Title: Serverless APIs
Publication: Ready, Set, Cloud!
URL: https://www.readysetcloud.io/topics/serverless-apis/

Serverless API articles covering API Gateway, HTTP APIs, direct integrations, auth, performance, and event-driven systems.


Serverless APIs are more than API Gateway and Lambda. This hub collects articles on HTTP APIs, direct integrations, auth, user sessions, performance, and event-driven API design.





Related content:

- Seriously, Write Your API Spec First: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/seriously-write-your-spec-first/ - It's time we stop the old code-first or spec-first debate.
- Turn Any API Into An Event-Driven Engine: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/turn-any-api-into-an-event-driven-engine/ - Is your API defined with an Open API Spec? Good news! You can turn that into an event-driven engine in your CI pipeline.
- Build Faster and Easier APIs With User Sessions: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/boost-your-apis-with-user-sessions/ - I've been building APIs for years, but recently discovered the power of inferring data from user sessions for a better developer experience.
- Skip The Lambda Function, Connect Directly To Your AWS Services: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/direct-connections-with-api-gateway/ - Did you know API Gateway integrates directly with over 100 services? Learn how to skip Lambda and what to watch out for when you do.
- Serverless API Essentials - Idempotency: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/api-essentials-idempotency/ - A huge part of serverless API design is handling retries or accidental resubmits. Without it, data integrity goes out the window.
- Building Serverless Applications That Scale The Perfect Amount
: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-design-serverless-apps-that-scale-the-perfect-amount/ - Designing applications for the right amount of scale is a huge architectural task. With serverless part of it is handled for you, but some of it you're on your own.
- Power Tuning Your Serverless API For Happy Customers: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/power-tuning-your-serverless-api-for-happy-customers/ - Serverless is far from new, but it is still young. As adoption grows, new techniques and best practices have emerged to provide an optimal experience for your customers.
- API First Development: How to Build Consistent, Meaningful APIs with Postman: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/api-first-development-with-postman/ - Whether you know it or not, you use APIs every day. They control everything we do. Discover how to join the API revolution by building strong APIs with Open API Spec and Postman.
- How to Migrate Your REST API to the New HTTP API in AWS: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-migrate-your-rest-api-to-the-new-http-api-in-aws-2e986c326ce0/ - Discover how to move your existing API over and why you may want to wait before you do