In this video, we look at how we can create an example REST API to create, retrieve, and delete items in a database using AWS DynamoDB, Lambda, and API Gateway and deploy it via the AWS CDK! We also cover how to test the API using Postman.
Links:
- Accompanying Blog Post: https://conermurphy.com/blog/build-rest-api-aws-cdk-api-gateway-lambda-dynamodb-api-key-authentication
- Example GitHub Code: https://github.com/conermurphy/cdk-tutorials/tree/main/rest-api-with-api-key-auth
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:31 - Prerequisites
1:00 - Defining our Database
1:26 - Defining our API
2:22 - Usage Plans
3:24 - Defining our Lambda’s
4:41 - Writing our Lambda’s
10:29 - Connecting our API and Lambda’s
13:57 - Deploying our CDK Stack
15:10 - Testing our API
18:28 - Closing Thoughts
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