**Describe the bug** When an Integration CR is created, the controller reports that the httpMethod field is not set, even though a valid value is provided and a **correct AWS resource is created.** **Steps to reproduce** 1. Create a Method CR 2. Create a Integration CR ```yaml apiVersion: apigateway.services.k8s.aws/v1alpha1 kind: Method metadata: finalizers: - finalizers.apigateway.services.k8s.aws/Method name: openid-configuration-get spec: apiKeyRequired: false authorizationType: NONE httpMethod: GET requestParameters: method.request.path.tenant: true resourceRef: from: name: openid-configuration-idp-nonprod-auth restAPIRef: from: name: idp-nonprod-auth ``` ```yaml apiVersion: apigateway.services.k8s.aws/v1alpha1 kind: Integration metadata: finalizers: - finalizers.apigateway.services.k8s.aws/Integration name: openid-configuration-get spec: httpMethod: GET integrationHTTPMethod: GET requestParameters: integration.request.path.tenant: method.request.path.tenant requestTemplates: application/json: | {"statusCode": 200} resourceRef: from: name: openid-configuration-idp-nonprod-auth restAPIRef: from: name: idp-nonprod-auth type: MOCK ``` **Expected outcome** The controller should not complain about the invalid spec ``` reason: 'Integration.apigateway.services.k8s.aws "openid-configuration-get" is invalid: [spec.httpMethod: Required value, <nil>: Invalid value: "null": some validation rules were not checked because the object was invalid; correct the existing errors to complete validation]' ``` **Controller logs** ```json {"level":"error","ts":"2025-08-04T00:40:03.657Z","msg":"Reconciler error","controller":"integration","controllerGroup":"apigateway.services.k8s.aws","controllerKind":"Integration","Integration":{"name":"openid-configuration-get","namespace":"keycloak"},"namespace":"keycloak","name":"openid-configuration-get","reconcileID":"35d4bdbb-8f50-4aba-b902-30ad51b95329","error":"Integration.apigateway.services.k8s.aws \"openid-configuration-get\" is invalid: [spec.httpMethod: Required value, <nil>: Invalid value: \"null\": some validation rules were not checked because the object was invalid; correct the existing errors to complete validation]","stacktrace":"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:347\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:294\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).Start.func2.2\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:255"} {"level":"info","ts":"2025-08-04T00:44:09.287Z","logger":"ackrt","msg":"desired resource state has changed","kind":"Integration","namespace":"keycloak","name":"openid-configuration-options","account":"487409146247","role":"","region":"eu-west-1","is_adopted":false,"generation":1,"diff":[{"Path":{"Parts":["Spec","HTTPMethod"]},"A":"OPTIONS","B":null},{"Path":{"Parts":["Spec","PassthroughBehavior"]},"A":null,"B":"WHEN_NO_MATCH"},{"Path":{"Parts":["Spec","TimeoutInMillis"]},"A":null,"B":29000}]} {"level":"error","ts":"2025-08-04T00:44:09.365Z","msg":"Reconciler error","controller":"integration","controllerGroup":"apigateway.services.k8s.aws","controllerKind":"Integration","Integration":{"name":"openid-configuration-options","namespace":"keycloak"},"namespace":"keycloak","name":"openid-configuration-options","reconcileID":"e5ac9e9e-aa2e-4fba-845d-1951c48acf2f","error":"Integration.apigateway.services.k8s.aws \"openid-configuration-options\" is invalid: [spec.httpMethod: Required value, <nil>: Invalid value: \"null\": some validation rules were not checked because the object was invalid; correct the existing errors to complete validation]","stacktrace":"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:347\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:294\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller[...]).Start.func2.2\n\t/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.20.4/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:255"} ``` **Environment** * Kubernetes version: v1.32.5 * Using EKS (yes/no), if so version?: Yes , v1.32.5-eks-5d4a308 * AWS service targeted (S3, RDS, etc.): API Gateway v2