API Gateway is a fully managed service that allows developers to create, publish, maintain, monitor, and secure APIs. It simplifies the process of creating and deploying APIs and enables seamless integration with other AWS services.
In this Cloud Lab, you will create an HTTP API that allows you to add, retrieve, and delete quotes from various authors. You will make use of the AWS DynamoDB, AWS Lambda function, and AWS API Gateway services of AWS. This Cloud Lab provides hands-on experience in building a serverless, scalable, and cost-effective solution for managing an API. You will start by setting up a DynamoDB table to store your quotes. Then, you will deploy a Lambda function to handle creating, reading, updating, and deleting quotes. Next, you will configure API Gateway to route HTTP requests to your Lambda function, creating endpoints for your API. Finally, you will test your API by invoking the endpoints and seeing the results in action.
By the end of this Lab, you will prove your knowledge of how to use AWS DynamoDB for data storage, create and deploy AWS Lambda functions, and configure AWS API Gateway for routing HTTP requests.
Here’s what the complete architecture will look like after completing the lab:
