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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:
2. What is The Amazon API Gateway?
2. a. The Architecture of Amazon API Gateway
2. b. API Types Supported by API Gateway
2. c. Amazon API Gateway Pricing
3. Tutorial: Creating and Using a REST API with Amazon API Gateway
4. As a result
5. Next post: Configuring API Gateway REST API to invoke a Lambda function using an HTTP request
6. References
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1. What is an API?
APIs (Application Programming Interface) are mechanisms that enable two software components to communicate with each other using a set of definitions and protocols. (1) Basically, APIs are a way for applications to communicate with each other across the web through specific inputs and outputs. An API is a code that enables two software programs to communicate. An API defines how a developer should request services from an operating system (OS) or other application, and expose data within different contexts and across multiple channels. Any data can be shared…
