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Connect a React app to GraphQL and DynamoDB with AWS CDK and Amplify

Today, we’re excited to announce the official AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) construct for Amplify’s GraphQL APIs capabilities. With Amplify’s GraphQL API CDK construct, you can create a real-time GraphQL API backed by data sources such as Amazon DynamoDB tables or AWS Lambda functions using a single GraphQL schema definition. (View on Construct Hub) Launching […]

AWS AppSync WebSockets-based subscriptions for real-time updates now support nested filtering

AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that enables developers to build digital experiences based on real-time data. With AppSync, you can configure data sources to push and publish real-time data updates to subscribed clients. AppSync handles connection management, scalability, fan-out and broadcasting, allowing you to focus on your application business needs instead of managing […]

AWS AppSync Merged APIs Best Practices: Part 3 – Security

In this AWS AppSync Merged API – Best practices series, we cover important topics for developers, architects, and security engineers who are creating and managing AWS AppSync Merged and Source APIs. This multi-part series discusses best practices on schema composition, security, deployment and testing and subscriptions for Merged APIs. AWS AppSync offers Merged APIs, which […]

Build a Conversational AI app to Interact with AWS using AWS Amplify

Developing a conversational application involves multiple complex components, such as authentication workflows, API interfaces, data management, and intent fulfilment business logic. These elements can be challenging to integrate and set up properly, especially for developers who are new to building conversational applications or who may not have extensive experience with AWS services. This blog post […]

Introducing new AWS AppSync module and functions for DynamoDB JavaScript resolvers

This article is written by Kim Wendt, Sr. Solutions Architect AWS AppSync is a service that allows you to build, manage, and host GraphQL APIs in the cloud. With AppSync, you simply write your GraphQL schema and connect to data sources using resolvers. Resolvers are how AppSync translates GraphQL requests to retrieve information from the […]

AWS SAM now supports GraphQL Applications with AWS AppSync

We are pleased to announce that AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) now supports building serverless GraphQL APIs with AWS AppSync. AWS SAM provides a short-hand syntax for defining AWS serverless resources. AWS AppSync enables developers to connect their applications to data and events with secure, serverless, and performant GraphQL and Pub/Sub APIs. GraphQL APIs […]

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AWS AppSync Merged APIs Best Practices: Part 2 – Schema Composition

In the AWS AppSync Merged API – Best practices series, we cover important topics for developers, architects, and security engineers who are creating and managing AWS AppSync Merged and Source APIs. This multi-part series discusses best practices on schema composition, deployment and testing, security and subscriptions for Merged APIs. AWS AppSync offers Merged APIs, which […]

Apollo GraphQL Federation with AWS AppSync

This article was written by Florian Chazal, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS Update (August 2022): This blog post has been updated to comply with the new Apollo Federation spec v2.0. If you are migrating from v1 check the official documentation. Apollo Federation is an architecture and specification used to build and connect multiple distributed backend […]

AWS AppSync Merged APIs Best Practices: Part 1 – Cross Account Merged APIs with AWS Resource Access Manager

AWS AppSync is a serverless GraphQL service which makes it easy to create, manage, monitor and secure your GraphQL APIs. In the previous blog post, we announced the launch of Merged APIs for AWS AppSync. Merged APIs enable teams to merge resources, including types, data sources, functions, and resolvers, from multiple source AppSync APIs into […]