---
title: "How to secure API Gateway using JWT and Lambda Authorizers with Clerk"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-secure-api-gateway-using-jwt-and-lambda-authorizers-with-clerk-ipidp1uhv
source_url: https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-secure-api-gateway-using-jwt-and-lambda-authorizers-with-clerk-3g7l
type: article
source: "AWS Builders"
author: "Brian Morrison"
published: 2024-05-07T20:28:06.121Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:03:37.463Z
tags: ["api-gateway", "jwt"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to secure API Gateway using JWT and Lambda Authorizers with Clerk

**[AWS Builders](https://daily.dev/sources/aws-builders)** · [@brianmmdev](https://daily.dev/brianmmdev) · 10 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to secure API Gateway using JWT and Lambda Authorizers with Clerk. Understand how API Gateway Authorizers work and the types of authorizers available. Follow step-by-step instructions to configure JWT and Lambda authorizers with Clerk.

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