aid: amazon-gamelift
name: Amazon GameLift
description: Amazon GameLift is a dedicated game server hosting solution that deploys, operates, and scales cloud servers
  for multiplayer games. It provides low-latency, low-cost server infrastructure, eliminates operational overhead, and allows
  you to focus on creating great gaming experiences. The service includes FlexMatch for matchmaking, FleetIQ for optimized
  Spot Instance usage, and Realtime Servers for rapid game server deployment.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Cloud Computing
- Game Servers
- Gaming
- Multiplayer
- Matchmaking
- FlexMatch
- FleetIQ
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-gamelift/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: amazon-gamelift:amazon-gamelift-api
  name: Amazon GameLift API
  description: The Amazon GameLift API provides programmatic access to create and manage fleets, game sessions, player sessions,
    matchmaking configurations, and game server groups for hosting multiplayer game servers. It includes operations for managed
    hosting resources, FlexMatch matchmaking, FleetIQ optimization, and Realtime Servers configuration.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/
  baseURL: https://gamelift.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Game Servers
  - Gaming
  - Multiplayer
  - Matchmaking
  - Fleets
  - Sessions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/latest/apireference/Welcome.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-gamelift-openapi.yaml
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/faq/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/latest/apireference/Welcome.html
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/latest/apireference/CommonParameters.html
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/gamelift-fleet-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-gamelift-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/amazon-gamelift.yaml
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/
- 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/gametech/tag/amazon-gamelift/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/gamelift/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
- type: Contact
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
- type: SDK
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/developer/tools/
- type: CLI
  url: https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/gamelift/index.html
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Managed Game Server Hosting
    description: Fully managed service to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated game servers with automatic lifecycle management
      for game and player sessions.
  - name: FlexMatch Matchmaking
    description: Customizable matchmaking service that connects up to 200 players into single game sessions based on configurable
      matching rules.
  - name: FleetIQ Optimization
    description: Optimizes use of low-cost Spot Instances for game hosting, improving viability and reducing costs while maintaining
      performance.
  - name: Realtime Servers
    description: Rapidly configurable game server framework with core Amazon GameLift infrastructure built in for quick deployment.
  - name: Auto Scaling
    description: Automatically scales fleet capacity up to 9,000 servers per minute to balance player demand and hosting costs.
  - name: Multi-Region Deployment
    description: Deploy game servers across multiple AWS regions with global queues for optimal player latency and resiliency.
  - name: Game Session Queues
    description: Multi-fleet, multi-region queues that use FleetIQ algorithms to prioritize game session placements based
      on latency, cost, and availability.
  - name: VPC Peering
    description: Create and manage VPC peering connections between GameLift hosting resources and other AWS resources.
  - name: Alias Management
    description: Create fleet aliases to simplify game server transitions and updates without changing client configurations.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Multiplayer Game Launches
    description: Deploy and scale game servers for launch day without uncertainty about player demand using predictive autoscaling.
  - name: Session-Based Multiplayer
    description: Host dedicated game servers for real-time multiplayer games with low latency and high performance.
  - name: Player Matchmaking
    description: Use FlexMatch to create fair, customizable matchmaking for players based on skill level, region, and other
      criteria.
  - name: Cost-Optimized Hosting
    description: Leverage FleetIQ with Spot Instances to reduce game hosting costs while maintaining reliability.
  - name: Global Game Distribution
    description: Deploy game servers across multiple AWS regions to minimize player latency worldwide.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-gamelift-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-gamelift-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS EC2
    description: GameLift uses EC2 instances as the underlying compute for managed game server hosting.
  - name: AWS Auto Scaling
    description: Integrates with Auto Scaling groups for FleetIQ standalone deployment.
  - name: Amazon CloudWatch
    description: Monitor fleet metrics, game session activity, and performance data through CloudWatch.
  - name: Amazon SNS
    description: Receive notifications for matchmaking events and game session placement status.
  - name: AWS IAM
    description: Use IAM roles and policies to control access to GameLift resources and operations.
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Store and retrieve game server build files using S3 buckets for fleet deployment.
  - name: AWS CloudFormation
    description: Provision and manage GameLift resources using infrastructure-as-code templates.
- 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