3- AWS Serverless: REST API vs. HTTP API

📰 Dev.to · Hamid Shoja

Learn the difference between REST API and HTTP API in AWS Serverless to make informed decisions for your application's architecture

intermediate Published 14 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Build a REST API using AWS API Gateway
  2. Run a test on the REST API to understand its performance
  3. Configure an HTTP API using AWS API Gateway
  4. Test the HTTP API to compare its performance with the REST API
  5. Apply the differences to your serverless application's architecture
Who Needs to Know This

Backend engineers and architects benefit from understanding the differences to choose the best API type for their serverless applications, while DevOps teams can optimize deployment and maintenance

Key Insight

💡 REST API and HTTP API have different design principles, use cases, and performance characteristics in AWS Serverless

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Key Takeaways

Learn the difference between REST API and HTTP API in AWS Serverless to make informed decisions for your application's architecture

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