aid: amazon-directory-service
name: Amazon Directory Service
description: AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, enables your directory-aware
  workloads and AWS resources to use managed Active Directory in AWS. It provides a fully managed, highly available Microsoft
  Active Directory in the AWS Cloud, with features including trust relationships, domain controllers, LDAPS, and multi-account
  sharing.
type: Index
kind: company
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Active Directory
- Authentication
- AWS
- Directory Services
- Identity Management
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-directory-service/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-directory-service:aws-directory-service-api
  name: AWS Directory Service API
  description: The AWS Directory Service API provides programmatic access to create and manage directories, trusts, snapshots,
    and domain controllers for Microsoft Active Directory in the AWS Cloud.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/
  baseURL: https://ds.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Active Directory
  - Directory Services
  - Identity Management
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/devguide/what_is.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-directory-service/refs/heads/main/openapi/amazon-directory-service-openapi.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/getting-started/
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-directory-service.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/
- 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/security/tag/aws-directory-service/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/directoryservicev2/
- 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: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-directory-service/refs/heads/main/rules/amazon-directory-service-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-directory-service/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/amazon-directory-service-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Managed Microsoft AD
    description: Fully managed AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory with automatic patching and monitoring
  - name: Simple AD
    description: Standalone managed directory powered by Samba 4 for basic AD functionality
  - name: AD Connector
    description: Proxy service for connecting AWS applications to existing on-premises AD
  - name: Trust Relationships
    description: One-way and two-way trust relationships between AWS and on-premises directories
  - name: Multi-Region Replication
    description: Replicate your AWS Managed Microsoft AD across multiple AWS Regions
  - name: Directory Sharing
    description: Share a single directory across multiple AWS accounts and VPCs
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Hybrid Identity
    description: Extend on-premises Active Directory into AWS for unified identity management
  - name: Workload Authentication
    description: Enable Windows and Linux workloads to join and authenticate against managed AD
  - name: AWS Application Integration
    description: Use managed AD for AWS WorkSpaces, RDS, and other AD-aware services
  - name: LDAPS Encryption
    description: Secure LDAP communications with certificates for compliance requirements
  - name: Disaster Recovery
    description: Use directory snapshots for point-in-time recovery of directory data
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon WorkSpaces
    description: Join WorkSpaces desktops to managed AD for enterprise desktop management
  - name: Amazon RDS
    description: Enable Windows Authentication for SQL Server RDS instances via managed AD
  - name: AWS IAM Identity Center
    description: Use managed AD as identity source for centralized access management
  - name: AWS CloudTrail
    description: Audit all Directory Service API calls for compliance and security monitoring
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive directory event notifications via SNS topic subscriptions
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
- name: Agent Mode
- name: Sign in
- name: Become a Channel Partner
- name: Resources
- name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
- name: Why AWS Marketplace?
- name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
- name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com