Amazon Forecast API

The Amazon Forecast API provides programmatic access to create and manage datasets, predictors, forecasts, and export jobs for time-series forecasting using machine learning models.

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OpenAPI Specification

amazon-forecast-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Amazon Forecast API
  description: Amazon Forecast is a fully managed service that uses machine learning to deliver highly accurate time-series forecasts.
  version: '2018-06-26'
  contact:
    name: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://forecast.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
security:
- awsSigV4: []
tags:
- name: Datasets
  description: Dataset management for training data
- name: Dataset Groups
  description: Logical groupings of related datasets
- name: Predictors
  description: ML models trained on dataset groups
- name: Forecasts
  description: Generated forecast outputs
- name: Export Jobs
  description: Forecast data export to S3
- name: Tags
  description: Resource metadata labels
paths:
  /datasets:
    post:
      operationId: createDataset
      summary: Create Dataset
      description: Creates an Amazon Forecast dataset.
      tags:
      - Datasets
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDatasetRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DatasetArn:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    DatasetArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:dataset/MyDataset
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: listDatasets
      summary: List Datasets
      description: Returns a list of datasets created using CreateDataset.
      tags:
      - Datasets
      parameters:
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Maximum results to return.
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination token.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Datasets:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetSummary'
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Datasets:
                    - &id001
                      DatasetArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:dataset/MyDataset
                      DatasetName: MyDataset
                      Domain: RETAIL
                      DatasetType: TARGET_TIME_SERIES
                      DataFrequency: D
                      Status: ACTIVE
                    NextToken:
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /describe/dataset/{datasetArn}:
    get:
      operationId: describeDataset
      summary: Describe Dataset
      description: Describes an Amazon Forecast dataset.
      tags:
      - Datasets
      parameters:
      - name: datasetArn
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ARN of the dataset.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataset'
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value: *id001
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /dataset-groups:
    post:
      operationId: createDatasetGroup
      summary: Create Dataset Group
      description: Creates a dataset group, which holds a collection of related datasets.
      tags:
      - Dataset Groups
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateDatasetGroupRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DatasetGroupArn:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    DatasetGroupArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:dataset-group/MyDSG
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: listDatasetGroups
      summary: List Dataset Groups
      description: Returns a list of dataset groups.
      tags:
      - Dataset Groups
      parameters:
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Maximum results.
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination token.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  DatasetGroups:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetGroupSummary'
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    DatasetGroups:
                    - DatasetGroupArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:dataset-group/MyDSG
                      DatasetGroupName: MyDSG
                      Domain: RETAIL
                      Status: ACTIVE
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /predictors:
    post:
      operationId: createPredictor
      summary: Create Predictor
      description: Creates an Amazon Forecast predictor (ML model) trained on a dataset group.
      tags:
      - Predictors
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePredictorRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  PredictorArn:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    PredictorArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:predictor/MyPredictor
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: listPredictors
      summary: List Predictors
      description: Returns a list of predictors.
      tags:
      - Predictors
      parameters:
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Maximum results.
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination token.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Predictors:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PredictorSummary'
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Predictors:
                    - PredictorArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:predictor/MyPredictor
                      PredictorName: MyPredictor
                      ForecastHorizon: 30
                      Status: ACTIVE
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /forecasts:
    post:
      operationId: createForecast
      summary: Create Forecast
      description: Creates a forecast for each item in the TARGET_TIME_SERIES dataset.
      tags:
      - Forecasts
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateForecastRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ForecastArn:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    ForecastArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:forecast/MyForecast
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: listForecasts
      summary: List Forecasts
      description: Returns a list of forecasts.
      tags:
      - Forecasts
      parameters:
      - name: maxResults
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Maximum results.
      - name: nextToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Pagination token.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Forecasts:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ForecastSummary'
                  NextToken:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Forecasts:
                    - ForecastArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:forecast/MyForecast
                      ForecastName: MyForecast
                      PredictorArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:predictor/MyPredictor
                      Status: ACTIVE
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /forecast-export-jobs:
    post:
      operationId: createForecastExportJob
      summary: Create Forecast Export Job
      description: Exports a forecast created by CreateForecast to your Amazon S3 bucket.
      tags:
      - Export Jobs
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateForecastExportJobRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ForecastExportJobArn:
                    type: string
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    ForecastExportJobArn: arn:aws:forecast:us-east-1:123456789012:forecast-export-job/MyExportJob
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /tags/{resourceArn}:
    get:
      operationId: listTagsForResource
      summary: List Tags For Resource
      description: Lists the tags for an Amazon Forecast resource.
      tags:
      - Tags
      parameters:
      - name: resourceArn
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ARN of the resource.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Tags:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
              examples:
                default:
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    Tags:
                    - Key: Environment
                      Value: Production
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: tagResource
      summary: Tag Resource
      description: Associates the specified tags to a resource.
      tags:
      - Tags
      parameters:
      - name: resourceArn
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: ARN of the resource.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                Tags:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
              required:
              - Tags
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    awsSigV4:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: AWS Signature Version 4
  schemas:
    Dataset:
      type: object
      description: An Amazon Forecast dataset that contains training data.
      properties:
        DatasetArn:
          type: string
        DatasetName:
          type: string
        Domain:
          type: string
          enum:
          - RETAIL
          - CUSTOM
          - INVENTORY_PLANNING
          - EC2_CAPACITY
          - WORK_FORCE
          - WEB_TRAFFIC
          - METRICS
        DatasetType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - TARGET_TIME_SERIES
          - RELATED_TIME_SERIES
          - ITEM_METADATA
        DataFrequency:
          type: string
        Schema:
          type: object
        EncryptionConfig:
          type: object
        Status:
          type: string
        DatasetArn_:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
      - DatasetName
      - Domain
      - DatasetType
      - Schema
    DatasetSummary:
      type: object
      description: Summary of an Amazon Forecast dataset.
      properties:
        DatasetArn:
          type: string
        DatasetName:
          type: string
        DatasetType:
          type: string
        Domain:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    DatasetGroupSummary:
      type: object
      description: Summary of an Amazon Forecast dataset group.
      properties:
        DatasetGroupArn:
          type: string
        DatasetGroupName:
          type: string
        Domain:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Predictor:
      type: object
      description: An Amazon Forecast predictor (ML model) trained on a dataset group.
      properties:
        PredictorArn:
          type: string
        PredictorName:
          type: string
        AlgorithmArn:
          type: string
        AutoMLAlgorithmArns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        ForecastHorizon:
          type: integer
        ForecastTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        PerformAutoML:
          type: boolean
        PerformHPO:
          type: boolean
        TrainingParameters:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        EvaluationParameters:
          type: object
        HPOConfig:
          type: object
        InputDataConfig:
          type: object
        FeaturizationConfig:
          type: object
        EncryptionConfig:
          type: object
        PredictorExecutionDetails:
          type: object
        DatasetImportJobArns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        AutoMLAlgorithmArns_:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
      - PredictorName
      - ForecastHorizon
      - InputDataConfig
      - FeaturizationConfig
    PredictorSummary:
      type: object
      description: Summary of an Amazon Forecast predictor.
      properties:
        PredictorArn:
          type: string
        PredictorName:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Forecast:
      type: object
      description: An Amazon Forecast forecast generated from a trained predictor.
      properties:
        ForecastArn:
          type: string
        ForecastName:
          type: string
        ForecastTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        PredictorArn:
          type: string
        DatasetGroupArn:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        Message:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
      required:
      - ForecastName
      - PredictorArn
    ForecastSummary:
      type: object
      description: Summary of an Amazon Forecast forecast.
      properties:
        ForecastArn:
          type: string
        ForecastName:
          type: string
        PredictorArn:
          type: string
        DatasetGroupArn:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: string
        CreationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        LastModificationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Tag:
      type: object
      description: A metadata label applied to a Forecast resource.
      properties:
        Key:
          type: string
        Value:
          type: string
      required:
      - Key
      - Value
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response from the Amazon Forecast API.
      properties:
        Message:
          type: string
        Code:
          type: string
    CreateDatasetRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - DatasetName
      - Domain
      - DatasetType
      - Schema
      properties:
        DatasetName:
          type: string
        Domain:
          type: string
        DatasetType:
          type: string
        DataFrequency:
          type: string
        Schema:
          type: object
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
    CreateDatasetGroupRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - DatasetGroupName
      - Domain
      properties:
        DatasetGroupName:
          type: string
        Domain:
          type: string
        DatasetArns:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
    CreatePredictorRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - PredictorName
      - ForecastHorizon
      - InputDataConfig
      - FeaturizationConfig
      properties:
        PredictorName:
          type: string
        AlgorithmArn:
          type: string
        ForecastHorizon:
          type: integer
        ForecastTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        PerformAutoML:
          type: boolean
        PerformHPO:
          type: boolean
        InputDataConfig:
          type: object
        FeaturizationConfig:
          type: object
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
    CreateForecastRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - ForecastName
      - PredictorArn
      properties:
        ForecastName:
          type: string
        PredictorArn:
          type: string
        ForecastTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
    CreateForecastExportJobRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - ForecastExportJobName
      - ForecastArn
      - Destination
      properties:
        ForecastExportJobName:
          type: string
        ForecastArn:
          type: string
        Destination:
          type: object
        Tags:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'