REST APIs vs HTTP APIs
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Two API types within API Gateway, trading feature richness for cost and latency.
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Key points
- •REST APIs: full feature set (usage plans, API keys, request transformation), higher cost/latency
- •HTTP APIs: simpler, ~70% cheaper, lower latency, covers most common use cases
- •HTTP APIs lack usage plans/API keys and advanced request transformation
- •Default to HTTP APIs; use REST APIs only for a specific confirmed feature need