---
name: "aws-api-gateway-v2-http"
description: "Build low-latency, cost-effective serverless HTTP APIs with native JWT token authorization."
metadata:
  author: "AWS"
  version: "1.0.0"
  runtime_compatibility:
    - "codex"
    - "claude-code"
    - "cursor"
    - "windsurf"
triggers:
  - "create api gateway v2 http api"
  - "configure jwt authorizer api gateway"
  - "setup api gateway vpc link"
permissions:
  fs_read: true
  fs_write: "workspace"
  shell_exec: false
  net_access: false
---

# AWS API Gateway HTTP API (v2) & JWT Authorizers

Configures AWS API Gateway v2 (HTTP APIs): creating routes ($default, /api/{proxy+}), integrating Lambda and private VPC link backends, configuring JWT authorizers (Auth0, Cognito), and enabling CORS.

## When to Invoke
Invoke this skill whenever you need to:
- create api gateway v2 http api
- configure jwt authorizer api gateway
- setup api gateway vpc link

## Execution SOP & Rules
1. Create API: aws apigatewayv2 create-api --name my-api --protocol-type HTTP.
2. Configure JWT authorizer specifying IdentitySource: ['$request.header.Authorization'] and Issuer URL.
3. Attach routes with AuthorizationType: JWT and AuthorizerId.
4. Configure CORS policy directly on the HTTP API to handle browser OPTIONS preflight requests.

## Verification Checklist
- Run local linting, syntax validation, and type-checks before reporting completion.
- Ensure all created or modified files adhere to workspace boundaries and avoid uncommitted secrets.
- Verify tests or build commands exit cleanly with return code 0.