API Gateway Endpoint Types

Some of the endpoint type for API Gateway

• Edge-Optimised (default): global client
  • Requests are routed through the cloudfront edge locations (improved latency)
  • API Gateway still live within 1 region
• Regional:
  • Clients within the same regions
  • Can manually combine with cloudfront (for more control over caching strategies and distribution)
• Private
  • Can only be accessed from VPC using VPC endpoint (ENI)