# Amazon EC2 API Review

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2010/10/27/amazon-ec2-api-review/

[Amazon EC2](http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) is infrastructure service that provides virtualized servers on-demand with pay-as-you-go pricing. Amazon EC2 began as a web service and later developed a web-based interface to manage services. The Amazon EC2 API delivers separate RESTful API using a signature authentication and a SOAP API adhering to the WS-Security standard. The web service provides a complete set of methods for deploying and managing server instance. Amazon provides a wide range of language kits including Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, and .NET Building Blocks: **Technology**

*   RESTful API
*   SOAP API

**Documentation / Tools**

*   Getting Started
*   Documentation
*   SDK & Code Libraries
*   Pricing
*   Release Notes
*   Terms and Conditions
*   Videos
*   Case Studies
*   Articles
*   Tutorials
*   3rd Party Tools
*   Use Cases
*   Security Center

**Support / Management**

*   FAQ
*   Blog
*   Status Dashboard
*   Paid Support
*   Support Center

**Community**

*   Forum
*   Events

**Developer**

*   API Registration
*   App Manager
*   Account Information
*   Usage Reports
*   App Gallery
*   Dev Share (Community Content)

**Partner**

*   Service Provider Directory