Sports API Management System

Build a scalable, containerized API management system for real-time sports data using AWS ECS (Fargate), API Gateway, and an external Sports API.

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Features

• REST API for real-time sports data.
• Containerized backend powered by Amazon ECS (Fargate).
• Serverless architecture with API Gateway.

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Requirements

1. Sports API Key: Sign up at SerpAPI.
2. AWS Account: Basic knowledge of ECS, API Gateway, Docker, and Python.
3. AWS CLI: Installed and configured.
4. SerpAPI Library: Install:

   pip install google-search-results

5. Docker: CLI and Desktop installed.

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Setup Steps

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ifeanyiro9/containerized-sports-api.git
cd containerized-sports-api

2. Create ECR Repository and Push Docker Image

aws ecr create-repository --repository-name sports-api --region us-east-1
aws ecr get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin <AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com

docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t sports-api .
docker tag sports-api:latest <AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sports-api:latest
docker push <AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sports-api:latest

3. Set Up ECS with Fargate

1. Create a Cluster: Name it sports-api-cluster (Fargate launch type).
2. Task Definition:
   • Name: sports-api-task
   • Container:
     • Image: <ECR_URI>
     • Port: 8080 (TCP)
     • Env Variable: SPORTS_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>
3. Service:
   • Use Application Load Balancer (ALB).
   • Health check path: /sports.

Retrieve ALB DNS: sports-api-alb-<AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com

4. Configure API Gateway

1. Create a REST API: Name it Sports API Gateway.
2. Resource /sports (GET method): Integrate with ALB DNS.
3. Deploy to stage (e.g., prod).

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Test the API

Access the endpoint:

curl https://<api-gateway-id>.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/sports

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Future Enhancements

1. Add caching with ElastiCache.
2. Store user queries in DynamoDB.
3. Secure API Gateway with authentication.
4. Automate deployments using CI/CD.

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