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AWS API Gateway

Create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs at any scale.

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Overview

Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed AWS service that enables developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs. It acts as a 'front door' for applications to access data, business logic, or functionality from backend services like AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, or any web application.

✨ Key Features

  • RESTful API and WebSocket API support
  • Traffic management (throttling, caching)
  • Security and access control (AWS IAM, Cognito)
  • API lifecycle management
  • Monitoring and logging with CloudWatch

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
  • Pay-as-you-go pricing model
  • Strong support for serverless architectures

Unique Value: Offers a seamless and cost-effective way to build, deploy, and manage APIs within the AWS cloud.

🎯 Use Cases (3)

Building serverless applications Creating backend for mobile and web applications Exposing legacy services as modern APIs

✅ Best For

  • High-scale serverless backends with AWS Lambda
  • Proxying requests to various AWS services

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Multi-cloud or on-premises deployments without significant workarounds

🏆 Alternatives

Azure API Management Google Apigee Kong

Tightly integrated with AWS services, making it simpler to use for AWS-native applications compared to third-party gateways.

💻 Platforms

Web API

🔌 Integrations

AWS Lambda Amazon EC2 AWS IAM Amazon Cognito AWS WAF

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (Business / Enterprise Support plans tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ SOC 1/2/3 ✓ ISO/IEC 27001/27017/27018 ✓ PCI DSS ✓ HIPAA

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: 1 million HTTP API calls, 1 million REST API calls, 1 million messages, and 750,000 connection minutes for WebSocket APIs per month for 12 months.

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