Invoking Lambda with API Gateway

Imagine you have a fantastic serverless function, but how do people access it from a web browser or another application? That's where Amazon API Gateway comes in!

API Gateway acts as the "front door" for your applications. It's a fully managed service that helps developers create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.

Lambda functions are great for running code without managing servers. But by themselves, they don't have public HTTP endpoints accessible over the internet.

API Gateway provides these endpoints, transforming simple Lambda functions into powerful, accessible web services. This combination is a core pattern for building serverless RESTful APIs.