# Create an API Gateway REST API to track COVID-19 data
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The following code example shows how to create a REST API that simulates a system to track daily cases of COVID-19 in the United States, using fictional data.

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**SDK for Python (Boto3)**  
 Shows how to use AWS Chalice with the AWS SDK for Python (Boto3) to create a serverless REST API that uses Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and Amazon DynamoDB. The REST API simulates a system that tracks daily cases of COVID-19 in the United States, using fictional data. Learn how to:   
+ Use AWS Chalice to define routes in Lambda functions that are called to handle REST requests that come through API Gateway.
+ Use Lambda functions to retrieve and store data in a DynamoDB table to serve REST requests.
+ Define table structure and security role resources in an AWS CloudFormation template.
+ Use AWS Chalice and CloudFormation to package and deploy all necessary resources.
+ Use CloudFormation to clean up all created resources.
 For complete source code and instructions on how to set up and run, see the full example on [GitHub](https://github.com/awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examples/tree/main/python/cross_service/apigateway_covid-19_tracker).   

**Services used in this example**
+ API Gateway
+ CloudFormation
+ DynamoDB
+ Lambda

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For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see [Using DynamoDB with an AWS SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md). This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.