Front-End Web & Mobile

Practical use cases for AWS AppSync Pipeline Resolvers – Part 3: Heterogeneous Data Sources

  This article was written by Salman Moghal, Application Architect, AWS, and Abdul Kitana, Security Architect, AWS Overview AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that allows to deploy Serverless GraphQL backends in the AWS cloud. It provides features that developers can use to create modern data driven applications allowing to easily query multiple databases, […]

Use existing Cognito resources for your Amplify API, Storage and more

This post was written by Rene Brandel, Senior Product Manager, AWS In this guide you will learn how to integrate your existing Cognito User Pool & Federated Identities (Identity Pool) into an Amplify project. This will enable your GraphQL API (AppSync), Storage (S3) and other resources to leverage your existing authentication mechanism. AWS Amplify is […]

Production Ready Application Built in Three Weeks Delivers Critical Help in Orange County United Way Covid-19 Response

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, Orange County United Way quickly identified that many local residents could face economic hardship, impacting their ability to pay rent. The organization knew that without assistance, certain populations may face the horrible reality of homelessness. In response, Orange County United Way mobilized their team to provide pandemic […]

AppSync adds support for AWS WAF

This article was written by Brice Pellé, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS   AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that allows you to deploy Serverless GraphQL backends in the AWS cloud. With AppSync, you can have GraphQL backends that connect to multiple data sources, and that scale and grow with your usage. Whether you […]

Building Scalable GraphQL APIs on AWS with CDK, TypeScript, AWS AppSync, Amazon DynamoDB, and AWS Lambda

October 16, 2023: This post has been updated to include the latest CDK AppSync Constructs. September 14, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. AWS AppSync is a managed serverless GraphQL service that simplifies application development by letting you create a flexible API to securely access, manipulate, and combine […]

SSR Support for AWS Amplify JavaScript Libraries

AWS Amplify is a set of tools and services that enable mobile and front-end web developers to build secure, scalable full stack applications powered by AWS. It consists of three main components: a set of open source libraries and UI components for adding cloud-powered functionalities, a CLI toolchain to create and manage cloud backends, and […]

Meet our MLH Fellows

Building Amplify as Open Source Software has given us many advantages — for one, it’s enabled us to accelerate development and work alongside our developers. We are always on the lookout for initiatives to grow our open source community. As COVID started to affect student internships Worldwide, the folks at Major League Hacking (MLH) started […]

Organizing your AWS resources using Tags with the Amplify CLI

Blog post written by Sebastian Crossa, an Open Source contributor from the MLH Fellowship program. In this guide, you’ll learn how to get up and running with tagging resources with Amplify CLI. AWS Amplify enables mobile & web developers to build full stack serverless apps. The Amplify CLI helps developers to create backend resources through […]

Building cross-account AWS Lambda Resolvers for AWS AppSync

This article was written by Lucas Schejtman, Principal Solutions Architect, AWS   One of the biggest value propositions of GraphQL is that it’s not prescriptive as to where its data comes from and with AWS AppSync it’s no different. AppSync enables you to choose from six different data source types to resolve any GraphQL field. […]