title: AWS API Gateway - access internally
body: <p>Although this question may seem like something you've seen in the past - please ensure to read it before assuming - as this is related to a different type of internal access. </p>
  
  <p>We currently have a few <code>API Gateways</code>, serving different needs. These Gateways are public (regional) and accessed via public consumers. </p>
  
  <p>On an ah-hoc basis, we do back-end releases, which entail removing the Gateway for external (public) access. The process is then, to make all deployments needed and then test the Gateway once public again. </p>
  
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  <li>We go "internal" but adding the current <code>load balance(s)</code> into a group that's only accessible via internal IP range.</li>
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  <p>I'd like to know if there would be a way whereby we could access the same Gateway internally, whilst we are <code>offline</code>, to help speed up testing once back to external. </p>