COLLECTION

AWS WAFV2 API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Aws Waf Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Aws Waf Price Estimates

0 plans

PLANS

FinOps 1

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

Aws Waf Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Amazon Waf Context

7 classes · 5 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

AWS WAF API Rules

64 rules · 61 errors 2 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

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

AWS WAF Web ACL

10 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 4

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

Aws Waf Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Aws Waf Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Aws Waf Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Aws Waf Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Aws Waf Agentic Access

6 operations · 4 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

aid: aws-waf
name: AWS WAF
description: AWS WAF is a web application firewall that monitors and controls HTTP and HTTPS requests forwarded to protected
  resources such as Amazon CloudFront distributions, API Gateway REST APIs, Application Load Balancers, AWS AppSync GraphQL
  APIs, Cognito user pools, App Runner services, Amplify applications, and Verified Access instances. It enables rule-based
  blocking, rate limiting, and managed rule groups to defend against common web exploits. The AWS WAFV2 API and AWS SDKs provide
  programmatic access using AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.
type: Index
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
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-02'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aws-waf.png
tags:
- Security
- Web Application Firewall
- DDoS Protection
- Bot Management
- Edge Security
- Cloud
- Amazon Web Services
tags_raw:
- Security
- Web Application Firewall
- DDoS Protection
- Bot Management
- Edge Security
- Cloud
- AWS
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-waf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: aws-waf:wafv2-api
  name: AWS WAFV2 API
  description: REST API for creating and managing web ACLs, rule groups, IP sets, regex pattern sets, and logging configurations
    across regional and CloudFront-scoped AWS WAF deployments. Requests are authenticated with AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4)
    using AWS access keys or temporary IAM credentials.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - WAF
  - Web Security
  - Rule Groups
  - IP Sets
  - Amazon Web Services
  tags_raw:
  - WAF
  - Web Security
  - Rule Groups
  - IP Sets
  - AWS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: Developer Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-chapter.html
  - type: Endpoints
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/waf.html
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-aws-wafv2-api-api
  name: AWS WAF AWS WAFV2 API
  description: The AWS WAFV2 API API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for aws wafv2 api.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS WAFV2 API
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-aws-wafv2-api-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-ip-sets-api
  name: AWS WAF IP Sets API
  description: The IP Sets API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for ip sets.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - IP Sets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-ip-sets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-waf-web-acl-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-waf-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/getting-started/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/CommonParameters.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: Code Examples
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-examples.html
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/security.html
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-rule-groups-api
  name: AWS WAF Rule Groups API
  description: The Rule Groups API from AWS WAF — 1 operation(s) for rule groups.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Rule Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-rule-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-waf-web-acl-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-waf-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/getting-started/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/CommonParameters.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: Code Examples
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-examples.html
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/security.html
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-web-acls-api
  name: AWS WAF Web ACLs API
  description: The Web ACLs API from AWS WAF — 3 operation(s) for web acls.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Web ACLs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-web-acls-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-waf-web-acl-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-waf-context.jsonld
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/getting-started/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/CommonParameters.html
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/faqs/
  - type: ServiceLevelAgreement
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/sla/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-waf.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: Code Examples
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-examples.html
  - type: Security
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/security.html
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-byte-match-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Byte Match Set API
  description: The Waf Byte Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf byte match set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Byte Match Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-byte-match-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-geo-match-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Geo Match Set API
  description: The Waf Geo Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf geo match set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Geo Match Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-geo-match-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-logging-configuration-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Logging Configuration API
  description: The Waf Logging Configuration API from AWS WAF — 4 operation(s) for waf logging configuration.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Logging Configuration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-logging-configuration-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-permission-policy-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Permission Policy API
  description: The Waf Permission Policy API from AWS WAF — 3 operation(s) for waf permission policy.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Permission Policy
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-permission-policy-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-rate-based-rule-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Rate Based Rule API
  description: The Waf Rate Based Rule API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf rate based rule.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Rate Based Rule
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-rate-based-rule-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-regex-match-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Regex Match Set API
  description: The Waf Regex Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf regex match set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Regex Match Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-regex-match-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-regex-pattern-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Regex Pattern Set API
  description: The Waf Regex Pattern Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf regex pattern set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Regex Pattern Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-regex-pattern-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-rule-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Rule API
  description: The Waf Rule API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf rule.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - WAF Rule
  tags_raw:
  - Waf Rule
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-rule-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-size-constraint-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Size Constraint Set API
  description: The Waf Size Constraint Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf size constraint set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Size Constraint Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-size-constraint-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-sql-injection-match-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Sql Injection Match Set API
  description: The Waf Sql Injection Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf sql injection match set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Sql Injection Match Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-sql-injection-match-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: aws-waf:aws-waf-xss-match-set-api
  name: AWS WAF Waf Xss Match Set API
  description: The Waf Xss Match Set API from AWS WAF — 5 operation(s) for waf xss match set.
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Waf Xss Match Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-waf-xss-match-set-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/aws-waf-plans-pricing.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/aws-waf-capability-edges.yml
  name: AWS WAF Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/aws-waf-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/aws-waf-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/aws-waf-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aws-waf-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/aws-waf-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
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AWS WAF API — frequently asked questions

Does AWS WAF have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 16 APIs from AWS WAF, including AWS WAFV2 API, AWS WAF AWS WAFV2 API and AWS WAF IP Sets API, and 13 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the AWS WAF API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 15 OpenAPI specifications for AWS WAF, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the AWS WAF API?

AWS WAF uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Aws Waf Authentication.

How much does the AWS WAF API cost?

APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for AWS WAF, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing Plans on this page.

Is the AWS WAF API ready for AI agents?

AWS WAF has a Kin Score of 54.0 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 27.1 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-02.

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