Introduction to API Gateway
Understand the role of API Gateway in a serverless architecture, its key features, and how it acts as a front door for your applications.
Intro to API Gateway
Welcome to your journey into AWS API Gateway! In serverless architectures, services like AWS Lambda handle your application's logic, but how do users access them?
API Gateway acts as the front door for your applications, handling all incoming API requests before they reach your backend services.
Your Serverless Front Door
Think of API Gateway as a highly scalable, fully managed service that sits between your users and your backend. It's like a traffic controller for your APIs.
- It receives HTTP requests from clients (web browsers, mobile apps).
- It routes these requests to the correct backend service.
- It returns the responses from your backend to the client.
All lessons in this course
- Introduction to API Gateway
- HTTP API vs. REST API
- Integrating Lambda with API Gateway
- Request and Response Mapping in API Gateway