WebSocket API
Explore how WebSocket API supports asynchronous, bidirectional communication for real-time applications within AWS serverless computing. Understand routing with route keys, persistent connections, and how to implement secure chat apps using API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB to manage connection IDs and message broadcasting.
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Unlike REST API, which is used for synchronous communication, WebSocket API is used for asynchronous communication. It enables real-time bidirectional communication between client and server. In contrast to the request/response model, where the client sends the request and the server responds, WebSocket API allows the server to send one-way messages to the client.
WebSocket connection vs. HTTP connection