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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services is a comprehensive collection of cloud computing services and APIs provided by Amazon, offering infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service solutions globally.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, Amazon Lambda, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Cloud Computing, IaaS, Infrastructure, PaaS, and Platform as a Service.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, authentication, engineering blog, support, pricing, developer console, and 11 more developer resources.

50.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 39/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFree
5 APIs 1 MCP Servers 37 Features 5 Use Cases
Cloud ComputingIaaSInfrastructurePaaSPlatform as a ServiceServerless

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 50.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 8.1 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 11.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 15.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 7.5 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 39/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 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
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APIs 5

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

Amazon EC2

Scalable virtual servers in the cloud.

Amazon S3

Scalable object storage service for data backup, archival, and analytics.

Amazon Lambda

Run code without thinking about servers or clusters.

Amazon DynamoDB

Fast and flexible NoSQL database service for any scale.

Amazon RDS

Managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MariaDB.

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Aws Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Aws Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Aws Finops

FINOPS

Features 37

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Amazon Web Services (AWS): hundreds of services across Cloud Infrastructure
Detailed pricing: see https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
Service: EC2 (compute)
Service: S3 (object storage)
Service: EBS (block storage)
Service: RDS (managed SQL)
Service: DynamoDB (NoSQL)
Service: Lambda (serverless)
Service: API Gateway
Service: CloudFront (CDN)
Service: Route 53 (DNS)
Service: VPC (networking)
Service: IAM (identity)
Service: KMS (encryption)
Service: Secrets Manager
Service: CloudWatch (monitoring)
Service: EKS (Kubernetes)
Service: ECS (containers)
Service: ECR (container registry)
Service: SQS (queue)
Service: SNS (pub-sub)
Service: SES (email)
Service: Bedrock (AI/ML)
Service: SageMaker (ML)
Service: Comprehend (NLP)
Service: Rekognition (vision)
Service: Polly (TTS)
Service: Transcribe (STT)
Service: Translate
Service: Athena (SQL on S3)
Service: Redshift (data warehouse)
Service: Glue (ETL)
Service: EMR (Hadoop)
Service: Kinesis (streaming)
Service: MSK (managed Kafka)
Service: OpenSearch
Service: QuickSight (BI)

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Security Posture 3

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

Aws Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Aws Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Aws Trust Center

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Web Application Hosting

Host scalable web applications with EC2, S3, CloudFront, and RDS.

Data Analytics

Process and analyze large datasets using EMR, Redshift, Athena, and Glue.

Machine Learning

Build and deploy ML models at scale using SageMaker, Rekognition, and Comprehend.

Disaster Recovery

Implement multi-region disaster recovery strategies with minimal RPO and RTO.

IoT Applications

Collect, process, and analyze IoT device data with AWS IoT Core and related services.

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: aws
name: Amazon Web Services (AWS)
description: Amazon Web Services is a comprehensive collection of cloud computing services and APIs provided by Amazon, offering
  infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and software as a service solutions globally.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aws.png
tags:
- Cloud Computing
- IaaS
- Infrastructure
- PaaS
- Platform as a Service
- Serverless
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aws:amazon-ec2
  name: Amazon EC2
  description: Scalable virtual servers in the cloud.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/
  baseURL: https://ec2.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Compute
  - Infrastructure
  - Virtual Machines
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ec2/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/ec2/2016-11-15/openapi.yaml
- aid: aws:amazon-s3
  name: Amazon S3
  description: Scalable object storage service for data backup, archival, and analytics.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/s3/
  baseURL: https://s3.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Data Lake
  - Object Storage
  - Storage
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/s3/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/s3/2006-03-01/openapi.yaml
- aid: aws:amazon-lambda
  name: Amazon Lambda
  description: Run code without thinking about servers or clusters.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/
  baseURL: https://lambda.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Compute
  - Functions
  - Serverless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lambda/2015-03-31/openapi.yaml
- aid: aws:amazon-dynamodb
  name: Amazon DynamoDB
  description: Fast and flexible NoSQL database service for any scale.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
  baseURL: https://dynamodb.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Database
  - Key-Value
  - NoSQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/dynamodb/2012-08-10/openapi.yaml
- aid: aws:amazon-rds
  name: Amazon RDS
  description: Managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MariaDB.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/
  baseURL: https://rds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Database
  - Managed Service
  - Relational
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/rds/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/rds/2014-10-31/openapi.yaml
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/aws-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/aws-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aws-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon-web-services
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/signing_aws_api_requests.html
- type: SDKs
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/support/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/new/
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Amazon Web Services (AWS): hundreds of services across Cloud Infrastructure'
  - 'Detailed pricing: see https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/'
  - 'Service: EC2 (compute)'
  - 'Service: S3 (object storage)'
  - 'Service: EBS (block storage)'
  - 'Service: RDS (managed SQL)'
  - 'Service: DynamoDB (NoSQL)'
  - 'Service: Lambda (serverless)'
  - 'Service: API Gateway'
  - 'Service: CloudFront (CDN)'
  - 'Service: Route 53 (DNS)'
  - 'Service: VPC (networking)'
  - 'Service: IAM (identity)'
  - 'Service: KMS (encryption)'
  - 'Service: Secrets Manager'
  - 'Service: CloudWatch (monitoring)'
  - 'Service: EKS (Kubernetes)'
  - 'Service: ECS (containers)'
  - 'Service: ECR (container registry)'
  - 'Service: SQS (queue)'
  - 'Service: SNS (pub-sub)'
  - 'Service: SES (email)'
  - 'Service: Bedrock (AI/ML)'
  - 'Service: SageMaker (ML)'
  - 'Service: Comprehend (NLP)'
  - 'Service: Rekognition (vision)'
  - 'Service: Polly (TTS)'
  - 'Service: Transcribe (STT)'
  - 'Service: Translate'
  - 'Service: Athena (SQL on S3)'
  - 'Service: Redshift (data warehouse)'
  - 'Service: Glue (ETL)'
  - 'Service: EMR (Hadoop)'
  - 'Service: Kinesis (streaming)'
  - 'Service: MSK (managed Kafka)'
  - 'Service: OpenSearch'
  - 'Service: QuickSight (BI)'
  sources:
  - https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/
  - https://focus.finops.org/
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Web Application Hosting
    description: Host scalable web applications with EC2, S3, CloudFront, and RDS.
  - name: Data Analytics
    description: Process and analyze large datasets using EMR, Redshift, Athena, and Glue.
  - name: Machine Learning
    description: Build and deploy ML models at scale using SageMaker, Rekognition, and Comprehend.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Implement multi-region disaster recovery strategies with minimal RPO and RTO.
  - name: IoT Applications
    description: Collect, process, and analyze IoT device data with AWS IoT Core and related services.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Terraform
    description: Manage AWS infrastructure as code using the official AWS Terraform provider.
  - name: Kubernetes
    description: Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads on AWS using Amazon EKS.
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: Automate CI/CD pipelines deploying to AWS using GitHub Actions and OIDC.
  - name: Datadog
    description: Monitor AWS infrastructure and applications using the Datadog AWS integration.
  - name: Snowflake
    description: Integrate data workflows between Snowflake and AWS S3, Glue, and Lake Formation.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/aws-mcp-server/
  type: MCPServer
integrations:
- name: Sign in
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Industry
- name: Resources
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com