What are an API and Amazon API Gateway? Creating and Using a REST API with Amazon API Gateway.

We will learn details knowledge about the API and the Amazon API Gateway. Then, we will create our first API with Amazon API Gateway in the tutorial, and then integrate the API via HTTP with the “Pet Store website endpoints”. Finally, we will run and test our API by using the “GET” method and observe the response. We will do them practically and step by step.

Topics we will cover in this article:

1. What is an API?

2. What is The Amazon API Gateway?

2. a. The Architecture of Amazon API Gateway

2. b. API Types Supported by API Gateway

• REST API
• HTTP APIs
• WebSocket APIs

2. c. Amazon API Gateway Pricing

3. Tutorial: Creating and Using a REST API with Amazon API Gateway

4. As a result

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