Amazon Aurora MySQL now supports RDS Data API

Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition now supports a redesigned RDS Data API for Aurora Serverless v2 and Aurora provisioned database instances. You can now access these Aurora clusters via a secure HTTP endpoint and run SQL statements without the use of database drivers and without managing connections. This follows the launch of Data API for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition for Aurora Serverless v2 and Aurora provisioned database instances last year.

Data API was originally only available for single instance Aurora Serverless v1 clusters with a 1,000 request per second (RPS) rate limit. Based on customer feedback, Data API has now been redesigned for increased scalability. Data API will not impose a rate limit on requests made to Aurora Serverless v2 and Aurora provisioned clusters.

Data API eliminates the use of drivers and improves application scalability by automatically pooling and sharing database connections (connection pooling) rather than requiring customers to manage connections. Customers can call Data API via AWS SDK and CLI. Data API also enables access to Aurora databases via AWS AppSync GraphQL APIs. API commands supported in the redesigned Data API are backwards compatible with Data API for Aurora Serverless v1 for easy customer application migrations.

Data API supports Aurora MySQL 3.07 and higher versions in 14 regions. Customers currently using Data API for Aurora Serverless v1 are encouraged to migrate to Aurora Serverless v2 to take advantage of the redesigned Data API. To learn more, read the documentation.