Authorizer - Amazon API Gateway

Authorizer

Represents an authorizer. JWT authorizers are supported only for HTTP APIs.

URI

/v2/apis/apiId/authorizers/authorizerId

HTTP methods

GET

Operation ID: GetAuthorizer

Gets an Authorizer.

Path parameters
NameTypeRequiredDescription
authorizerIdStringTrue

The authorizer identifier.

apiIdStringTrue

The API identifier.

Responses
Status codeResponse modelDescription
200Authorizer

Success

404NotFoundException

The resource specified in the request was not found.

429LimitExceededException

The client is sending more than the allowed number of requests per unit of time.

DELETE

Operation ID: DeleteAuthorizer

Deletes an Authorizer.

Path parameters
NameTypeRequiredDescription
authorizerIdStringTrue

The authorizer identifier.

apiIdStringTrue

The API identifier.

Responses
Status codeResponse modelDescription
204None

The request has succeeded, and there is no additional content to send in the response payload body.

404NotFoundException

The resource specified in the request was not found.

429LimitExceededException

The client is sending more than the allowed number of requests per unit of time.

PATCH

Operation ID: UpdateAuthorizer

Updates an Authorizer.

Path parameters
NameTypeRequiredDescription
authorizerIdStringTrue

The authorizer identifier.

apiIdStringTrue

The API identifier.

Responses
Status codeResponse modelDescription
200Authorizer

Success

400BadRequestException

One of the parameters in the request is invalid.

404NotFoundException

The resource specified in the request was not found.

409ConflictException

The resource already exists.

429LimitExceededException

The client is sending more than the allowed number of requests per unit of time.

Schemas

Request bodies

{ "name": "string", "authorizerType": enum, "authorizerUri": "string", "authorizerCredentialsArn": "string", "identitySource": [ "string" ], "identityValidationExpression": "string", "authorizerResultTtlInSeconds": integer, "jwtConfiguration": { "issuer": "string", "audience": [ "string" ] }, "authorizerPayloadFormatVersion": "string", "enableSimpleResponses": boolean }

Response bodies

{ "authorizerId": "string", "name": "string", "authorizerType": enum, "authorizerUri": "string", "authorizerCredentialsArn": "string", "identitySource": [ "string" ], "identityValidationExpression": "string", "authorizerResultTtlInSeconds": integer, "jwtConfiguration": { "issuer": "string", "audience": [ "string" ] }, "authorizerPayloadFormatVersion": "string", "enableSimpleResponses": boolean }
{ "message": "string" }
{ "message": "string", "resourceType": "string" }
{ "message": "string" }
{ "message": "string", "limitType": "string" }

Properties

Authorizer

Represents an authorizer.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
authorizerCredentialsArn

string

False

Specifies the required credentials as an IAM role for API Gateway to invoke the authorizer. To specify an IAM role for API Gateway to assume, use the role's Amazon Resource Name (ARN). To use resource-based permissions on the Lambda function, don't specify this parameter. Supported only for REQUEST authorizers.

authorizerId

string

False

The authorizer identifier.

authorizerPayloadFormatVersion

string

False

Specifies the format of the payload sent to an HTTP API Lambda authorizer. Required for HTTP API Lambda authorizers. Supported values are 1.0 and 2.0. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

authorizerResultTtlInSeconds

integer

False

The time to live (TTL) for cached authorizer results, in seconds. If it equals 0, authorization caching is disabled. If it is greater than 0, API Gateway caches authorizer responses. The maximum value is 3600, or 1 hour. Supported only for HTTP API Lambda authorizers.

authorizerType

AuthorizerType

False

The authorizer type. Specify REQUEST for a Lambda function using incoming request parameters. Specify JWT to use JSON Web Tokens (supported only for HTTP APIs).

authorizerUri

string

False

The authorizer's Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). ForREQUEST authorizers, this must be a well-formed Lambda function URI, for example, arn:aws:apigateway:us-west-2:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:{account_id}:function:{lambda_function_name}/invocations. In general, the URI has this form: arn:aws:apigateway:{region}:lambda:path/{service_api} , where {region} is the same as the region hosting the Lambda function, path indicates that the remaining substring in the URI should be treated as the path to the resource, including the initial /. For Lambda functions, this is usually of the form /2015-03-31/functions/[FunctionARN]/invocations. Supported only for REQUEST authorizers.

enableSimpleResponses

boolean

False

Specifies whether a Lambda authorizer returns a response in a simple format. If enabled, the Lambda authorizer can return a boolean value instead of an IAM policy. Supported only for HTTP APIs. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

identitySource

Array of type string

False

The identity source for which authorization is requested.

For a REQUEST authorizer, this is optional. The value is a set of one or more mapping expressions of the specified request parameters. The identity source can be headers, query string parameters, stage variables, and context parameters. For example, if an Auth header and a Name query string parameter are defined as identity sources, this value is route.request.header.Auth, route.request.querystring.Name for WebSocket APIs. For HTTP APIs, use selection expressions prefixed with $, for example, $request.header.Auth, $request.querystring.Name. These parameters are used to perform runtime validation for Lambda-based authorizers by verifying all of the identity-related request parameters are present in the request, not null, and non-empty. Only when this is true does the authorizer invoke the authorizer Lambda function. Otherwise, it returns a 401 Unauthorized response without calling the Lambda function. For HTTP APIs, identity sources are also used as the cache key when caching is enabled. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

For JWT, a single entry that specifies where to extract the JSON Web Token (JWT) from inbound requests. Currently only header-based and query parameter-based selections are supported, for example $request.header.Authorization.

identityValidationExpression

string

False

The validation expression does not apply to the REQUEST authorizer.

jwtConfiguration

JWTConfiguration

False

Represents the configuration of a JWT authorizer. Required for the JWT authorizer type. Supported only for HTTP APIs.

name

string

True

The name of the authorizer.

AuthorizerType

The authorizer type. Specify REQUEST for a Lambda function using incoming request parameters. Specify JWT to use JSON Web Tokens (supported only for HTTP APIs).

  • REQUEST

  • JWT

BadRequestException

The request is not valid, for example, the input is incomplete or incorrect. See the accompanying error message for details.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
message

string

False

Describes the error encountered.

ConflictException

The requested operation would cause a conflict with the current state of a service resource associated with the request. Resolve the conflict before retrying this request. See the accompanying error message for details.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
message

string

False

Describes the error encountered.

JWTConfiguration

Represents the configuration of a JWT authorizer. Required for the JWT authorizer type. Supported only for HTTP APIs.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
audience

Array of type string

False

A list of the intended recipients of the JWT. A valid JWT must provide an aud that matches at least one entry in this list. See RFC 7519. Required for the JWT authorizer type. Supported only for HTTP APIs.

issuer

string

False

The base domain of the identity provider that issues JSON Web Tokens. For example, an Amazon Cognito user pool has the following format: https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/{userPoolId} . Required for the JWT authorizer type. Supported only for HTTP APIs.

LimitExceededException

A limit has been exceeded. See the accompanying error message for details.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
limitType

string

False

The limit type.

message

string

False

Describes the error encountered.

NotFoundException

The resource specified in the request was not found. See the message field for more information.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
message

string

False

Describes the error encountered.

resourceType

string

False

The resource type.

UpdateAuthorizerInput

The input parameters for an UpdateAuthorizer request.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
authorizerCredentialsArn

string

False

Specifies the required credentials as an IAM role for API Gateway to invoke the authorizer. To specify an IAM role for API Gateway to assume, use the role's Amazon Resource Name (ARN). To use resource-based permissions on the Lambda function, don't specify this parameter.

authorizerPayloadFormatVersion

string

False

Specifies the format of the payload sent to an HTTP API Lambda authorizer. Required for HTTP API Lambda authorizers. Supported values are 1.0 and 2.0. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

authorizerResultTtlInSeconds

integer

False

The time to live (TTL) for cached authorizer results, in seconds. If it equals 0, authorization caching is disabled. If it is greater than 0, API Gateway caches authorizer responses. The maximum value is 3600, or 1 hour. Supported only for HTTP API Lambda authorizers.

authorizerType

AuthorizerType

False

The authorizer type. Specify REQUEST for a Lambda function using incoming request parameters. Specify JWT to use JSON Web Tokens (supported only for HTTP APIs).

authorizerUri

string

False

The authorizer's Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). For REQUEST authorizers, this must be a well-formed Lambda function URI, for example, arn:aws:apigateway:us-west-2:lambda:path/2015-03-31/functions/arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:{account_id}:function:{lambda_function_name}/invocations. In general, the URI has this form: arn:aws:apigateway:{region}:lambda:path/{service_api} , where {region} is the same as the region hosting the Lambda function, path indicates that the remaining substring in the URI should be treated as the path to the resource, including the initial /. For Lambda functions, this is usually of the form /2015-03-31/functions/[FunctionARN]/invocations. Supported only for REQUEST authorizers.

enableSimpleResponses

boolean

False

Specifies whether a Lambda authorizer returns a response in a simple format. By default, a Lambda authorizer must return an IAM policy. If enabled, the Lambda authorizer can return a boolean value instead of an IAM policy. Supported only for HTTP APIs. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

identitySource

Array of type string

False

The identity source for which authorization is requested.

For a REQUEST authorizer, this is optional. The value is a set of one or more mapping expressions of the specified request parameters. The identity source can be headers, query string parameters, stage variables, and context parameters. For example, if an Auth header and a Name query string parameter are defined as identity sources, this value is route.request.header.Auth, route.request.querystring.Name for WebSocket APIs. For HTTP APIs, use selection expressions prefixed with $, for example, $request.header.Auth, $request.querystring.Name. These parameters are used to perform runtime validation for Lambda-based authorizers by verifying all of the identity-related request parameters are present in the request, not null, and non-empty. Only when this is true does the authorizer invoke the authorizer Lambda function. Otherwise, it returns a 401 Unauthorized response without calling the Lambda function. For HTTP APIs, identity sources are also used as the cache key when caching is enabled. To learn more, see Working with AWS Lambda authorizers for HTTP APIs.

For JWT, a single entry that specifies where to extract the JSON Web Token (JWT) from inbound requests. Currently only header-based and query parameter-based selections are supported, for example $request.header.Authorization.

identityValidationExpression

string

False

This parameter is not used.

jwtConfiguration

JWTConfiguration

False

Represents the configuration of a JWT authorizer. Required for the JWT authorizer type. Supported only for HTTP APIs.

name

string

False

The name of the authorizer.

See also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs and references, see the following:

GetAuthorizer

DeleteAuthorizer

UpdateAuthorizer