As we now understand how the AWS API Gateway service works at a basic level, we will move on to use that knowledge for building an end-to-end project which involves deploying a completely serverless API.
In this section, we will be building and deploying a completely serverless API function from scratch, along with learning the internals and other implementation details of the AWS Lambda—AWS API Gateway integrations. We will be building the serverless API step-by-step. So, follow along with the steps in this order. The procedure is as follows:
- Firstly, we will start by creating a new API. This can be done via the Lambda console which looks like this:
- Once you have clicked on the +Create API button, you will be redirected to the API creation wizard, where you will be asked to enter the name and description of the API you are intending to build...