From bd81035fb5e16bc16b6db1da4ad0484c8256fa70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Sober <msober@amazon.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:57:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] chore: add cross-link rest api setup and auth

---
 .../add-aws-services/rest-api/set-up-rest-api/index.mdx     | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/rest-api/set-up-rest-api/index.mdx b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/rest-api/set-up-rest-api/index.mdx
index 6e294a9c617..45bbc08d4ff 100644
--- a/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/rest-api/set-up-rest-api/index.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/rest-api/set-up-rest-api/index.mdx
@@ -171,6 +171,12 @@ backend.addOutput({
 });
 ```
 
+<Callout info="true">
+
+**Frontend Authorization Configuration**: After setting up your REST API, you'll also need to configure authorization in your frontend application. See the [REST API Authorization guide](/[platform]/build-a-backend/add-aws-services/rest-api/customize-authz/) for details on configuring IAM, Cognito User Pool, API Key, or custom authorization headers.
+
+</Callout>
+
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