# Connecting to a REST API
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 AWS Glue allows you to configure an AWS Glue ConnectionType that can be used to connect AWS Glue to any REST API-based data source. This can be used as a data source in your ETL Jobs. You can run these jobs to transfer data between the REST API-based data source and AWS services or other supported applications. 

**Topics**
+ [AWS Glue support for REST API](rest-api-support.md)
+ [Policies containing the API operations for registering connection types and creating/using connections](rest-api-configuring-iam-permissions.md)
+ [Configuring a REST API ConnectionType](rest-api-configuring.md)
+ [Configuring a REST API connection](rest-api-configuring-connections.md)
+ [Tutorial: Creating a REST API ConnectionType and Connection](rest-api-example.md)
+ [Limitations](rest-api-limitations.md)