# Amazon WAF

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-waf/  
**Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/waf/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

AWS WAF is a web application firewall that helps protect web applications and APIs from common web exploits and bots that may affect availability, compromise security, or consume excessive resources.

## Kin Score — 50.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 50.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 65.7 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| 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 (3)

- **Amazon WAF IP Sets API** — The IP Sets API from Amazon WAF — 1 operation(s) for ip sets.
- **Amazon WAF Rule Groups API** — The Rule Groups API from Amazon WAF — 1 operation(s) for rule groups.
- **Amazon WAF Web ACLs API** — The Web ACLs API from Amazon WAF — 3 operation(s) for web acls.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Waf Agentic Access** — 5 operations · 5 acting

## Security (4)

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

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Waf Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (1)

- **Cloud Operations** — Use Amazon WAF to manage and automate cloud operations.

## Tags

Bot Management, DDoS Protection, Security, WAF, Web Application Firewall

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