name: Amazon Lake Formation
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
segments:
- Data Lakes
- Analytics
description: AWS Lake Formation is a service that makes it easy to set up a secure data lake in days, providing
  centralized governance and security for data stored in Amazon S3 and other AWS data stores with fine-grained access
  control.
url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
tags:
- Access Control
- Analytics
- AWS
- Data Governance
- Data Lake
- S3
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-09-16'
apis:
- aid: amazon-lake-formation:amazon-lake-formation-resources-api
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Resources API
  description: Data lake resource management
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
  baseURL: https://lakeformation.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Resources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lake-formation-resources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/latest/dg/what-is-lake-formation.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/pricing/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/features/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/latest/APIReference/Welcome.html
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-lake-formation-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lake-formation-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-lake-formation-permission-schema.json
- aid: amazon-lake-formation:amazon-lake-formation-operations-api
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Lake Formation Operations API
  description: >-
    The Lake Formation Operations API from Amazon Lake Formation — 62 operation(s) for lake formation
    operations.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
  baseURL: https://lakeformation.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Lake Formation Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-lake-formation-operations-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/amazon-lake-formation-capability-edges.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Business Capability Map
- type: Plans
  url: plans/amazon-lake-formation-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/amazon-lake-formation-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/amazon-lake-formation-finops.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/amazon-lake-formation-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-lake-formation-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-lake-formation-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-lake-formation-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-lake-formation-authentication.yml
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/amazon-lake-formation/overview
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-audit-resource-permissions-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Audit Resource Permissions
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-deregister-resource-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Deregister Resource Lifecycle
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-migrate-principal-permissions-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Migrate Principal Permissions
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-register-and-grant-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Register Resource and Grant Permissions
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-reregister-resource-role-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Rotate Resource Data Access Role
- type: Arazzo
  url: arazzo/amazon-lake-formation-revoke-and-verify-workflow.yml
  name: Amazon Lake Formation Revoke Permissions and Verify
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/big-data/category/analytics/aws-lake-formation/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/lakeformation/home
- type: CLI
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/lakeformation/
- type: SDKs
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/pricing/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/getting-started/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/lake-formation/faqs/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: Signup
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Fine-Grained Access Control
    description: Grant table, column, row, and cell-level permissions to data in your data lake.
  - name: Centralized Governance
    description: Centrally define and manage security, governance, and auditing policies across the data lake.
  - name: Data Catalog Integration
    description: Integrates with AWS Glue Data Catalog to discover, catalog, and share metadata.
  - name: Cross-Account Data Sharing
    description: Securely share data across AWS accounts without copying it.
  - name: Governed Tables
    description: ACID transactions and automatic compaction for governed tables stored in S3.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Data Lake Security
    description: Implement fine-grained access control for data stored in S3 with row and column-level security.
  - name: Self-Service Analytics
    description: Enable business users to discover and access approved data without manual provisioning.
  - name: Cross-Account Data Sharing
    description: Share data lake resources across AWS accounts and organizations.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Amazon S3
    description: Manage and secure data stored in S3 as the data lake storage layer.
  - name: AWS Glue
    description: Use Glue Data Catalog as the metadata store and Glue ETL for data transformation.
  - name: Amazon Athena
    description: Query data lake data using Athena with Lake Formation access controls enforced.
  - name: Amazon Redshift
    description: Use Redshift Spectrum to query data lake with Lake Formation permissions.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-lake-formation-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-lake-formation-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
- type: Portal
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/
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
  url: https://apievangelist.com
include: []
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product