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# Create a lending library REST API
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The following code example shows how to create a lending library where patrons can borrow and return books by using a REST API backed by an Amazon Aurora database.

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**SDK for Python (Boto3)**  
 Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) with the Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) API and AWS Chalice to create a REST API backed by an Amazon Aurora database. The web service is fully serverless and represents a simple lending library where patrons can borrow and return books. Learn how to:   
+ Create and manage a serverless Aurora database cluster.
+ Use AWS Secrets Manager to manage database credentials.
+ Implement a data storage layer that uses Amazon RDS to move data into and out of the database.
+ Use AWS Chalice to deploy a serverless REST API to Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda.
+ Use the Requests package to send requests to the web service.
 For complete source code and instructions on how to set up and run, see the full example on [GitHub](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python/cross_service/aurora_rest_lending_library).   

**Services used in this example**
+ API Gateway
+ Aurora
+ Lambda
+ Secrets Manager

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## See also

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