AWS Lambda Developer Guide

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Contents

• What Is AWS Lambda?
• Getting Started with AWS Lambda
  • Create a Lambda Function with the Console
  • Creating Functions Using the AWS Lambda Console Editor
  • Using AWS Lambda with the AWS Command Line Interface
  • AWS Lambda Concepts
  • AWS Lambda Features
  • Tools for Working With AWS Lambda
  • AWS Lambda Limits
• AWS Lambda Permissions
  • AWS Lambda Execution Role
  • Using Resource-Based Policies for AWS Lambda
  • Identity-based IAM Policies for AWS Lambda
  • Resources and Conditions for Lambda Actions
  • Using Permissions Boundaries for AWS Lambda Applications
• Managing AWS Lambda Functions
  • Configuring Functions in the AWS Lambda Console
  • Using AWS Lambda Environment Variables
  • Managing Concurrency for a Lambda Function
  • AWS Lambda Function Versions
  • AWS Lambda Function Aliases
  • AWS Lambda Layers
  • Configuring a Lambda Function to Access Resources in a VPC
  • Configuring Database Access for a Lambda Function
  • Tagging Lambda Functions
• Invoking AWS Lambda Functions
  • Synchronous Invocation
  • Asynchronous Invocation
  • AWS Lambda Event Source Mapping
  • Monitoring the State of a Function with the Lambda API
  • AWS Lambda Function Scaling
  • Error Handling and Automatic Retries in AWS Lambda
  • Invoking Lambda Functions with the AWS Mobile SDK for Android
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with the Mobile SDK for Android
    • Sample Function Code
• AWS Lambda Runtimes
  • AWS Lambda Execution Context
  • Runtime Support Policy
  • Custom AWS Lambda Runtimes
  • AWS Lambda Runtime Interface
  • Tutorial – Publishing a Custom Runtime
• AWS Lambda Applications
  • Managing Applications in the AWS Lambda Console
  • Creating an Application with Continuous Delivery in the Lambda Console
  • Error Processor Sample Application for AWS Lambda
  • Rolling Deployments for Lambda Functions
  • Common Lambda Application Types and Use Cases
  • Best Practices for Working with AWS Lambda Functions
• Using AWS Lambda with Other Services
  • Using AWS Lambda with an Application Load Balancer
  • Using AWS Lambda with Alexa
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon API Gateway
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon API Gateway
    • Sample Function Code
    • Create a Simple Microservice using Lambda and API Gateway
    • AWS SAM Template for an API Gateway Application
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS CloudTrail
    • Tutorial: Triggering a Lambda Function with AWS CloudTrail Events
    • Sample Function Code
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon CloudWatch Events
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Scheduled Events
    • AWS SAM Template for a CloudWatch Events Application
    • Schedule Expressions Using Rate or Cron
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon CloudWatch Logs
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS CloudFormation
  • Using AWS Lambda with CloudFront Lambda@Edge
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS CodeCommit
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS CodePipeline
    • Building a Continuous Delivery Pipeline for a Lambda Application with AWS CodePipeline
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Cognito
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS Config
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon DynamoDB
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon DynamoDB Streams
    • Sample Function Code
    • AWS SAM Template for a DynamoDB Application
  • Tutorial: Configuring a Lambda Function to Access Amazon ElastiCache in an Amazon VPC
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon EC2
    • Tutorial: Using AWS SDK for .NET to Manage Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS IoT
  • Using AWS Lambda with AWS IoT Events
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Kinesis
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Kinesis
    • Sample Function Code
    • AWS SAM Template for a Kinesis Application
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Lex
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon RDS
    • Tutorial: Configuring a Lambda Function to Access Amazon RDS in an Amazon VPC
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon S3 Events
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon S3
    • Sample Amazon S3 Function Code
    • AWS SAM Template for an Amazon S3 Application
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon S3 Batch Operations
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon SES
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon SNS
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Simple Notification Service
    • Sample Function Code
  • Using AWS Lambda with Amazon SQS
    • Tutorial: Using AWS Lambda with Amazon Simple Queue Service
    • Sample Amazon SQS Function Code
    • AWS SAM Template for an Amazon SQS Application
• Building Lambda Functions with Node.js
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in Node.js
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in Node.js
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in Node.js
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in Node.js
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in Node.js
  • Instrumenting Node.js Code in AWS Lambda
• Building Lambda Functions with Python
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in Python
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in Python
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in Python
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in Python
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in Python
  • Instrumenting Python Code in AWS Lambda
• Building Lambda Functions with Ruby
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in Ruby
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in Ruby
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in Ruby
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in Ruby
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in Ruby
• Building Lambda Functions with Java
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in Java
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in Java
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in Java
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in Java
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in Java
  • Instrumenting Java Code in AWS Lambda
  • Creating a Deployment Package Using Eclipse
• Building Lambda Functions with Go
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in Go
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in Go
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in Go
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in Go
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in Go
  • Instrumenting Go Code in AWS Lambda
  • Using Environment Variables
• Building Lambda Functions with C#
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in C#
    • .NET Core CLI
    • AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in C#
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in C#
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in C#
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in C#
• Building Lambda Functions with PowerShell
  • Setting Up a PowerShell Development Environment
  • AWS Lambda Deployment Package in PowerShell
  • AWS Lambda Function Handler in PowerShell
  • AWS Lambda Context Object in PowerShell
  • AWS Lambda Function Logging in PowerShell
  • AWS Lambda Function Errors in PowerShell
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Lambda Applications
  • Monitoring Functions in the AWS Lambda Console
  • Working with AWS Lambda Function Metrics
  • Accessing Amazon CloudWatch Logs for AWS Lambda
  • Using AWS X-Ray
    • Tracing Lambda-Based Applications with AWS X-Ray
    • Emitting Trace Segments from a Lambda Function
    • The AWS X-Ray Daemon in the Lambda Environment
  • Logging AWS Lambda API Calls with AWS CloudTrail
• Security in AWS Lambda
  • Data Protection in AWS Lambda
  • Identity and Access Management for AWS Lambda
    • How AWS Lambda Works with IAM
    • AWS Lambda Identity-Based Policy Examples
    • Troubleshooting AWS Lambda Identity and Access
  • Compliance Validation for AWS Lambda
  • Resilience in AWS Lambda
  • Infrastructure Security in AWS Lambda
  • Configuration and Vulnerability Analysis in AWS Lambda
• Troubleshooting Issues in AWS Lambda
  • Troubleshoot Deployment Issues in AWS Lambda
  • Troubleshoot Invocation Issues in AWS Lambda
  • Troubleshoot Execution Issues in AWS Lambda
  • Troubleshoot Networking Issues in AWS Lambda
• AWS Lambda Releases
• API Reference
  • Actions
    • AddLayerVersionPermission
    • AddPermission
    • CreateAlias
    • CreateEventSourceMapping
    • CreateFunction
    • DeleteAlias
    • DeleteEventSourceMapping
    • DeleteFunction
    • DeleteFunctionConcurrency
    • DeleteFunctionEventInvokeConfig
    • DeleteLayerVersion
    • DeleteProvisionedConcurrencyConfig
    • GetAccountSettings
    • GetAlias
    • GetEventSourceMapping
    • GetFunction
    • GetFunctionConcurrency
    • GetFunctionConfiguration
    • GetFunctionEventInvokeConfig
    • GetLayerVersion
    • GetLayerVersionByArn
    • GetLayerVersionPolicy
    • GetPolicy
    • GetProvisionedConcurrencyConfig
    • Invoke
    • InvokeAsync
    • ListAliases
    • ListEventSourceMappings
    • ListFunctionEventInvokeConfigs
    • ListFunctions
    • ListLayers
    • ListLayerVersions
    • ListProvisionedConcurrencyConfigs
    • ListTags
    • ListVersionsByFunction
    • PublishLayerVersion
    • PublishVersion
    • PutFunctionConcurrency
    • PutFunctionEventInvokeConfig
    • PutProvisionedConcurrencyConfig
    • RemoveLayerVersionPermission
    • RemovePermission
    • TagResource
    • UntagResource
    • UpdateAlias
    • UpdateEventSourceMapping
    • UpdateFunctionCode
    • UpdateFunctionConfiguration
    • UpdateFunctionEventInvokeConfig
  • Data Types
    • AccountLimit
    • AccountUsage
    • AliasConfiguration
    • AliasRoutingConfiguration
    • Concurrency
    • DeadLetterConfig
    • DestinationConfig
    • Environment
    • EnvironmentError
    • EnvironmentResponse
    • EventSourceMappingConfiguration
    • FunctionCode
    • FunctionCodeLocation
    • FunctionConfiguration
    • FunctionEventInvokeConfig
    • Layer
    • LayersListItem
    • LayerVersionContentInput
    • LayerVersionContentOutput
    • LayerVersionsListItem
    • OnFailure
    • OnSuccess
    • ProvisionedConcurrencyConfigListItem
    • TracingConfig
    • TracingConfigResponse
    • VpcConfig
    • VpcConfigResponse
• AWS Glossary