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api-gateway

Build, manage, and operate APIs with Amazon API Gateway (REST, HTTP, and WebSocket). Triggers on phrases like: API Gateway, REST API, HTTP API, WebSocket API, custom domain, Lambda authorizer, usage plan, throttling, CORS, VPC link, private API. Also covers troubleshooting API Gateway errors (4xx, 5xx, timeout, CORS failures) and IaC templates containing API Gateway resources. For general REST API design unrelated to AWS, do not trigger.

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Updated 3/18/2026
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quick start

Installation and usage

Build, manage, and operate APIs with Amazon API Gateway (REST, HTTP, and WebSocket). Triggers on phrases like: API Gateway, REST API, HTTP API, WebSocket API, custom domain, Lambda authorizer, usage plan, throttling, CORS, VPC link, private API. Also covers troubleshooting API Gateway errors (4xx, 5xx, timeout, CORS failures) and IaC templates containing API Gateway resources. For general REST API design unrelated to AWS, do not trigger.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use api-gateway