Amazon Transfer Family
AWS Transfer Family is a secure transfer service that enables you to transfer files into and out of AWS storage services. It supports SFTP, FTPS, and FTP protocols, providing a fully managed file transfer service with native integration to Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS.
Real signal across most facets with visible, nameable gaps — the contract exists but is thin, or the portal is good while governance and commercial terms are absent.
API Evangelist profiles Amazon Transfer Family the way a machine reads it — 85 machine-readable artifacts across 71 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 Transfer Family scores 53.1/100 (developing), with a separate agent-readiness read of 39/100 (agent aware). 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.
Kin Score
How this is scored →scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
How we profile Amazon Transfer Family
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Amazon Transfer Family. 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 71
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 Transfer Family CreateAccess API
The CreateAccess API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createaccess.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateAgreement API
The CreateAgreement API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createagreement.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateConnector API
The CreateConnector API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createconnector.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateProfile API
The CreateProfile API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createprofile.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateServer API
The CreateServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createserver.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateUser API
The CreateUser API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createuser.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateWebApp API
The CreateWebApp API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createwebapp.
Amazon Transfer Family CreateWorkflow API
The CreateWorkflow API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for createworkflow.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteAccess API
The DeleteAccess API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteaccess.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteAgreement API
The DeleteAgreement API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteagreement.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteCertificate API
The DeleteCertificate API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deletecertificate.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteConnector API
The DeleteConnector API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteconnector.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteHostKey API
The DeleteHostKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deletehostkey.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteProfile API
The DeleteProfile API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteprofile.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteServer API
The DeleteServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteserver.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteSshPublicKey API
The DeleteSshPublicKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deletesshpublickey.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteUser API
The DeleteUser API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteuser.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteWebApp API
The DeleteWebApp API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deletewebapp.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteWebAppCustomization API
The DeleteWebAppCustomization API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deletewebappcustomization.
Amazon Transfer Family DeleteWorkflow API
The DeleteWorkflow API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for deleteworkflow.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeAccess API
The DescribeAccess API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeaccess.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeAgreement API
The DescribeAgreement API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeagreement.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeCertificate API
The DescribeCertificate API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describecertificate.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeConnector API
The DescribeConnector API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeconnector.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeExecution API
The DescribeExecution API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeexecution.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeHostKey API
The DescribeHostKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describehostkey.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeProfile API
The DescribeProfile API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeprofile.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeSecurityPolicy API
The DescribeSecurityPolicy API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describesecuritypolicy.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeServer API
The DescribeServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeserver.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeUser API
The DescribeUser API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeuser.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeWebApp API
The DescribeWebApp API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describewebapp.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeWebAppCustomization API
The DescribeWebAppCustomization API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describewebappcustomization.
Amazon Transfer Family DescribeWorkflow API
The DescribeWorkflow API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for describeworkflow.
Amazon Transfer Family ImportCertificate API
The ImportCertificate API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for importcertificate.
Amazon Transfer Family ImportHostKey API
The ImportHostKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for importhostkey.
Amazon Transfer Family ImportSshPublicKey API
The ImportSshPublicKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for importsshpublickey.
Amazon Transfer Family ListAccesses API
The ListAccesses API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listaccesses.
Amazon Transfer Family ListAgreements API
The ListAgreements API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listagreements.
Amazon Transfer Family ListCertificates API
The ListCertificates API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listcertificates.
Amazon Transfer Family ListConnectors API
The ListConnectors API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listconnectors.
Amazon Transfer Family ListExecutions API
The ListExecutions API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listexecutions.
Amazon Transfer Family ListFileTransferResults API
The ListFileTransferResults API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listfiletransferresults.
Amazon Transfer Family ListHostKeys API
The ListHostKeys API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listhostkeys.
Amazon Transfer Family ListProfiles API
The ListProfiles API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listprofiles.
Amazon Transfer Family ListSecurityPolicies API
The ListSecurityPolicies API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listsecuritypolicies.
Amazon Transfer Family ListServers API
The ListServers API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listservers.
Amazon Transfer Family ListTagsForResource API
The ListTagsForResource API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listtagsforresource.
Amazon Transfer Family ListUsers API
The ListUsers API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listusers.
Amazon Transfer Family ListWebApps API
The ListWebApps API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listwebapps.
Amazon Transfer Family ListWorkflows API
The ListWorkflows API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for listworkflows.
Amazon Transfer Family SendWorkflowStepState API
The SendWorkflowStepState API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for sendworkflowstepstate.
Amazon Transfer Family StartDirectoryListing API
The StartDirectoryListing API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for startdirectorylisting.
Amazon Transfer Family StartFileTransfer API
The StartFileTransfer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for startfiletransfer.
Amazon Transfer Family StartRemoteDelete API
The StartRemoteDelete API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for startremotedelete.
Amazon Transfer Family StartRemoteMove API
The StartRemoteMove API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for startremotemove.
Amazon Transfer Family StartServer API
The StartServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for startserver.
Amazon Transfer Family StopServer API
The StopServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for stopserver.
Amazon Transfer Family TagResource API
The TagResource API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for tagresource.
Amazon Transfer Family TestConnection API
The TestConnection API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for testconnection.
Amazon Transfer Family TestIdentityProvider API
The TestIdentityProvider API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for testidentityprovider.
Amazon Transfer Family UntagResource API
The UntagResource API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for untagresource.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateAccess API
The UpdateAccess API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateaccess.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateAgreement API
The UpdateAgreement API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateagreement.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateCertificate API
The UpdateCertificate API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updatecertificate.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateConnector API
The UpdateConnector API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateconnector.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateHostKey API
The UpdateHostKey API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updatehostkey.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateProfile API
The UpdateProfile API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateprofile.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateServer API
The UpdateServer API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateserver.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateUser API
The UpdateUser API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updateuser.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateWebApp API
The UpdateWebApp API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updatewebapp.
Amazon Transfer Family UpdateWebAppCustomization API
The UpdateWebAppCustomization API from Amazon Transfer Family — 1 operation(s) for updatewebappcustomization.
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Open Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Amazon Transfer Family
OPEN COLLECTIONPricing 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.
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 Transfer Family Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 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.
Features 2
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.
Automation
Automate operational tasks with Amazon Transfer Family.
API Access
Programmatic access to Amazon Transfer Family resources.
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.
Spectral Rules 1
Governance rulesets we run against this provider's specs — the automated checks behind parts of the score. Profiling them makes the quality bar explicit and re-runnable, not a matter of opinion.
Amazon Transfer Family API Rules
SPECTRALExamples 1
Real request and response payloads are what turn a spec from abstract into obvious — and they're one of the twelve things an agent needs to call an API correctly on the first try.
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Security Posture 3
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 1
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.
Cloud Operations
Use Amazon Transfer Family to manage and automate cloud operations.
Resources
Every other property we hold for Amazon Transfer Family — 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
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 2
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 2
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API
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