diff --git a/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/synthesize-resources.ts b/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/synthesize-resources.ts
index bd6697d5b7a..158fddeb974 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/synthesize-resources.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-category-auth/src/provider-utils/awscloudformation/utils/synthesize-resources.ts
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ const createAdminAuthAPI = async (context: any, authResourceName: string, functi
     const backendConfigs = {
       service: 'API Gateway',
       providerPlugin: 'awscloudformation',
+      authorizationType: 'AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS',
       dependsOn,
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/amplify-frontend-android/lib/amplify-config-helper.js b/packages/amplify-frontend-android/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
index 64f55040fef..59edc9e233e 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-frontend-android/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-frontend-android/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function constructApi(metadata, amplifyConfig) {
             endpointType: 'REST',
             endpoint: resourceMeta.output.RootUrl,
             region,
-            authorizationType: 'AWS_IAM',
+            authorizationType: resourceMeta.authorizationType || 'AWS_IAM',
           };
         } else if (resourceMeta.service === 'ElasticContainer' && resourceMeta.apiType === 'REST') {
           amplifyConfig[categoryName].plugins[pluginName][r] = {
diff --git a/packages/amplify-frontend-flutter/lib/amplify-config-helper.js b/packages/amplify-frontend-flutter/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
index db112e8bddd..36ee8b32952 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-frontend-flutter/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-frontend-flutter/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ function constructApi(metadata, amplifyConfig) {
             endpointType: 'REST',
             endpoint: resourceMeta.output.RootUrl,
             region,
-            authorizationType: 'AWS_IAM',
+            authorizationType: resourceMeta.authorizationType || 'AWS_IAM',
           };
         } else if (resourceMeta.service === 'ElasticContainer' && resourceMeta.apiType === 'REST') {
           amplifyConfig[categoryName].plugins[pluginName][r] = {
             endpointType: 'REST',
             endpoint: resourceMeta.output.RootUrl,
             region,
-            authorizationType: resourceMeta.restrictAccess ? "AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS" : "AWS_IAM",
+            authorizationType: resourceMeta.restrictAccess ? 'AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS' : 'AWS_IAM',
           };
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/amplify-frontend-ios/lib/amplify-config-helper.js b/packages/amplify-frontend-ios/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
index fd541239fc5..59edc9e233e 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-frontend-ios/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
+++ b/packages/amplify-frontend-ios/lib/amplify-config-helper.js
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ function constructApi(metadata, amplifyConfig) {
             endpointType: 'REST',
             endpoint: resourceMeta.output.RootUrl,
             region,
-            authorizationType: 'AWS_IAM',
+            authorizationType: resourceMeta.authorizationType || 'AWS_IAM',
           };
         } else if (resourceMeta.service === 'ElasticContainer' && resourceMeta.apiType === 'REST') {
           amplifyConfig[categoryName].plugins[pluginName][r] = {
             endpointType: 'REST',
             endpoint: resourceMeta.output.RootUrl,
             region,
-            authorizationType: resourceMeta.restrictAccess ? "AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS" : "AWS_IAM",
+            authorizationType: resourceMeta.restrictAccess ? 'AMAZON_COGNITO_USER_POOLS' : 'AWS_IAM',
           };
         }
       }