Serverless API Routing with AWS API Gateway and Lambda

Building modern web applications requires scalable backend services that do not demand constant server management. AWS API Gateway acts as the entry point, seamlessly routing client requests to serverless AWS Lambda functions to handle your business logic. This text-only course teaches you how to architect and deploy fully functional, production-ready serverless APIs. You will gain a solid understanding of routing mechanics, request validation, and integration patterns, enabling you to build responsive backends with minimal overhead. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational serverless concepts, API Gateway types, and AWS Lambda integration. - Configure REST and HTTP APIs with custom routing, path parameters, and query strings. - Implement modern security practices using JWT authorizers, custom authorizers, and CORS policies. - Handle request and response transformations to format data before it reaches your functions. - Manage API stages, deployment environments, and basic monitoring metrics. Starting with core architectural definitions and basic setup, you will progress through written explanations and practical configuration examples. You will explore how to map resources, handle errors, and manage different API deployment stages step-by-step. This course is designed for beginners new to cloud computing and serverless architectures, with no prior AWS experience required. Start reading today to master serverless API design and build scalable backends with confidence.