---
id: "aws-nat-gateway"
type: "component"
kind: "nat-gateway"
provider: "aws"
category: "edge"
docs: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-nat-gateway.html"
url: "https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-nat-gateway"
---

# NAT gateway

Managed outbound address translation for private subnets.

| | |
|---|---|
| Provider | [aws](https://localhost:3000/catalogue?provider=aws) |
| Kind | [NAT gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/kinds/nat-gateway) |
| Category | Edge |
| Official docs | [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-nat-gateway.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-nat-gateway.html) |

## Properties

| property | type | values | required | kind default | this component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `baselineBandwidthGbps` | integer | — | no | 5 | inherited |
| `connectionsPerDestinationPerAddress` | integer | — | no | 55000 | inherited |
| `connectivityType` | enum | `public`, `private` | no | "public" | inherited |
| `idleTimeoutMinutes` | integer | — | no | — | inherited |
| `idleTimeoutSeconds` | integer | — | no | 350 | inherited |
| `logging` | boolean | — | no | false | **false** |
| `managed` | boolean | — | no | false | **true** |
| `maxBandwidthGbps` | integer | — | no | 100 | inherited |
| `staticIpCount` | integer | — | no | — | **1** |
| `zoneRedundant` | boolean | — | no | — | **false** |

Bold values are the ones this component pins.

## Rules that apply · 0

No rule selects this kind or its category.

## Other products of the same kind · 8

- [NAT Gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/alibaba-nat-gateway.md) `alibaba-nat-gateway` — alibabacloud
- [Azure NAT Gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/azure-nat-gateway.md) `azure-nat-gateway` — azure
- [Generic NAT gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/nat-gateway.md) `nat-gateway` — default
- [DigitalOcean VPC NAT Gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/digitalocean-vpc-nat-gateway.md) `digitalocean-vpc-nat-gateway` — digitalocean
- [Cloud NAT](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/google-cloud-nat.md) `google-cloud-nat` — gcp
- [Public Gateway for VPC](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/ibm-public-gateway.md) `ibm-public-gateway` — ibm
- [NAT Gateway](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/oci-nat-gateway.md) `oci-nat-gateway` — oci
- [NAT Service](https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/outscale-nat-service.md) `outscale-nat-service` — outscale

## Use it in a design

```yaml
nodes:
  - { id: "aws-nat-gateway", component: "aws-nat-gateway" }
```

## Source (`component` YAML, verbatim)

```yaml
# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
# Amazon VPC NAT gateway: managed outbound address translation for private subnets.
# "NAT gateways" + "NAT gateway basics" + "Troubleshoot NAT gateways": connectivity type defaults to
# public with one Elastic IP, it lives in a single Availability Zone, and idle flows drop after 350 s.
schemaVersion: "1"
type: "component"
id: "aws-nat-gateway"
kind: "nat-gateway"
provider: "aws"
docs: "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpc-nat-gateway.html"
defaults:
  managed: true
  staticIpCount: 1
  zoneRedundant: false
  logging: false
properties:
  connectivityType:
    type: "enum"
    values: ["public", "private"]
    default: "public"
  idleTimeoutSeconds:
    type: "integer"
    default: 350
  baselineBandwidthGbps:
    type: "integer"
    default: 5
  maxBandwidthGbps:
    type: "integer"
    default: 100
  connectionsPerDestinationPerAddress:
    type: "integer"
    default: 55000
```

Human page: https://localhost:3000/catalogue/components/aws-nat-gateway