Resource vs Method in Api Gateway AWS

Question

I am learning AWS, and was deep diving into API Gateway. But what is not clear to me is the difference between resource and method in API Gateway. I got the idea that methods are a part of resource, and they are client facing. Whereas resources, are a broader category, that involves more. Would appreciate if someone, could help me identify the difference between them in a more easier and intuitive way. I have gone through the docs, and a few youtube videos on my end.

Answer 1

• Method is a GET, POST, DELETE, etc.
• Resource is actual path of the url

Lets take a simple example:

• GET /pet/{petId}
• DELETE /pet/{petId}
• PUT /pet/{petId}
• POST /pet/{petId}
• GET /pet/getAll

we need 3 resources

1. /pet
2. /pet/{petId}
3. /pet/getAll

When defining them in Api Gateway, second and third resource goes underneath first resource as they are prefexed with /pet

and methods under each resource.

1. /pet > No methods underneath
2. /pet/{petId} > GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods
3. /pet/getAll > GET method

Will look something like this:

Answer 2

• Resource - the actual endpoints which we are creating excluding the default url
• Method - HTTP methods (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE) inside the resource(Endpoints)

The hierarchy can be like

In this image black box are resource and red are methods