Amazon CloudFormation

AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure-as-code service that speeds up cloud provisioning by enabling developers to define and manage AWS resources programmatically through templates. Scale infrastructure globally and manage resources across all AWS accounts and regions through a single operation.

Amazon CloudFormation publishes 12 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Resources API, Stacks API, Templates API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Amazon Web Services, CloudFormation, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and IaC.

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

Amazon CloudFormation’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, support, engineering blog, developer console, signup flow, and 22 more developer resources.

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1 published contract 2 MCP Servers 5 Features 4 Use Cases

Amazon Web ServicesCloudFormationInfrastructure as Code DevOps IaC

What this lets a business do 1

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

Information Technology Management

BC-600

ResourcesStacksamazon-cloudformation-generated-template-apiamazon-cloudformation-operations-apiamazon-cloudformation-stack-instance-apiamazon-cloudformation-stack-set-api

GET /?Action=CreateStack GET /?Action=UpdateStack GET /?Action=DeleteStack POST /?Action=CreateStackInstances

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-02 · rubric v0.26.0

Composite quality — 68.1/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 12.4 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 10.9 / 15

Access Clarity 15.0 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.8 / 10

Contract Governance 2.9 / 9

Discoverability 5.4 / 8

Regulatory Posture 5.3 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 39/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 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

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

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)
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Agent Skills +5 pts — skills artifact present, graded by who authored it

5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

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

Operational Transparency scores 28.9 — up to +9.2 composite points
Contract Quality scores 66.1 — up to +8.5 composite points
Contract Governance scores 31.8 — up to +8.2 composite points

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Standards implemented 2

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.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (documented)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 12

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

Amazon CloudFormation Resources API

Operations for managing stack resources

Amazon CloudFormation Stacks API

Operations for managing CloudFormation stacks

Amazon CloudFormation Templates API

Operations for working with CloudFormation templates

Amazon CloudFormation Changesets API

Operations for managing CloudFormation change sets

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Generated Template API

The Cloudformation Generated Template API from Amazon CloudFormation — 6 operation(s) for cloudformation generated template.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Operations API

The Cloudformation Operations API from Amazon CloudFormation — 44 operation(s) for cloudformation operations.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Resource Scan API

The Cloudformation Resource Scan API from Amazon CloudFormation — 3 operation(s) for cloudformation resource scan.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Instance API

The Cloudformation Stack Instance API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation stack instance.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Refactor API

The Cloudformation Stack Refactor API from Amazon CloudFormation — 4 operation(s) for cloudformation stack refactor.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Set API

The Cloudformation Stack Set API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation stack set.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Set Operation API

The Cloudformation Stack Set Operation API from Amazon CloudFormation — 3 operation(s) for cloudformation stack set operation.

Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Type API

The Cloudformation Type API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation type.

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MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Cloudformation Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

FinOps 1

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

Amazon Cloudformation Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Infrastructure as Code

Define AWS resources in JSON or YAML templates for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.

Multi-Account Stack Sets

Deploy stacks across multiple AWS accounts and regions with a single operation.

Change Sets

Preview changes to running stacks before executing them to avoid unintended updates.

Drift Detection

Detect when deployed infrastructure has drifted from the CloudFormation template definition.

Registry Extensions

Extend CloudFormation to manage third-party and community resources through the Registry.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

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

Amazon Cloudformation Context

16 classes · 50 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Amazon CloudFormation — jsonschema rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Amazon CloudFormation API Rules

24 rules · 12 errors 11 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 1

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Amazon Cloudformation Openapi Overlay

3 actions · update · amazon-cloudformation-openapi.yml

DERIVED

PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Amazon Cloudformation Agentic Access

13 operations

13 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

DevOps Automation

Automate infrastructure testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines.

Multi-Region Deployment

Deploy consistent infrastructure across multiple AWS regions.

Compliance Governance

Enforce organizational infrastructure standards through template guardrails.

Disaster Recovery

Rapidly rebuild infrastructure from templates after failures.

Integrations 5

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

AWS CodePipeline

Automate CloudFormation deployments in CI/CD pipelines.

AWS Config

Track infrastructure changes and detect drift with Config integration.

AWS IAM

Control who can create and update CloudFormation stacks.

AWS Service Catalog

Publish approved CloudFormation templates as self-service products.

Amazon SNS

Receive stack event notifications via SNS topics.

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Console

Console

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

WellKnown

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 6

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

Authentication

SecurityTxt

Compliance

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

StatusPage

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: amazon-cloudformation
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name: Amazon CloudFormation
tags:
- Amazon Web Services
- CloudFormation
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevOps
- IaC
tags_raw:
- AWS
- CloudFormation
- Infrastructure as Code
- DevOps
- IaC
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: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-02'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/amazon-cloudformation.png
description: AWS CloudFormation is an infrastructure-as-code service that speeds up cloud provisioning by enabling developers
  to define and manage AWS resources programmatically through templates. Scale infrastructure globally and manage resources
  across all AWS accounts and regions through a single operation.
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-09-16'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-resources-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Resources API
  description: Operations for managing stack resources
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stacks-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Stacks API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFormation stacks
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Stacks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stacks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-templates-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Templates API
  description: Operations for working with CloudFormation templates
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-changesets-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Changesets API
  description: Operations for managing CloudFormation change sets
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Changesets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-changesets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/faqs/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
  - type: CLI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudformation/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-change-set-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-stack-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-parameter-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/cloudformation-output-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-cloudformation-context.jsonld
  - type: Packages
    url: packages/amazon-cloudformation-packages.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/amazon-cloudformation-llms.txt
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/amazon-cloudformation-problem-types.yml
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/amazon-cloudformation-conformance.yml
  - type: Lifecycle
    url: lifecycle/amazon-cloudformation-lifecycle.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-generated-template-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Generated Template API
  description: The Cloudformation Generated Template API from Amazon CloudFormation — 6 operation(s) for cloudformation generated
    template.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Generated Template
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-generated-template-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-operations-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Operations API
  description: The Cloudformation Operations API from Amazon CloudFormation — 44 operation(s) for cloudformation operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-operations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-resource-scan-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Resource Scan API
  description: The Cloudformation Resource Scan API from Amazon CloudFormation — 3 operation(s) for cloudformation resource
    scan.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Resource Scan
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-resource-scan-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stack-instance-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Instance API
  description: The Cloudformation Stack Instance API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation stack
    instance.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Stack Instance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stack-instance-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stack-refactor-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Refactor API
  description: The Cloudformation Stack Refactor API from Amazon CloudFormation — 4 operation(s) for cloudformation stack
    refactor.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Stack Refactor
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stack-refactor-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stack-set-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Set API
  description: The Cloudformation Stack Set API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation stack set.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Stack Set
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stack-set-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-stack-set-operation-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Stack Set Operation API
  description: The Cloudformation Stack Set Operation API from Amazon CloudFormation — 3 operation(s) for cloudformation stack
    set operation.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Stack Set Operation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-stack-set-operation-api-openapi.yml
- aid: amazon-cloudformation:amazon-cloudformation-type-api
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Cloudformation Type API
  description: The Cloudformation Type API from Amazon CloudFormation — 5 operation(s) for cloudformation type.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
  baseURL: https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cloudformation Type
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-cloudformation-type-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-cloudformation-plans-pricing.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-cloudformation/overview
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/amazon-cloudformation-capability-edges.yml
  name: Amazon CloudFormation Business Capability Map
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/amazon-cloudformation-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: MCPServer
  name: AWS IaC MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/tree/main/src/aws-iac-mcp-server
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-cloudformation-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-cloudformation-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-cloudformation-authentication.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudformation-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-cloudformation-security.txt
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/APIReference/
- 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: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/aws-cloudformation
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-cloudformation-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-cloudformation-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Infrastructure as Code
    description: Define AWS resources in JSON or YAML templates for repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
  - name: Multi-Account Stack Sets
    description: Deploy stacks across multiple AWS accounts and regions with a single operation.
  - name: Change Sets
    description: Preview changes to running stacks before executing them to avoid unintended updates.
  - name: Drift Detection
    description: Detect when deployed infrastructure has drifted from the CloudFormation template definition.
  - name: Registry Extensions
    description: Extend CloudFormation to manage third-party and community resources through the Registry.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: DevOps Automation
    description: Automate infrastructure testing and deployment through CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: Multi-Region Deployment
    description: Deploy consistent infrastructure across multiple AWS regions.
  - name: Compliance Governance
    description: Enforce organizational infrastructure standards through template guardrails.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Rapidly rebuild infrastructure from templates after failures.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS CodePipeline
    description: Automate CloudFormation deployments in CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: AWS Config
    description: Track infrastructure changes and detect drift with Config integration.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Control who can create and update CloudFormation stacks.
  - name: AWS Service Catalog
    description: Publish approved CloudFormation templates as self-service products.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive stack event notifications via SNS topics.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product
x-aliases:
- AWS CloudFormation

Amazon CloudFormation API — frequently asked questions

Does Amazon CloudFormation have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 12 APIs from Amazon CloudFormation, including Amazon CloudFormation Resources API, Amazon CloudFormation Stacks API and Amazon CloudFormation Templates API, and 9 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Amazon CloudFormation API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for Amazon CloudFormation, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Amazon CloudFormation API?

Amazon CloudFormation uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Amazon Cloudformation Authentication.

How much does the Amazon CloudFormation API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Amazon CloudFormation, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing Plans on this page.

Does Amazon CloudFormation have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 2 MCP servers for Amazon CloudFormation: Local (stdio) MCP server; 8 tools listed.

Is the Amazon CloudFormation API ready for AI agents?

Amazon CloudFormation has a Kin Score of 68.1 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 38.5 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-02.

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