# Create an API destination in Amazon EventBridge
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Creating an API destination enables you to specify an HTTP endpoint as the target of a rule.

Each API destination requires a connection. A *connection* specifies the authorization type and credentials to use to authorize with the API destination endpoint. You can choose an existing connection, or create a connection at the same time that you create the API destination. For more information, see [Connections for API targets in Amazon EventBridge](eb-target-connection.md)

**To create an API destination using the EventBridge console**

1. Log in to Amazon using an account that has permissions to manage EventBridge and open the [EventBridge console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/events).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **API destinations**.

1. Scroll down to the **API destinations** table, and then choose **Create API destination**.

1. On the **Create API destination** page, enter a **Name** and Description for the API destination. 

   The name must be unique to your account in the current Region. You can use up to 64 uppercase or lowercase letters, numbers, dot (.), dash (-), or underscore (\_) characters.
**Important**  
When creating a new API destination for your connection, ensure that the connection reaches the AUTHORIZED state before creating the API destination.

1. Enter an **API destination endpoint** for the API destination. 

   The **API destination endpoint** is an HTTP invocation endpoint target for events. The authorization information you include in the connection used for this API destination is used to authorize against this endpoint. The URL must use HTTPS.

1. Enter the **HTTP method** to use to connect to the **API destination endpoint**.

1. (Optional) For **Invocation rate limit per second** field, enter the maximum number of invocations per second to send to the API destination endpoint.

   The rate limit you set may affect how EventBridge delivers events. For more information, see [How invocation rate affects event delivery](eb-api-destinations.md#eb-api-destination-event-delivery).

1. For **Connection**, do one of the following:
   + Choose **Use an existing connection**, and then select the connection to use for this API destination.
   + Choose **Create a new connection**, and then enter the details for the connection to create. 

     For detailed instructions, see [Creating connections](eb-target-connection-create.md).

1. Choose **Create**.