REST vs HTTP APIs in API Gateway (1/2)

In this video, I tell you the difference between REST and HTTP APIs in API Gateway. You'll learn about the history of these apis, the types of problems they're meant to solve, and finally a feature comparison.

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[JanekBogucki]

So far the most useful comparison I've found between Rest and HTTP. Makes it clear to pick HTTP API unless there is a missing feature but if you can survive without the feature be aware HTTP is the future direction for API Gateway.

[Overthought]

I wish you had touched on what makes the REST option inherently heavier/slower. I can imagine that it would be slower if I was using a lot of the bells & whistles, but why would it be slower even without those?

[andresmontoya]

Thanks! Would be great a video about appsync vs api gateway, more about subscriptions vs websockets

[hameddadgour]

Great content. Thank you for sharing!

[KevinBatchelor]

Ill use it just as soon as it has better support for Lambda

[ancientelevator]

Since HTTP does not support usage plans, how do you prevent someone from DDOS'ing you into bankruptcy?

[skirllexrude]

I had a doubt can you help me to solve it.Correct me if I am wrong.only 2 questions
1.I had a assumption that creating endpoints can be done with rest API, graphql,etc and to communicate with any these api client-server I need to use a transfer protocol which is http. But how we can create endpoints with such transfer protocol http. Http api and http transfer protocol are different or same.

2.Http transfer protocol has the verb commands like Get, post, update, delete.If I don't use these transfer protocol it is possible to create these verb in rest api itself without using http

[kuruvchi]

A nice video. Is there any way to allow new binary media types on HTTP API? I'm getting corrupted font files (with woff extension) from AWS HTTP API.

[ngneerin]

Eventbridge doesn't support aws http api gateway

[greob]

Please fix your microphone. Way too much bass, can barely hear anything you say.