Amazon API Gateway
Amazon API Gateway is an AWS service for creating, publishing, maintaining, monitoring, and securing APIs at any scale.
- Fully Managed Service: No infrastructure to manage, automatic scaling, and built-in monitoring
- Multiple API Types: Supports REST APIs, HTTP APIs, and WebSocket APIs for real-time communication
- Comprehensive Security: Built-in authorization, authentication, and API key management capabilities
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API Gateway provides serverless API management, automatic scaling, comprehensive monitoring, and robust security features.
Use case: An API defines how different software systems can interact and communicate with each other. API Gateway can be used to create microservices architectures, mobile backends, and serverless applications.
- Integrates seamlessly with AWS Lambda, EC2, and other AWS services
- Provides request/response transformation, caching, and throttling capabilities
- Supports multiple deployment stages for development, testing, and production environments
