Amazon CloudFront

aid: amazon-cloudfront
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-cloudfront/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Amazon CloudFront
tags:
  - AWS
  - CloudFront
  - CDN
  - Content Delivery
  - Edge
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
description: >-
  Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications,
  and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds across 750+ globally dispersed Points of
  Presence.
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - name: Amazon CloudFront API
    description: >-
      API for managing CloudFront distributions, origins, behaviors, cache policies, and edge functions for global
      content delivery.
    image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
    humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
    baseURL: https://cloudfront.amazonaws.com
    tags:
      - AWS
      - CloudFront
      - CDN
      - Content Delivery
    properties:
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/amazon-cloudfront-openapi.yml
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/getting-started/
      - type: Pricing
        url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/pricing/
      - type: FAQ
        url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/faqs/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/latest/APIReference/
      - type: CLI
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudfront/
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/cloudfront-distribution-config-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/cloudfront-origin-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/cloudfront-cache-behavior-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/cloudfront-invalidation-schema.json
      - type: JSONLD
        url: json-ld/amazon-cloudfront-context.jsonld
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/
  - type: Website
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/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/networking-and-content-delivery/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/aws
  - type: Console
    url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/
  - 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/amazon-cloudfront
  - type: Contact
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  - type: Compliance
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/amazon-cloudfront-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/amazon-cloudfront-vocabulary.yaml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Global Edge Network
        description: Deliver content from 750+ globally distributed Points of Presence for low latency.
      - name: DDoS Protection
        description: Built-in AWS Shield Standard protection for all CloudFront distributions at no extra cost.
      - name: Edge Functions
        description: Deploy serverless code at edge locations with CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge.
      - name: HTTPS Encryption
        description: Secure content delivery with HTTPS and field-level encryption capabilities.
      - name: Origin Shield
        description: Additional caching layer to reduce load on origins and improve cache hit rates.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Website Acceleration
        description: Fast, secure global content delivery for web applications.
      - name: Video Streaming
        description: Live and on-demand video streaming with Media Services integration.
      - name: API Acceleration
        description: Low-latency API delivery with edge termination and WebSocket support.
      - name: Software Distribution
        description: Scale patch and software update delivery globally to millions of endpoints.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Amazon S3
        description: Serve static content from S3 buckets through CloudFront distributions.
      - name: AWS Lambda@Edge
        description: Run Lambda functions at CloudFront edge locations for request customization.
      - name: AWS WAF
        description: Filter malicious traffic with WAF rules applied at the CloudFront edge.
      - name: AWS ACM
        description: Use ACM SSL/TLS certificates with CloudFront distributions.
      - name: Amazon Route 53
        description: Route traffic to CloudFront distributions using Route 53 aliases.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]