Building a Serverless REST API with Lambda and API Gateway

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Building a Serverless REST API with Lambda and API Gateway

Learn how to build and deploy a production-ready serverless API using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and AWS SAM.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Oct 10, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Deploy and Validate a Serverless API using AWS SAM.
1. Create a SAM template and gain skills in defining API resources and functions
2. Package and deploy the application using the SAM CLI
3. Validate successful deployment of Lambda functions and API endpoints
Challenge

Configure Production-Ready API Gateway Settings
1. Set up API gateway routes
2. Create and configure staging environments
3. Implement custom response handling
Challenge

Implement Reliability Patterns for your API
1. Configure Dead-Letter Queues for Failed Lambda Executions
2. Explore retry policies for API Gateway integration
3. Test Error Handling and Retries

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