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+# Amazon API Gateway data validation models
+
+This pattern creates an Amazon API Gateway that handles simple data validation at the endpoint without invoking the Lambda function when the data validation fails.
+
+Learn more about this pattern at Serverless Land Patterns: [https://serverlessland.com/patterns/apigw-custom-resource-policy](https://serverlessland.com/patterns/apigw-custom-resource-policy)
+
+Important: this application uses various AWS services and there are costs associated with these services after the Free Tier usage - please see the [AWS Pricing page](https://aws.amazon.com/pricing/) for details. You are responsible for any AWS costs incurred. No warranty is implied in this example.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* [Create an AWS account](https://portal.aws.amazon.com/gp/aws/developer/registration/index.html) if you do not already have one and log in. The IAM user that you use must have sufficient permissions to make necessary AWS service calls and manage AWS resources.
+* [AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2.html) installed and configured
+* [Git Installed](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
+* [Terraform](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/install-cli?in=terraform/aws-get-started) installed
+
+## Deployment Instructions
+
+1. Create a new directory, navigate to that directory in a terminal and clone the repository:
+    ``` 
+    git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns
+    ```
+1. Change directory to this pattern's directory
+    ```
+    cd serverless-patterns/apigw-data-validation-tf
+    ```
+1. From the command line, initialize Terraform to downloads and install the providers defined in the configuration:
+    ```
+    terraform init
+    ```
+1. From the command line, apply the configuration in the main.tf file:
+    ```
+    terraform apply
+    ```
+1. Note the outputs from the deployment process. These contain the resource names and/or ARNs which are used for testing.
+
+## API Endpoint
+
+After running `terraform apply`, you will see outputs including the API endpoint URL. You'll need this URL for testing. The output will look similar to:
+```
+api_endpoint = "https://xxxxx.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Prod"
+```
+
+Note: When testing, append `/123?order=ORD12345` to this base URL. For example, if your API endpoint is `https://xxxxx.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Prod`, your full testing URL would be:
+```
+`https://xxxxx.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Prod/123?order=ORD12345`
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+The data model is declared in the API Gateway resource. The Lambda function then requires the request body to be validated against this model.
+
+## Testing
+
+After the application is deployed try the following scenarios.
+
+### Create a new vehicle entering valid data:
+```
+curl --location --request POST 'https://t9nde3gpp2.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Prod/123?order=ORD12345' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+--header 'custom-agent: MyMobileApp/1.0' \
+--data-raw '{
+    "make":"MINI",
+    "model":"Countryman",
+    "year": 2010
+}'
+```
+Expected response: `{"message": "Data validation succeded", "data": {"make": "MINI", "model": "Countryman", "year": 2010}}`
+### Now enter a year less than 2010
+```
+curl --location --request POST 'https://t9nde3gpp2.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/Prod/123?order=ORD12345' \
+--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+--header 'custom-agent: MyMobileApp/1.0' \
+--data-raw '{
+    "make":"MINI",
+    "model":"Countryman",
+    "year": 2002
+}'
+```
+Expected response: `{"message": "Invalid request body"}`
+
+Try some other combinations and see what you get!
+
+## Cleanup
+
+1. Change directory to the pattern directory:
+    ```
+    cd apigw-data-validation-tf
+    ```
+1. Delete all created resources by Terraform
+    ```bash
+    terraform destroy
+    ```
+1. Confirm all created resources has been deleted
+    ```bash
+    terraform show
+    ```
+
+----
+Copyright 2024 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
diff --git a/apigw-data-validation-tf/example-pattern.json b/apigw-data-validation-tf/example-pattern.json
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+{
+  "title": "API Gateway data validation",
+  "description": "Creates an API Gateway with request validation, rejecting invalid requests before Lambda invocation using model schema validation.",
+  "language": "YAML",
+  "level": "300",
+  "framework": "Terraform",
+  "introBox": {
+    "headline": "How it works",
+    "text": [
+      "The data model is declared in the API Gateway resource. The Lambda function then requires the request body to be validated against this model."
+    ]
+  },
+  "gitHub": {
+    "template": {
+      "repoURL": "https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns/tree/main/apigw-data-validation-tf",
+      "templateURL": "serverless-patterns/apigw-data-validation-tf",
+      "projectFolder": "apigw-data-validation-tf",
+      "templateFile": "main.tf"
+    }
+  },
+  "resources": {
+    "bullets": [
+      {
+        "text": "API Gateway model example",
+        "link": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/serverless-application-model/latest/developerguide/sam-resource-api.html#sam-api-models"
+      },
+      {
+        "text": "JSON Schema",
+        "link": "https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-zyp-json-schema-04#section-4.1"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+	"deploy": {
+		"text": [
+		          "terraform init",
+		          "terraform apply"
+		        ]
+	},
+	"testing": {
+		"text": [
+		"See the Github repo for detailed testing instructions."
+		]
+	},
+	"cleanup": {
+		"text": [
+		          "<code>terraform destroy</code>",
+		          "terraform show"
+		        ]
+	},
+	"authors": [
+		{
+			"name": "Makendran G",
+			"image": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mUObnbmn52UWL-Zn39EpgpneiBNv3LCN/view?usp=sharing",
+			"bio": "Cloud Support Engineer @ AWS",
+			"linkedin": "makendran",
+			"twitter": "@MakendranG"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/apigw-data-validation-tf/main.tf b/apigw-data-validation-tf/main.tf
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+# Provider configuration
+provider "aws" {
+  region = "us-east-1"  # Change this to your desired region
+}
+
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    aws = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/aws"
+      version = "~> 4.0"
+    }
+    archive = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/archive"
+      version = "~> 2.0"
+    }
+    null = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/null"
+      version = "~> 3.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# Archive the Lambda function code
+data "archive_file" "lambda_zip" {
+  type        = "zip"
+  source_dir  = "${path.module}/src"
+  output_path = "${path.module}/lambda.zip"
+}
+
+# API Gateway REST API
+resource "aws_api_gateway_rest_api" "main_api" {
+  name = "validation-api"
+  description = "API Gateway with data validation"
+
+  body = jsonencode({
+    openapi = "3.0.1"
+    info = {
+      title = "validation-api"
+      version = "1.0"
+    }
+    components = {
+      schemas = {
+        Vehicle = {
+          type = "object"
+          required = ["make", "model", "year"]
+          properties = {
+            make = {
+              type = "string"
+            }
+            model = {
+              type = "string"
+            }
+            year = {
+              type = "integer"
+              minimum = 2010
+            }
+            color = {
+              type = "string"
+              enum = ["green", "red", "blue"]
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+# Lambda Function
+resource "aws_lambda_function" "process_function" {
+  filename         = data.archive_file.lambda_zip.output_path
+  source_code_hash = data.archive_file.lambda_zip.output_base64sha256
+  function_name    = "process-function"
+  role            = aws_iam_role.lambda_role.arn
+  handler         = "app.lambda_handler"
+  runtime         = "python3.13"
+  architectures   = ["arm64"]
+  timeout         = 3
+
+  depends_on = [
+    data.archive_file.lambda_zip
+  ]
+}
+
+# IAM Role for Lambda
+resource "aws_iam_role" "lambda_role" {
+  name = "process_function_role"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "lambda.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}
+
+# Basic Lambda execution policy
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "lambda_basic" {
+  policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaBasicExecutionRole"
+  role       = aws_iam_role.lambda_role.name
+}
+
+# API Gateway Resource
+resource "aws_api_gateway_resource" "api_resource" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  parent_id   = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.root_resource_id
+  path_part   = "{id}"
+}
+
+# API Gateway Method
+resource "aws_api_gateway_method" "api_method" {
+  rest_api_id   = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  resource_id   = aws_api_gateway_resource.api_resource.id
+  http_method   = "POST"
+  authorization = "NONE"
+
+  request_parameters = {
+    "method.request.querystring.order" = true
+    "method.request.header.custom-agent" = true
+  }
+
+  request_validator_id = aws_api_gateway_request_validator.validator.id
+  request_models = {
+    "application/json" = aws_api_gateway_model.vehicle_model.name
+  }
+}
+
+# Request Validator
+resource "aws_api_gateway_request_validator" "validator" {
+  name                        = "validator"
+  rest_api_id                = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  validate_request_body      = true
+  validate_request_parameters = true
+}
+
+# Vehicle Model
+resource "aws_api_gateway_model" "vehicle_model" {
+  rest_api_id  = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  name         = "Vehicle"
+  description  = "Vehicle model for validation"
+  content_type = "application/json"
+
+  schema = jsonencode({
+    type = "object"
+    required = ["make", "model", "year"]
+    properties = {
+      make = {
+        type = "string"
+      }
+      model = {
+        type = "string"
+      }
+      year = {
+        type = "integer"
+        minimum = 2010
+      }
+      color = {
+        type = "string"
+        enum = ["green", "red", "blue"]
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+# Lambda Integration
+resource "aws_api_gateway_integration" "lambda_integration" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  resource_id = aws_api_gateway_resource.api_resource.id
+  http_method = aws_api_gateway_method.api_method.http_method
+  type        = "AWS_PROXY"
+  integration_http_method = "POST"
+  uri         = aws_lambda_function.process_function.invoke_arn
+}
+
+# Lambda Permission
+resource "aws_lambda_permission" "api_gateway" {
+  statement_id  = "AllowAPIGatewayInvoke"
+  action        = "lambda:InvokeFunction"
+  function_name = aws_lambda_function.process_function.function_name
+  principal     = "apigateway.amazonaws.com"
+  source_arn    = "${aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.execution_arn}/*/*/*"
+}
+
+# API Gateway Deployment
+resource "aws_api_gateway_deployment" "api_deployment" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  depends_on  = [aws_api_gateway_integration.lambda_integration]
+}
+
+# API Gateway Stage
+resource "aws_api_gateway_stage" "prod" {
+  deployment_id = aws_api_gateway_deployment.api_deployment.id
+  rest_api_id   = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.main_api.id
+  stage_name    = "Prod"
+}
+
+# Output
+output "api_endpoint" {
+  description = "API Gateway endpoint URL for Prod stage"
+  value       = "${aws_api_gateway_stage.prod.invoke_url}"
+}
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+import json
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    return {
+        "statusCode": 200,
+        "body": json.dumps({
+            "message": "Data validation succeded",
+            "data": json.loads(event["body"])
+        }),
+    }
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