Find an API

Search public APIs with auth details & Postman guides

← All APIs

Amazon Cognito Sync

amazonaws · Cloud

Cloud No Auth Free & Open cloud Sandbox

Amazon Cognito Sync Amazon Cognito Sync provides an AWS service and client library that enable cross-device syncing of application-related user data. High-level client libraries are available for both iOS and Android. You can use these libraries to persist data locally so that it's available even if the device is offline. Developer credentials don't need to be stored on the mobile device to access the service. You can use Amazon Cognito to obtain a normalized user ID and

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET ListIdentityPoolUsage

Gets a list of identity pools registered with Cognito. ListIdentityPoolUsage can only be called with developer credentials. You cannot make this API call with the temporary user credentials provided by Cognito Identity.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools?nextToken=example&maxResults=1

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools?nextToken=example&maxResults=1"
import requests
params = {
    "nextToken": "example",
    "maxResults": "1"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools');
url.searchParams.set('nextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('maxResults', '1');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nextToken", "example")
	q.Set("maxResults", "1")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nextToken" => "example",
  "maxResults" => "1"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools?" . http_build_query([
    "nextToken" => "example",
    "maxResults" => "1"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET DescribeIdentityPoolUsage

Gets usage details (for example, data storage) about a particular identity pool. This API can only be called with developer credentials. You cannot call this API with the temporary user credentials provided by Cognito Identity.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}"
import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}",
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET GetCognitoEvents

Gets the events and the corresponding Lambda functions associated with an identity pool. This API can only be called with developer credentials. You cannot call this API with the temporary user credentials provided by Cognito Identity.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events"
import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events",
)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/cognito-sync/2014-06-30/identitypools/{IdentityPoolId}/events";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗
  1. See official documentation for authentication and setup.

What can you build with Amazon Cognito Sync?

Amazon Cognito Sync is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Amazon Cognito Sync is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

New to APIs? Read our beginner's guide · Learn about API keys · What is REST?

Open documentation ↗