What types of APIs does Amazon API Gateway support?
Following are some of the different types of APIs
REST APIs Private and Public
Representational State Transfer (REST) is an architectural style that defines a set of constraints to be used for creating web services. REST API is a way of accessing web services in a simple and flexible way without having any processing. To know more refer to the REST API Introduction.
SOAP APIs
Simple Object Access Protocol(SOAP) is a network protocol for exchanging structured data between nodes. It uses XML format to transfer messages. It works on top of application layer protocols like HTML and SMTP for notations and transmission. SOAP allows processes to communicate throughout platforms, languages and operating systems, since protocols like HTTP are already installed on all platforms.To know more refer to the Basics of SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol.
GraphQL APIs
We will use GraphQL API for demonstration. GraphQL is an open-source data query and manipulation language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling queries with existing data. It’s neither an architectural pattern nor a web service. GraphQL was developed internally by Facebook in 2012 before being publicly released in 2015.To know more refer to the GraphQL | Query.
WebSocket APIs
Web API is an API as the name suggests, it can be accessed over the web using the HTTP protocol. It is a framework that helps you to create and develop HTTP based RESTFUL services. The web API can be developed by using different technologies such as java, ASP.NET, etc. Web API is used in either a web server or a web browser. Basically Web API is a web development concept.To know more refer to the What is Web API and why we use it ?.
Amazon Web Service – Introduction to API Gateway
Firstly, API stands for Application Program Interface. An API Gateway is a management tool that acts as an interface between users and microservices. The Amazon API Gateway is an AWS service that allows users to create, publish, secure, maintain and monitor APIs at any scale. You can create APIs in your client application and can also make them available to third-party developers. It is serverless. It supports HTTP, WebSocket, and REST APIs. API Gateway is a type of server that provides the service of API which is used to customize each client.
The Netflix API Gateway is the most popular example of API Gateway. Many e‑commerce site uses an API gateway to provide the endpoint for retrieving the details of all products from mobile clients with only a single request. So, This invokes many different services like the proper information of product, and product reviews and then combines the results.
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