Amazon API Gateway REST APIs now supports private integration with Application Load Balancer
News
This article announces that Amazon API Gateway REST APIs now support direct private integration with Application Load Balancer (ALB) for inter-VPC connectivity.
- Direct ALB integration reduces latency by eliminating Network Load Balancer hop
- Lowers infrastructure costs through simplified architecture
- Enables Layer 7 capabilities: HTTP/HTTPS health checks, advanced routing
- Native container service integration support
- Network Load Balancer integration still available for Layer 4 connectivity
- Available in all AWS GovCloud regions and 30+ commercial regions globally
This enhancement provides more flexible and efficient architecture options for REST API implementations with improved performance and reduced costs.
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for gold sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.
Related articles
Nov 21
2025
2025
Build scalable REST APIs using Amazon API Gateway private integration with Application Load Balancer
Nov 20
2025
2025
Amazon API Gateway now supports additional TLS security policies for REST APIs
Mar 12
2020
2020
API Gateway offers private integrations with AWS ELB and AWS CloudMap as part of HTTP APIs GA release
Nov 21
2024
2024
Amazon API Gateway now supports Custom Domain Name for private REST APIs
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for silver sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.