deploying-custom-domain-rest-api

SKILL.md

Custom Domain REST API with Lambda and Request Authorizer

Overview

This SOP deploys a REST API with a Regional custom domain name, a Lambda backend function, and a request-based Lambda authorizer. It handles ACM certificate provisioning, IAM role creation, Lambda function deployment, API Gateway REST API creation with a custom authorizer, custom domain configuration, base path mapping, and Route 53 DNS setup.

The architecture includes:

An API Gateway REST API with an endpoint type of REGIONAL

A request-based Lambda authorizer that validates headers, query string parameters, and stage variables

A Lambda backend function at GET /example

A custom domain name with TLS 1.2

A base path mapping connecting the custom domain to the API stage

A Route 53 A-alias record pointing the custom domain to the API Gateway Regional endpoint

Important: This SOP uses Regional endpoints. If the user requests a private endpoint, inform them that this skill covers Regional endpoints only. Private endpoints require VPC endpoint configuration.

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