diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/awslint.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/awslint.json
index 3dab73aef9027..f3c891320b8a8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/awslint.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/awslint.json
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {
     "exclude": [
-        "*:*"
+        "props-physical-name:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.ApiMappingProps",
+        "props-physical-name:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.HttpIntegrationProps",
+        "props-physical-name:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.HttpRouteProps",
+        "props-physical-name:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.WebSocketIntegrationProps",
+        "props-physical-name:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.WebSocketRouteProps",
+        "from-method:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.HttpIntegration",
+        "from-method:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.HttpRoute",
+        "from-method:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.WebSocketIntegration",
+        "from-method:@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha.WebSocketRoute"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
index b6d2f6cef2dc8..51363ac2096c6 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2-alpha/lib/http/api.ts
@@ -357,11 +357,19 @@ export class HttpApi extends HttpApiBase {
    */
   public readonly defaultStage: IHttpStage | undefined;
 
-  private readonly _apiEndpoint: string;
-
+  /**
+   * Default Authorizer applied to all routes in the gateway.
+   */
   public readonly defaultAuthorizer?: IHttpRouteAuthorizer;
+
+  /**
+   * Default OIDC scopes attached to all routes in the gateway, unless explicitly configured on the route.
+   * The scopes are used with a COGNITO_USER_POOLS authorizer to authorize the method invocation.
+   */
   public readonly defaultAuthorizationScopes?: string[];
 
+  private readonly _apiEndpoint: string;
+
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props?: HttpApiProps) {
     super(scope, id);