# Secure APIs using API Gateway Authorizer With AWS API Gateway one can secure the in multiple ways. ## Private APIs Private APIs are using the API Keys and Usage Plan. This is typically used when you don't have a direct user who is interacting with the APIs and instead it is meant for programmatic access. **More detail...** ## Protected APIs **Coming soon.** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://dhavaln.gitbook.io/serverless-docs/serverless-apis/api-gateway-authoriser.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.