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title: "Discussion on \"REST vs. HTTP APIs in AWS – Which One Should You Pick? (And How to Build Your First One) (Part - 2)\" | Hashnode"
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# [REST vs. HTTP APIs in AWS – Which One Should You Pick? (And How to Build Your First One) (Part - 2)](https://blog.devopswithpiyush.in/api-gateway-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Compare REST vs HTTP APIs in AWS. Learn differences, pricing, features, and build your first HTTP API step by step.

Mar 22 · 5 min read · blog.devopswithpiyush.in  
Updated Mar 25  
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DevOps Engineer | AWS · Kubernetes · GitOps · Terraform

DevOps Engineer with ~3 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Kubernetes (EKS). I specialize in Terraform-based IaC, CI/CD automation, GitOps with ArgoCD, observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OTEL), and cloud security. I've led GCP-to-AWS migrations, built multi-environment EKS deployments for 50+ microservices, and achieved 35–40% infra cost reductions using FinOps practices. Currently working at Infra360 (Gurugram) as Associate DevOps Engineer. I write about real-world DevOps challenges, cloud-native architecture, and GitOps best practices at blog.devopswithpiyush.in. 🎓 MCA | University Institute of Technology, Bhopal 🏅 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate 🏅 Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) | Linux Foundation

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