AWS AmazonApiGatewayV2
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For Agents
Use the Amazon API Gateway V2 API to create and deploy HTTP and WebSocket APIs on AWS, with 72 operations covering the full control-plane lifecycle.
Use for: Create a new HTTP API for my serverless backend, I want to add a WebSocket API for real-time client connections, Set up a custom domain name for my API gateway, List all routes attached to a given API
Not supported: Does not handle REST API v1 management, application code execution, or backend service hosting — use for HTTP and WebSocket API gateway configuration only.
Amazon API Gateway V2 manages HTTP and WebSocket APIs at scale, supporting custom domains, stages, deployments, integrations, authorizers, and route mappings for event-driven and serverless architectures.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the AmazonApiGatewayV2 to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the AmazonApiGatewayV2, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jentic/jentic-one/main/tools/install.sh | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with AmazonApiGatewayV2 API.
Create HTTP and WebSocket APIs with custom routes and selection expressions
Wire API routes to AWS Lambda, HTTP endpoints, and other AWS services through integrations
Deploy APIs to named stages with per-stage throttling and access logging configuration
Attach JWT and Lambda authorizers to routes for request-level authorization
Map APIs to custom domain names with ACM certificates and base path mappings
Import OpenAPI 3.0 definitions to bootstrap an API from an existing specification
Use Cases
Patterns agents use AmazonApiGatewayV2 API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Serverless HTTP API for a Lambda backend
Expose AWS Lambda functions as low-latency HTTP endpoints by creating an HTTP API in API Gateway V2, defining routes that match incoming request methods and paths, and wiring each route to a Lambda integration. This pattern eliminates the need to run an always-on web server and scales automatically with request volume. Setup takes under an hour for a handful of routes once the Lambda functions exist.
Create an HTTP API named 'orders-api', add a POST /orders route, attach a Lambda proxy integration pointing at the orderHandler function, and deploy it to a $default stage.
WebSocket API for live client updates
Build bidirectional client connections for chat, live dashboards, or game state by creating a WebSocket API with $connect, $disconnect, and custom message routes. API Gateway V2 manages the connection lifecycle, routes messages to backend integrations based on selection expressions, and supports per-connection callbacks for pushing data back to clients. Production setup typically takes one to two days including authorization and deployment automation.
Create a WebSocket API with $connect, $disconnect, and 'sendMessage' routes, each integrated with a dedicated Lambda function, and deploy to a production stage.
Custom-domain multi-environment API
Front several API stages — for example dev, staging, and production — with custom subdomains backed by ACM-issued TLS certificates. API mapping resources connect each domain to the correct stage of the underlying API, so client base URLs remain stable across redeployments. Configuration is typically completed in under a day.
Create a custom domain 'api.example.com' with the supplied ACM certificate ARN, then add an API mapping that points the domain at the production stage of the orders API.
AI agent provisioning API gateways through Jentic
An AI agent that builds out cloud infrastructure on demand can use Jentic to discover and call API Gateway V2 operations without hand-rolling an AWS SDK integration. The agent searches for the operation it needs, loads the input schema, and executes the call with scoped credentials so it never sees the raw AWS access keys. This compresses gateway provisioning steps from a multi-day SDK wiring task into minutes of agent runtime.
Search Jentic for 'create an HTTP API gateway', load the CreateApi schema, then execute it for an API named 'agent-built-api' with protocolType HTTP.
Key Endpoints
72 endpoints — amazon api gateway v2 manages http and websocket apis at scale, supporting custom domains, stages, deployments, integrations, authorizers, and route mappings for event-driven and serverless architectures.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
POST
/v2/apis
Create an HTTP or WebSocket API
GET
/v2/apis
List all APIs in the account
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/routes
Create a route on an API
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/integrations
Create an integration target for routes
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/deployments
Create a deployment for a stage
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/authorizers
Create a JWT or Lambda authorizer
POST
/v2/apis
Create an HTTP or WebSocket API
GET
/v2/apis
List all APIs in the account
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/routes
Create a route on an API
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/integrations
Create an integration target for routes
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/deployments
Create a deployment for a stage
POST
/v2/apis/{apiId}/authorizers
Create a JWT or Lambda authorizer
Why Jentic?
Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.
Credential isolation
AWS IAM access keys for Amazon API Gateway V2 are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. Jentic signs each request with AWS SigV4 at execution time and returns only the API response — raw access keys never enter the agent's context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents express intents like 'create an HTTP API gateway with routes and integrations' and Jentic returns matching Amazon API Gateway V2 operations along with their input schemas, so the agent picks the right call without browsing the AWS service reference.
Time to first call
Direct Amazon API Gateway V2 integration: 2-5 days for IAM scoping, SigV4 wiring, retry logic, and pagination handling. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using AmazonApiGatewayV2 API through Jentic.
What authentication does the Amazon API Gateway V2 API use?
The Amazon API Gateway V2 API uses AWS Signature Version 4 (HMAC) request signing with IAM-issued credentials, the same scheme as every AWS service API. Jentic's MAXsystem stores those AWS credentials encrypted in the vault, generates short-lived signed requests at execution time, and never passes raw access keys into the agent's context.
Can I create a new http api for my serverless backend with the Amazon API Gateway V2 API?
Yes — the Amazon API Gateway V2 API exposes 72 operations including the actions needed for that scenario. Use the operations listed in the key endpoints section as the starting point, then chain calls as needed for your workflow.
What are the rate limits for the Amazon API Gateway V2 API?
AWS applies per-account, per-region request rate limits to the Amazon API Gateway V2 control plane. Specific limits are not encoded in the OpenAPI spec; consult the AWS service quotas console for the Amazon API Gateway V2 entry, and design retries with exponential backoff to absorb throttling responses.
How do I create an HTTP API gateway with routes and integrations through Jentic?
Run pip install jentic, then call client.search('create an HTTP API gateway with routes and integrations') to discover the Amazon API Gateway V2 operations that match. Load the schema for the chosen operation with client.load(...) and execute it with client.execute(...). Jentic handles AWS request signing automatically against the credentials stored in your Jentic vault.
Is the Amazon API Gateway V2 API free to call?
AWS does not charge for control-plane API calls themselves on most Amazon API Gateway V2 operations, but the underlying resources you create or operate (fleets, queries, deployments, and so on) incur usage charges according to the Amazon API Gateway V2 pricing page. Refer to the AWS pricing page for the service to estimate cost.
Which operations should an agent call first when working with the Amazon API Gateway V2 API?
For most workflows, agents should start by listing existing resources to understand the current state, then call the create or update operation that matches the intent. The endpoints listed under Key Endpoints in the catalog give a ranked starting set.
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