Amazon Snow Family

aid: amazon-snow-family
name: Amazon Snow Family
description: >-
  AWS Snow Family is a collection of physical devices and capacity points that
  help customers with data transfers in and out of AWS when network capacity is
  limited or unavailable. It includes Snowcone, Snowball, and Snowmobile
  devices for edge computing and offline data migration.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Data Migration
- Edge Computing
- Offline Transfer
- Physical Appliance
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-snow-family/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-snow-family:aws-snow-device-management-api
  name: AWS Snow Device Management API
  description: >-
    The AWS Snow Device Management API provides programmatic access to manage
    Snow device jobs, tasks, device resources, and network configurations
    for edge computing and data transfer operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/snow/
  baseURL: https://snow-device-management.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Data Migration
  - Edge Computing
  - Physical Appliance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/snowball/latest/developer-guide/api-reference.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-snow-family.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/faqs/
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/snowball/latest/developer-guide/api-reference.html
- 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/storage/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/snowball/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://signin.aws.amazon.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-snow-family-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-snow-family-vocabulary.yaml
- type: NaftikoCapability
  url: capabilities/shared/amazon-snow-family.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Petabyte-scale Data Transfer
    description: Transfer large datasets to AWS using physical devices.
  - name: Edge Computing
    description: Run compute workloads at the edge with Snowball Edge and Snowcone.
  - name: Cluster Mode
    description: Use multiple Snow Family devices as a cluster for more storage and compute.
  - name: Encryption
    description: All data is automatically encrypted with 256-bit encryption.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Large Data Migration
    description: Migrate terabytes to petabytes of data to AWS.
  - name: Disconnected Edge Computing
    description: Run AWS compute in environments with no internet connectivity.
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Collect and transfer disaster recovery data to AWS.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Transfer data directly to S3 buckets using Snow devices.
  - name: AWS IoT Greengrass
    description: Run IoT Greengrass on Snowball Edge for edge IoT workloads.
  - name: Amazon EC2
    description: Run EC2 compute instances on Snowball Edge devices.
  - name: AWS DataSync
    description: Use DataSync with Snow Family for accelerated data transfer.
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/partners/
integrations:
  - name: Partner Programs
  - name: Resources
  - name: Success Stories
  - name: Work with an AWS Partner
  - name: AWS Marketplace
  - name: AWS Partner Central
  - name: Partner Paths
  - name: co-sell with AWS
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]
x-type: company