Resource vs Method in Api Gateway AWS

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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.

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  • 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:

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  • 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

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In this image black box are resource and red are methods

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