Amazon API Gateway — Create and Secure Custom APIs

Amazon API Gateway is a managed service for creating and securing APIs for businesses and developers

Amazon API Gateway is a fully managed service that allows business owners and technical teams to create, secure, and manage custom APIs at any scale. This tool serves as the primary entry point for software applications to access backend data, business logic, or internal features. By handling the heavy lifting of traffic management and authorization, Amazon API Gateway ensures that your digital services remain stable during high-demand periods. The service provides a centralized console to oversee RESTful and WebSocket APIs, which are essential for real-time applications such as live dashboards or chat interfaces. Business owners can implement throttling rules to prevent system abuse and use built-in security features like AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to protect sensitive data. Since the service integrates natively with others listed on surfai.app, it simplifies the architecture of complex enterprise applications. For companies managing high volumes of traffic, the platform handles versioning and environment management, allowing you to run multiple versions of the same API simultaneously. Detailed monitoring and logging are provided through CloudWatch, giving you clear visibility into performance metrics and error rates. The pay-as-you-go model ensures you only pay for the specific number of API calls received and the amount of data transferred out. Amazon API Gateway offers a generous free tier for the first 12 months, including 1 million REST or HTTP API calls per month. Beyond this, pricing is usage-based and scales according to your traffic volume. 2026 data shows it remains a standard for secure infrastructure.

• Pricing: freemium

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