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Amazon API Gateway pricing and limits

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aws.amazon.com/api-gateway · API gateways
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AWS's managed API gateway, billed per request at two different rates depending on which API type you deploy.

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Entry paid planNone. There are no minimum fees and no upfront commitments — you pay per request from the first one, at $1.00 per million for HTTP APIs and $3.50 per million for REST APIs in us-east-1.
Free tierNo
CategoryAPI gateways

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Amazon API Gateway pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
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Pricing model
Per request, and the rate depends on which of two API types you deploy: $1.00 per million HTTP API requests falling to $0.90 above 300… source ↗

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01.Evaluation guide

Who it suits

APIs that already live in AWS, where the gateway can reach a Lambda or a private VPC service without leaving the account. Nothing is bought in advance: no minimum fee, no upfront commitment, and $1.00 per million HTTP API requests from the first one.

Consider something else if…

You would pick the wrong API type by accident. REST APIs cost $3.50 per million against HTTP APIs at $1.00 — the same traffic, three and a half times the bill — and the choice is made when you create the API, not when the invoice arrives.

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Amazon API Gateway pricing

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Free tierNo
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Kind of free offerFree credit
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Entry paid planNone. There are no minimum fees and no upfront commitments — you pay per request from the first one, at $1.00 per million for HTTP APIs and $3.50 per million for REST APIs in us-east-1.
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Pricing modelPer request, and the rate depends on which of two API types you deploy: $1.00 per million HTTP API requests falling to $0.90 above 300 million, against $3.50 per million REST API requests falling to $1.51 above 20 billion. WebSocket APIs are billed separately at $1.00 per million messages plus $0.25 per million connection-minutes. Data transfer out is charged on top, except on Private APIs.
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Infrastructure

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Uptime SLA99.95% Monthly Uptime Percentage per region, backed by service credits.
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Amazon API Gateway pricing questions

How much does Amazon API Gateway cost?

None. There are no minimum fees and no upfront commitments — you pay per request from the first one, at $1.00 per million for HTTP APIs and $3.50 per million for REST APIs in us-east-1.

Amazon API Gateway Pricing · read

How does Amazon API Gateway charge?

Per request, and the rate depends on which of two API types you deploy: $1.00 per million HTTP API requests falling to $0.90 above 300 million, against $3.50 per million REST API requests falling to $1.51 above 20 billion. WebSocket APIs are billed separately at $1.00 per million messages plus $0.25 per million connection-minutes. Data transfer out is charged on top, except on Private APIs.

AWS Price List — AmazonApiGateway, us-east-1 · read

Does Amazon API Gateway have a free tier?

No free tier; the free offer is a free credit.

Amazon API Gateway Pricing · read

What uptime does Amazon API Gateway guarantee?

99.95% Monthly Uptime Percentage per region, backed by service credits.

Amazon API Gateway Service Level Agreement · read

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