aid: aws-waf
name: AWS WAF
description: >-
  AWS WAF is a web application firewall that monitors and controls HTTP and
  HTTPS requests forwarded to protected resources such as Amazon CloudFront
  distributions, API Gateway REST APIs, Application Load Balancers, AWS
  AppSync GraphQL APIs, Cognito user pools, App Runner services, Amplify
  applications, and Verified Access instances. It enables rule-based blocking,
  rate limiting, and managed rule groups to defend against common web
  exploits. The AWS WAFV2 API and AWS SDKs provide programmatic access using
  AWS Signature Version 4 authentication.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Security
  - Web Application Firewall
  - DDoS Protection
  - Bot Management
  - Edge Security
  - Cloud
  - AWS
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-waf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-11'
modified: '2026-05-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: aws-waf:wafv2-api
    name: AWS WAFV2 API
    description: >-
      REST API for creating and managing web ACLs, rule groups, IP sets,
      regex pattern sets, and logging configurations across regional and
      CloudFront-scoped AWS WAF deployments. Requests are authenticated with
      AWS Signature Version 4 (SigV4) using AWS access keys or temporary IAM
      credentials.
    humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
    baseURL: https://wafv2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
    tags:
      - WAF
      - Web Security
      - Rule Groups
      - IP Sets
      - AWS
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
      - type: Developer Guide
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/waf-chapter.html
      - type: Endpoints
        url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/waf.html

common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/waf/pricing/
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com