Automate Your API Gateway Setup with Boto3: Rendering HTML from Lambda
Creating RESTful endpoints using the AWS Management Console can quickly become frustrating — especially when dealing with API Gateway. If you've ever felt like the Console experience is too slow for repeatable tasks, you're not alone. In this post, we’ll walk through a Python script using the boto3 library that automates the creation of an AWS API Gateway REST API backed by a Lambda function — and returns HTML, not JSON. This makes it ideal for rendering mobile-friendly forms or web content directly from serverless logic. Why Use Python Over the Console? Repeatability : Run your script anytime without clicking through dozens of console menus. Version Control : Store and track API configurations in Git. Speed : Automate CORS setup, deployment stages, permissions — in seconds. Precision : Avoid human error by defining everything in code. Use Case This script will: Create a REST API in API Gateway. Add a /form route with a GET method. Integrat...