name: Amazon ElastiCache description: >- Amazon ElastiCache is a fully managed in-memory caching service supporting Redis and Memcached. ElastiCache makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale popular open-source compatible in-memory data stores, improving the performance of web applications. image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/ created: '2024-01-15' modified: '2026-05-19' specificationVersion: '0.19' tags: - Amazon Web Services - AWS - Caching - Database - ElastiCache - In-Memory - Memcached - Redis apis: - name: Amazon ElastiCache API description: >- API for managing Amazon ElastiCache clusters, replication groups, parameter groups, and related caching infrastructure resources. humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/ baseURL: https://elasticache.amazonaws.com tags: - Caching - Database - In-Memory - Redis properties: - type: Documentation url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/red-ug/ - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/amazon-elasticache-openapi.yml - type: APIReference url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/APIReference/ - type: GettingStarted url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/getting-started/ - type: Pricing url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/pricing/ - type: FAQ url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/faqs/ - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/amazon-elasticache-cache-cluster-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/amazon-elasticache-cachecluster-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/amazon-elasticache-create-cache-cluster-result-schema.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/amazon-elasticache-context.jsonld common: - type: PostmanWorkspace url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-elasticache/overview - type: ArazzoWorkflows url: arazzo/ workflows: - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-audit-cluster-readiness-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Audit Cluster Readiness summary: Describe a cluster, branch on its status, and confirm its replication group. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-cache-cluster-lifecycle-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Cache Cluster Lifecycle summary: Create a cache cluster, confirm it, then delete it with a final snapshot. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-clone-cluster-config-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Clone Cluster Config summary: Read a source cluster's config, create a matching cluster, and poll it. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-decommission-cache-cluster-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Decommission Cache Cluster summary: Snapshot and delete a cache cluster, then poll until it is fully removed. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-provision-cache-cluster-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Provision Cache Cluster summary: Create a cache cluster and poll until it reports an available status. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-provision-replication-group-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Provision Replication Group summary: Create a Redis replication group and poll until it becomes available. - url: arazzo/amazon-elasticache-replicate-existing-cluster-workflow.yml name: Amazon ElastiCache Replicate Existing Cluster summary: Verify an existing cluster, then build a replication group around it and poll. - type: Portal url: https://aws.amazon.com/ - type: DeveloperPortal url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/ - type: Documentation url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticache/ - type: Blog url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/aws - type: Console url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/elasticache/ - 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: Support url: https://aws.amazon.com/support/ - type: FAQ url: https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/faqs/ - type: TermsOfService url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/ - type: Compliance url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/ - type: Security url: https://aws.amazon.com/security/ - type: YouTube url: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmazonWebServices - type: StackOverflow url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/elasticache - type: KnowledgeCenter url: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center - type: Contact url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/ - type: SpectralRules url: rules/amazon-elasticache-spectral-rules.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/amazon-elasticache-vocabulary.yaml - type: Features data: - name: Redis Support description: Fully managed Redis with replication, clustering, and persistence - name: Memcached Support description: Fully managed Memcached for simple distributed caching - name: Multi-AZ Replication description: Automatic failover with Multi-AZ replication groups - name: Encryption description: Encryption at-rest and in-transit for compliance requirements - name: Automatic Backups description: Scheduled automatic backups with point-in-time recovery - type: UseCases data: - name: Session Management description: Store and manage user session data for web applications - name: Database Query Caching description: Cache expensive database queries to reduce latency - name: Real-Time Analytics description: Process and cache real-time data streams for analytics dashboards - name: Leaderboards and Gaming description: Build real-time leaderboards and gaming backends with Redis sorted sets - type: Integrations data: - name: Amazon EC2 description: Connect ElastiCache clusters to EC2-hosted applications - name: Amazon RDS description: Cache RDS query results to reduce database load - name: Amazon Lambda description: Access ElastiCache from serverless Lambda functions - name: Amazon EKS description: Use ElastiCache as shared cache for Kubernetes workloads - type: Integrations url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace integrations: - name: Sign in - name: Agent Mode - name: Why AWS Marketplace? - name: Get started in AWS Marketplace - name: Industry - name: Resources - name: Become a Channel Partner - name: Sell in AWS Marketplace - name: Manage Your Account maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com