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AWS inspector documentation change

Service: inspector · 2025-07-16 · Documentation low

File: inspector/latest/user/inspector_regions.md

Summary

Updated regional endpoints for Amazon Inspector, removing redundant API gateway endpoints (api.aws.com) and consolidating FIPS endpoints in US and GovCloud regions. Protocol formatting was adjusted, and regional entries were reordered.

Security assessment

The changes primarily involve endpoint list maintenance and formatting. While FIPS endpoints (security-related) are retained for compliance, there is no explicit indication of a security vulnerability being addressed. The removal of api.aws.com endpoints appears to be a cleanup rather than a direct response to a security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/inspector/latest/user/inspector_regions.md b/inspector/latest/user/inspector_regions.md
index ab6f40af5..606f83cf8 100644
--- a//inspector/latest/user/inspector_regions.md
+++ b//inspector/latest/user/inspector_regions.md
@@ -17,35 +17,34 @@ Region Name | Region | Endpoint | Protocol
-Canada West (Calgary)  |  ca-west-1  |  inspector2.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ca-west-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 |  inspector2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-east-1.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-east-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 |  inspector2.us-east-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-east-2.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-east-2.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US West (N. California) | us-west-1 |  inspector2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-west-1.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-west-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 |  inspector2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-west-2.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-west-2.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  inspector2.af-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.af-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  inspector2.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-east-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-3.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-4.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-4.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-5.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-5.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-7.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-7.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 |  inspector2.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 |  inspector2.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-south-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-3.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-northeast-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-northeast-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-southeast-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ap-northeast-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 |  inspector2.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.ca-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 |  inspector2.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 |  inspector2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-west-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (London) | eu-west-2 |  inspector2.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-west-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  inspector2.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Spain) | region-eu-south-2 |  inspector2.region-eu-south-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.region-eu-south-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  inspector2.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-west-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  inspector2.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-north-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 |  inspector2.eu-central-2.amazonaws.com inspector2.eu-central-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 |  inspector2.il-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.il-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 |  inspector2.me-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.me-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  inspector2.me-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.me-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 |  inspector2.mx-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.mx-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 |  inspector2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.sa-east-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 |  inspector2.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-gov-east-1.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 |  inspector2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector2.us-gov-west-1.api.aws.com inspector2-fips.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
+US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 |  inspector2.us-east-2.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-east-2.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 |  inspector2.us-east-1.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-east-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US West (N. California) | us-west-1 |  inspector2.us-west-1.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-west-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 |  inspector2.us-west-2.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-west-2.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  inspector2.af-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  inspector2.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 |  inspector2.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-5.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-4.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 |  inspector2.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  inspector2.ap-southeast-7.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 |  inspector2.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 |  inspector2.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Canada West (Calgary) | ca-west-1 |  inspector2.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 |  inspector2.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 |  inspector2.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (London) | eu-west-2 |  inspector2.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  inspector2.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  inspector2.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 |  inspector2.eu-south-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  inspector2.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 |  inspector2.eu-central-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 |  inspector2.il-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 |  inspector2.mx-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  inspector2.me-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 |  inspector2.me-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 |  inspector2.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 |  inspector2.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 |  inspector2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com  inspector2-fips.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
@@ -55 +54 @@ AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 |  inspector2.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com
-The following table shows the Regional endpoints that can be used when calling the [Amazon Inspector Scan API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/v2/APIReference/API_Operations_Inspector_Scan.html). When using the API you must supply the endpoint and it’s corresponding Region for the AWS Region you’re currently authenticated to.
+The following table shows the Regional endpoints that can be used when calling the [Amazon Inspector Scan API](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/inspector/v2/APIReference/API_Operations_Inspector_Scan.html). When using the API, you must supply the endpoint and it’s corresponding Region for the AWS Region you’re currently authenticated to. 
@@ -61,34 +60,34 @@ Region Name | Region | Endpoint | Protocol
-Canada West (Calgary) | ca-west-1 |  inspector-scan.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ca-west-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 |  inspector-scan.us-east-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-east-2.api.aws.com inspector-scan-fips.us-east-2.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 |  inspector-scan.us-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-east-1.api.aws.com inspector-scan-fips.us-east-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US West (N. California) | us-west-1 |  inspector-scan.us-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-west-1.api.aws.com inspector-scan-fips.us-west-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 |  inspector-scan.us-west-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-west-2.api.aws.com inspector-scan-fips.us-west-2.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  inspector-scan.af-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.af-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-east-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-3.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-3.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-northeast-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-northeast-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-south-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-4.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-4.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-5.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-5.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-7.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-southeast-7.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ap-northeast-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 |  inspector-scan.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.ca-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-west-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (London) | eu-west-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-west-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-south-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-south-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-west-3.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-north-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-central-2.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.eu-central-2.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 |  inspector-scan.me-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.me-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  inspector-scan.me-south-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.me-south-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 |  inspector-scan.mx-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.mx-central-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 |  inspector-scan.il-central-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.il-cetral-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 |  inspector-scan.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.sa-east-1.api.aws.com | HTTPS  
-AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 |  inspector-scan.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-gov-east-1.api.aws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
-AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 |  inspector-scan.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com inspector-scan.us-gov-west-1.api.aws.com inspector-scan-fips.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com | HTTPS  
+US East (Ohio) | us-east-2 |  inspector-scan.us-east-2.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-east-2.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US East (N. Virginia) | us-east-1 |  inspector-scan.us-east-1.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-east-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US West (N. California) | us-west-1 |  inspector-scan.us-west-1.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-west-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+US West (Oregon) | us-west-2 |  inspector-scan.us-west-2.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-west-2.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+Africa (Cape Town) | af-south-1 |  inspector-scan.af-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | ap-east-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | ap-south-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-south-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | ap-southeast-3 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Malaysia) | ap-southeast-5 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-5.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | ap-southeast-4 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-4.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Thailand) | ap-southeast-7 |  inspector-scan.ap-southeast-7.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 |  inspector-scan.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 |  inspector-scan.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Canada West (Calgary) | ca-west-1 |  inspector-scan.ca-west-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Ireland) | eu-west-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (London) | eu-west-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Milan) | eu-south-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Paris) | eu-west-3 |  inspector-scan.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Spain) | eu-south-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-south-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Stockholm) | eu-north-1 |  inspector-scan.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Europe (Zurich) | eu-central-2 |  inspector-scan.eu-central-2.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Israel (Tel Aviv) | il-central-1 |  inspector-scan.il-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Mexico (Central) | mx-central-1 |  inspector-scan.mx-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Middle East (Bahrain) | me-south-1 |  inspector-scan.me-south-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+Middle East (UAE) | me-central-1 |  inspector-scan.me-central-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+South America (São Paulo) | sa-east-1 |  inspector-scan.sa-east-1.amazonaws.com  | HTTPS  
+AWS GovCloud (US-East) | us-gov-east-1 |  inspector-scan.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-gov-east-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS  
+AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 |  inspector-scan.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com  inspector-scan-fips.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com  |  HTTPS HTTPS