name : create-route.rst **To create a $default route for a WebSocket or HTTP API** The following ``create-route`` example creates a ``$default`` route for a WebSocket or HTTP API. :: aws apigatewayv2 create-route \ --api-id aabbccddee \ --route-key '$default' Output:: { "ApiKeyRequired": false, "AuthorizationType": "NONE", "RouteKey": "$default", "RouteId": "1122334" } For more information, see `Working with routes for WebSocket APIs <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/apigateway-websocket-api-add-route.html>`__ in the *Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide* **To create a route for an HTTP API** The following ``create-route`` example creates a route named ``signup`` that accepts POST requests. :: aws apigatewayv2 create-route \ --api-id aabbccddee \ --route-key 'POST /signup' Output:: { "ApiKeyRequired": false, "AuthorizationType": "NONE", "RouteKey": "POST /signup", "RouteId": "1122334" } For more information, see `Working with routes for HTTP APIs <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/apigateway/latest/developerguide/http-api-develop-routes.html>`__ in the *Amazon API Gateway Developer Guide*