Amazon Direct Connect

AWS Direct Connect links your internal network to an AWS Direct Connect location over a standard Ethernet fiber-optic cable. With this connection, you can create virtual interfaces directly to public AWS services or to Amazon VPC, bypassing internet service providers in your network path. An AWS Direct Connect location provides access to AWS in the region with which it is associated, providing reduced network costs, increased bandwidth throughput, and a more consistent network experience.

agent ready

Solid contracts, transparent operations, and an easy start — typically complete on four or five facets with one clear soft spot.

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API Evangelist profiles Amazon Direct Connect the way a machine reads it — 144 machine-readable artifacts across 63 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.

Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — Amazon Direct Connect scores 67.8/100 (strong), with a separate agent-readiness read of 48/100 (agent ready). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.

Kin Score

This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.

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Composite quality — 67.8/100 · strong

Contract Quality 17.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 10.4 / 12

Discoverability 8.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 48/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 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

How we profile Amazon Direct Connect

Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Amazon Direct Connect. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.

APIs 63

Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.

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

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AcceptDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AcceptDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.acceptdirectcon...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateConnectionOnInterconnect API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateConnectionOnInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocateconnectiononintercon...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateHostedConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateHostedConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatehostedconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocateprivatevirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePublicVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocatePublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatepublicvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateTransitVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AllocateTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.allocatetransitvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateConnectionWithLag API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateConnectionWithLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associateconnectionwithlag.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateHostedConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateHostedConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatehostedconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateMacSecKey API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateMacSecKey API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatemacseckey.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.AssociateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.associatevirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmCustomerAgreement API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmCustomerAgreement API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmcustomeragreement.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmprivatevirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPublicVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmPublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmpublicvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmTransitVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ConfirmTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.confirmtransitvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateBGPPeer API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateBGPPeer API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createbgppeer.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGateway API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectconnectgateway.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectconnectgate...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createdirectcon...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateInterconnect API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createinterconnect.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateLag API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createlag.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePrivateVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePrivateVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createprivatevirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePublicVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreatePublicVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createpublicvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateTransitVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.CreateTransitVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.createtransitvirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteBGPPeer API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteBGPPeer API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletebgppeer.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deleteconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGateway API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectconnectgateway.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectconnectgate...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposal API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletedirectcon...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteInterconnect API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deleteinterconnect.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteLag API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletelag.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteVirtualInterface API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DeleteVirtualInterface API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.deletevirtualinterface.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionLoa API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnectionloa.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnections API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnections API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnections.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeConnectionsOnInterconnect API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeconnectionsoninterc...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeCustomerMetadata API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeCustomerMetadata API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describecustomermetadata.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociationProposals API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedire...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAssociations API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnec...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGatewayAttachments API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnect...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGateways API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeDirectConnectGateways API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describedirectconnectgateways.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeHostedConnections API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeHostedConnections API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describehostedconnections.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnectLoa API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnectLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeinterconnectloa.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnects API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeInterconnects API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeinterconnects.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLags API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLags API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describelags.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLoa API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLoa API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describeloa.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLocations API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeLocations API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describelocations.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeRouterConfiguration API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeRouterConfiguration API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describerouterconfiguration.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeTags API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeTags API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describetags.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualGateways API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualGateways API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describevirtualgateways.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualInterfaces API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DescribeVirtualInterfaces API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.describevirtualinterfaces.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateConnectionFromLag API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateConnectionFromLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.disassociateconnectionfromlag.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateMacSecKey API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.DisassociateMacSecKey API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.disassociatemacseckey.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.ListVirtualInterfaceTestHistory API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.listvirtualinterfacetesthistory.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StartBgpFailoverTest API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StartBgpFailoverTest API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.startbgpfailovertest.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StopBgpFailoverTest API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.StopBgpFailoverTest API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.stopbgpfailovertest.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.TagResource API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.TagResource API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.tagresource.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UntagResource API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UntagResource API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.untagresource.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateConnection API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateConnection API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updateconnection.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGateway API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGateway API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatedirectconnectgateway.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateDirectConnectGatewayAssociation API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatedirectconnectgate...

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateLag API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateLag API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatelag.

Amazon Direct Connect #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateVirtualInterfaceAttributes API

The #X Amz Target=OvertureService.UpdateVirtualInterfaceAttributes API from Amazon Direct Connect — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=overtureservice.updatevirtualinterfaceattrib...

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Pricing Plans 1

Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Amazon Direct Connect Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Amazon Direct Connect Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.

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

Amazon Direct Connect Finops

FINOPS

Features 8

The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Dedicated Physical Connections

Provides dedicated private connectivity with consistent bandwidth from 50 Mbps to 100 Gbps directly to AWS data centers.

Private Virtual Interfaces

Create private virtual interfaces for direct access to Amazon VPC without traversing the public internet.

Public Virtual Interfaces

Create public virtual interfaces to access all AWS public services using private bandwidth.

Transit Virtual Interfaces

Create transit virtual interfaces to connect to AWS Transit Gateway for centralized hub-and-spoke connectivity.

Direct Connect Gateways

Use gateways to connect to multiple VPCs across different regions through a single Direct Connect connection.

Link Aggregation Groups

Bundle multiple connections into a LAG to increase bandwidth and improve redundancy with active-active failover.

Hosted Connections

Purchase sub-1G and 1G connections through Direct Connect partners for flexible capacity options.

MACsec Encryption

Secure point-to-point Ethernet connections with 802.1AE MACsec encryption for data-in-transit security.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts give the data shared meaning across APIs. We profile them because semantics are what let a machine reconcile 'customer' here with 'customer' somewhere else.

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

Amazon Direct Connect Context

19 classes · 85 properties

JSON-LD

Amazon Direct Connect Virtual Interface Test History Structure

Amazon Direct Connect Virtual Interface Test History Example

8 fields

Use Cases 5

What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.

What developers build with this provider.

Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

Establish private, high-bandwidth connections between on-premises data centers and AWS for consistent hybrid workloads.

Data Migration

Transfer large datasets to AWS efficiently using dedicated connections that offer higher throughput than internet-based transfers.

Latency-Sensitive Applications

Run latency-sensitive applications that require consistent, predictable network performance to AWS services.

Compliance and Security

Meet regulatory requirements that mandate private network connections rather than internet-based access to cloud resources.

Backup and Disaster Recovery

Create reliable backup and DR connections to AWS for on-premises infrastructure with predictable bandwidth for replication.

Resources

Every other property we hold for Amazon Direct Connect — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.

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 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

StatusPage

StackOverflow

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

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