@aws-amplify/api-rest

What is @aws-amplify/api-rest?

@aws-amplify/api-rest is a part of the AWS Amplify library that provides a simple and powerful way to interact with REST APIs. It allows developers to easily integrate their applications with AWS services and other RESTful endpoints.

What are @aws-amplify/api-rest's main functionalities?

GET Request

This feature allows you to make a GET request to a specified API endpoint. The code sample demonstrates how to fetch data from the '/items' endpoint of 'myApiName' API.

const apiName = 'myApiName';
const path = '/items';

API.get(apiName, path).then(response => {
  console.log(response);
}).catch(error => {
  console.error(error);
});

POST Request

This feature allows you to make a POST request to a specified API endpoint. The code sample demonstrates how to send data to the '/items' endpoint of 'myApiName' API.

const apiName = 'myApiName';
const path = '/items';
const myInit = {
  body: {
    itemName: 'NewItem'
  }
};

API.post(apiName, path, myInit).then(response => {
  console.log(response);
}).catch(error => {
  console.error(error);
});

PUT Request

This feature allows you to make a PUT request to a specified API endpoint. The code sample demonstrates how to update data at the '/items/1' endpoint of 'myApiName' API.

const apiName = 'myApiName';
const path = '/items/1';
const myInit = {
  body: {
    itemName: 'UpdatedItem'
  }
};

API.put(apiName, path, myInit).then(response => {
  console.log(response);
}).catch(error => {
  console.error(error);
});

DELETE Request

This feature allows you to make a DELETE request to a specified API endpoint. The code sample demonstrates how to delete data at the '/items/1' endpoint of 'myApiName' API.

const apiName = 'myApiName';
const path = '/items/1';

API.del(apiName, path).then(response => {
  console.log(response);
}).catch(error => {
  console.error(error);
});

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