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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2026-07-10 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/api-gateway.md

Summary

Updated image paths and swapped positions of image reference and descriptive paragraph; added 'AWS' prefix to 'Lambda function URLs'

Security assessment

Changes involve image path updates and content reorganization without modifying security-related statements. The existing description of API Gateway's security features (OAuth, throttling) remains unaltered. The 'AWS' prefix addition is branding-related.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/api-gateway.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/api-gateway.md
index 5961db18c..8a9f5a141 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/api-gateway.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/api-gateway.md
@@ -32 +32 @@ The following diagram illustrates the integration between client-side applicatio
-![Amazon API Gateway for private, regional, and edge-optimized APIs.](/images/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/images/gateway-integration.png)
+![Amazon API Gateway for private, regional, and edge-optimized APIs.](/images/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/images/guide-img/45387eb1-39dc-4dd7-a6b2-e3cd572b2949/images/164c936d-b1bb-431c-b99e-d82920640a75.png)
@@ -36 +36 @@ The following diagram shows how API Gateway processes, validates, and transforms
-API Gateway has a strong security OAuth mechanism in place to confirm user identities and authorize access to services. It also has throttling and usage tiers to help manage traffic and prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests clients can make. The caching capabilities improve performance by storing frequently accessed data. Client SDK generation simplifies integration for developers by providing ready-to-use code libraries. API gateway supports different endpoint types, including edge, regional, and private endpoints. Additionally, API Gateway offers OpenAPI/Swagger support, which enables standardized API documentation and easier integration.
+![Amazon API Gateway for HTTP endpoint and request/response validation and transformation.](/images/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/images/guide-img/45387eb1-39dc-4dd7-a6b2-e3cd572b2949/images/22a2e723-a212-4a6c-add9-abc3f692cb30.png)
@@ -38 +38 @@ API Gateway has a strong security OAuth mechanism in place to confirm user ident
-![Amazon API Gateway for HTTP endpoint and request/response validation and transformation.](/images/prescriptive-guidance/latest/choosing-the-right-aws-service-for-your-microservice-endpoints/images/gateway-process.png)
+API Gateway has a strong security OAuth mechanism in place to confirm user identities and authorize access to services. It also has throttling and usage tiers to help manage traffic and prevent abuse by limiting the number of requests clients can make. The caching capabilities improve performance by storing frequently accessed data. Client SDK generation simplifies integration for developers by providing ready-to-use code libraries. API gateway supports different endpoint types, including edge, regional, and private endpoints. Additionally, API Gateway offers OpenAPI/Swagger support, which enables standardized API documentation and easier integration.
@@ -48 +48 @@ Application Load Balancer
-Lambda function URLs
+AWS Lambda function URLs