**To create an HTTP API** The following ``create-api`` example creates an HTTP API by using quick create. You can use quick create to create an API with an AWS Lambda or HTTP integration, a default catch-all route, and a default stage that is configured to automatically deploy changes. The following command uses quick create to create an HTTP API that integrates with a Lambda function. :: aws apigatewayv2 create-api \ --name my-http-api \ --protocol-type HTTP \ --target arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:my-lambda-function Output:: { "ApiEndpoint": "https://a1b2c3d4.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com", "ApiId": "a1b2c3d4", "ApiKeySelectionExpression": "$request.header.x-api-key", "CreatedDate": "2020-04-08T19:05:45+00:00", "Name": "my-http-api", "ProtocolType": "HTTP", "RouteSelectionExpression": "$request.method $request.path" } For more information, see `Developing an HTTP API in API Gateway <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-develop.html>`__ in the *Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide*. **To create a WebSocket API** The following ``create-api`` example creates a WebSocket API with the specified name. :: aws apigatewayv2 create-api \ --name "myWebSocketApi" \ --protocol-type WEBSOCKET \ --route-selection-expression '$request.body.action' Output:: { "ApiKeySelectionExpression": "$request.header.x-api-key", "Name": "myWebSocketApi", "CreatedDate": "2018-11-15T06:23:51Z", "ProtocolType": "WEBSOCKET", "RouteSelectionExpression": "'$request.body.action'", "ApiId": "aabbccddee" } For more information, see `Create a WebSocket API in API Gateway <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-websocket-api-create-empty-api.html>`__ in the *Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide*.