Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose

name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
description: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose is the easiest way to reliably load streaming data into data lakes, data stores, and analytics services. It can capture, transform, and deliver streaming data
  to Amazon S3, Amazon Redshift, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Splunk, and any custom HTTP endpoint. It is a fully managed service that automatically scales to match the throughput of your data and 
  requires no ongoing administration.
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-04-19'
apis:
- name: Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API
  description: >-
    The Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose API provides the easiest way to reliably
    load streaming data into data lakes, data stores, and analytics services. The
    API allows you to create and manage delivery streams, configure data
    transformations using AWS Lambda, set up destinations such as Amazon S3,
    Amazon Redshift, Amazon OpenSearch Service, and custom HTTP endpoints, and
    put records into delivery streams. It automatically scales to match your data
    throughput with no ongoing administration required.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
  baseURL: https://firehose.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Analytics
  - AWS
  - Data Delivery
  - Streaming
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-kinesis-firehose-openapi.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/faqs/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-kinesis-firehose-delivery-stream-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-kinesis-firehose-context.jsonld
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/kinesis/data-firehose/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
- 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: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/firehose/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/signup?request_type=register
- type: Login
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/console/
- type: Status
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Zero Administration
    description: Fully managed service that automatically scales to match data throughput with no ongoing administration.
  - name: Data Transformation
    description: Transform streaming data using AWS Lambda before delivering to destinations.
  - name: Multiple Destinations
    description: Deliver data to Amazon S3, Redshift, OpenSearch Service, Splunk, Datadog, and custom HTTP endpoints.
  - name: Format Conversion
    description: Automatically convert data formats such as JSON to Apache Parquet or Apache ORC before storing in S3.
  - name: Data Compression
    description: Compress data using GZIP, ZIP, or Snappy before delivering to S3 to reduce storage costs.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Log Analytics
    description: Stream application and infrastructure logs to Amazon OpenSearch Service for real-time analysis.
  - name: Clickstream Analytics
    description: Capture website clickstream data and deliver to data lakes for behavioral analysis.
  - name: IoT Data Ingestion
    description: Ingest IoT device telemetry into S3 or Redshift for analytics and reporting.
  - name: Security Analytics
    description: Stream security events and logs to SIEM systems like Splunk for threat detection.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Deliver streaming data to S3 buckets as the primary data lake destination.
  - name: Amazon Redshift
    description: Load streaming data into Redshift data warehouse for SQL analytics.
  - name: Amazon OpenSearch Service
    description: Index streaming data in OpenSearch for real-time search and visualization.
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Transform and enrich streaming data using Lambda functions before delivery.
  - name: Splunk
    description: Send streaming data to Splunk for security and operational analytics.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-kinesis-firehose-spectral-rules.yml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: capabilities/amazon-kinesis-firehose-workflow.yaml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-kinesis-firehose-vocabulary.yaml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
  url: https://apievangelist.com
tags:
- Analytics
- AWS
- Data Delivery
- Streaming