WebSocket API
Learn about WebSocket APIs and how we can configure them using AWS API Gateway in AWS.
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Unlike REST API, which is used for synchronous communication, WebSocket API is used for asynchronous communication. It enables real-time bidirectional communication between client and server. In contrast to the request/response model, where the client sends the request and the server responds, WebSocket API allows the server to send one-way messages to the client.
WebSocket connection vs. HTTP connection
Bidirectional communication
But why do we need bidirectional communication ...