API (REST)

Set up Amplify REST API

The API category provides a solution for making HTTP requests to REST API endpoints. The API library can be used for creating signed requests against Amazon API Gateway when the API Gateway Authorization is set to AWS_IAM or Cognito User Pools.

Set up Amplify HTTP API

The API category provides a solution for making HTTP requests to HTTP API endpoints. The API library can be used for creating signed requests against Amazon API Gateway when the API Gateway Authorization is set to AWS_IAM or Cognito User Pools.

Define authorization rules

Learn more about how to define authorization rules for Amplify's REST API capabilities

Fetch data

Using the GET API REST in Amplify

Post data

Using Post, Put, etc. in Amplify

Update data

Using Post, Put, etc. in Amplify

Delete data

Using the Delete API REST in Amplify

Test the REST API

Learn how you can test the REST API from the terminal, with Amplify Mock, or with the API Gateway console.

Use existing AWS resources

Configure the Amplify Libraries to use existing Amazon API Gateway resources by referencing them in your configuration.

API References

API References - api