Amazon API Gateway

name: Amazon API Gateway
description: Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that makes it easy for developers to create, publish, maintain,
  monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/amazon-api-gateway/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Gateway
- HTTP API
- REST API
- Serverless
- WebSocket
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-06-20'
apis:
- name: Amazon API Gateway REST API
  description: RESTful APIs that are optimized for serverless workloads and HTTP backends using HTTP APIs.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/
  baseURL: https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - API Management
  - REST
  - Serverless
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/welcome.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/api/API_Operations.html
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/pricing/
  - type: Getting Started
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/getting-started/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/faqs/
  - type: Features
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/features/
  - type: Developer Guide
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/welcome.html
  - type: API Reference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/api/API_Operations.html
  - type: Quotas
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/limits.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/amazon-api-gateway-openapi.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-api-gateway-accesslogsettings-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-api-gateway-api-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-api-gateway-apikey-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-api-gateway-apikeys-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/amazon-api-gateway-apistage-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-api-gateway-accesslogsettings-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-api-gateway-apikey-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/amazon-api-gateway-apikeys-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/amazon-api-gateway-context.jsonld
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/amazon-api-gateway-openapi-overlay.yaml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/amazon-api-gateway-rest-openapi-overlay.yaml
  aid: amazon-api-gateway:rest-api
- name: Amazon API Gateway WebSocket API
  description: Build real-time two-way communication applications with WebSocket APIs.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/
  baseURL: https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Bi-Directional
  - Real-Time
  - WebSocket
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-websocket-api.html
  - type: Getting Started
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-websocket-api-overview.html
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/amazon-api-gateway-websocket-asyncapi.yml
  - type: JSON-LD
    url: json-ld/amazon-api-gateway-context.jsonld
  aid: amazon-api-gateway:websocket-api
- name: Amazon API Gateway HTTP API
  description: Lower latency and lower cost alternative to REST APIs with essential features for building HTTP-based APIs.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/
  baseURL: https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Cost Effective
  - HTTP
  - Low Latency
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api.html
  - type: Comparison
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-vs-rest.html
  aid: amazon-api-gateway:http-api
- name: Amazon API Gateway Management API
  description: API for directly managing runtime aspects of deployed APIs, including sending data to connected WebSocket clients
    via the @connections endpoint and managing connection state.
  image: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
  humanURL: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-how-to-call-websocket-api-connections.html
  baseURL: https://{api-id}.execute-api.{region}.amazonaws.com/{stage}
  tags:
  - Connections
  - Management
  - Runtime
  - WebSocket
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-how-to-call-websocket-api-connections.html
  aid: amazon-api-gateway:management-api
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/amazon-api-gateway-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/amazon-api-gateway-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/amazon-api-gateway-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/amazon-api-gateway-authentication.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/category/application-services/amazon-api-gateway/
- type: Support
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
- type: Console
  url: https://console.aws.amazon.com/apigateway
- type: CLIReference
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/apigateway/
- type: SDK
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/tools/
- type: Status
  url: https://status.aws.amazon.com/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
- type: Website
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/pricing/
- type: Getting Started
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/getting-started/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/api-gateway/faqs/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://portal.aws.amazon.com/billing/signup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aws
- type: StackOverflow
  url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/amazon-api-gateway
- type: CodeExamples
  url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/code-library/latest/ug/api-gateway_code_examples.html
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/amazon-api-gateway-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/amazon-api-gateway-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/amazon-api-gateway-packages.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/amazon-api-gateway-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/amazon-api-gateway-security.txt
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/amazon-api-gateway-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/amazon-api-gateway-llms.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/amazon-api-gateway-llms-full.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/amazon-api-gateway-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/amazon-api-gateway-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/amazon-api-gateway-lifecycle.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: REST API Management
    description: Create, configure, and manage REST APIs with resources, methods, integrations, and request/response transformations.
  - name: WebSocket API Support
    description: Build real-time two-way communication applications with WebSocket APIs supporting persistent connections
      and message routing.
  - name: HTTP API Support
    description: Deploy lightweight HTTP APIs with lower latency and cost than REST APIs, optimized for Lambda and HTTP backends.
  - name: Stage and Deployment Management
    description: Manage deployment stages with canary releases, stage variables, and throttling configurations for blue/green
      deployments.
  - name: API Security and Authorization
    description: Secure APIs with IAM authorization, Lambda authorizers, Cognito user pools, and resource-based policies.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Serverless API Backend
    description: Build serverless REST APIs backed by Lambda functions using API Gateway as the front door for request routing.
  - name: Microservices Gateway
    description: Use API Gateway as a unified entry point for microservices, providing routing, authentication, and rate limiting.
  - name: Real-Time Applications
    description: Build chat, collaboration, and live data streaming applications using WebSocket APIs with persistent client
      connections.
  - name: API Lifecycle Automation
    description: Automate API creation, deployment, and versioning using the API Gateway control plane API in CI/CD pipelines.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS Lambda
    description: Integrate API Gateway with Lambda functions for serverless request processing without managing infrastructure.
  - name: AWS Cognito
    description: Use Cognito user pools and identity pools for managed authentication and authorization in API Gateway.
  - name: AWS WAF
    description: Protect API Gateway endpoints with AWS WAF rules for rate limiting and protection against common web exploits.
  - name: AWS CloudWatch
    description: Monitor API performance, errors, and latency using CloudWatch metrics and logs integrated with API Gateway.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com
aid: amazon-api-gateway
specificationVersion: '0.19'