Use API Gateway to invoke a Lambda function - Amazon Lambda
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Use API Gateway to invoke a Lambda function

The following code examples show how to create an Amazon Lambda function invoked by Amazon API Gateway.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x

Shows how to create an Amazon Lambda function by using the Lambda Java runtime API. This example invokes different Amazon services to perform a specific use case. This example demonstrates how to create a Lambda function invoked by Amazon API Gateway that scans an Amazon DynamoDB table for work anniversaries and uses Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to send a text message to your employees that congratulates them at their one year anniversary date.

For complete source code and instructions on how to set up and run, see the full example on GitHub.

Services used in this example

  • API Gateway

  • DynamoDB

  • Lambda

  • Amazon SNS

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)

Shows how to create an Amazon Lambda function by using the Lambda JavaScript runtime API. This example invokes different Amazon services to perform a specific use case. This example demonstrates how to create a Lambda function invoked by Amazon API Gateway that scans an Amazon DynamoDB table for work anniversaries and uses Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to send a text message to your employees that congratulates them at their one year anniversary date.

For complete source code and instructions on how to set up and run, see the full example on GitHub.

This example is also available in the Amazon SDK for JavaScript v3 developer guide.

Services used in this example

  • API Gateway

  • DynamoDB

  • Lambda

  • Amazon SNS

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)

This example shows how to create and use an Amazon API Gateway REST API that targets an Amazon Lambda function. The Lambda handler demonstrates how to route based on HTTP methods; how to get data from the query string, header, and body; and how to return a JSON response.

  • Deploy a Lambda function.

  • Create an API Gateway REST API.

  • Create a REST resource that targets the Lambda function.

  • Grant permission to let API Gateway invoke the Lambda function.

  • Use the Requests package to send requests to the REST API.

  • Clean up all resources created during the demo.

This example is best viewed on GitHub. For complete source code and instructions on how to set up and run, see the full example on GitHub.

Services used in this example

  • API Gateway

  • Lambda

For a complete list of Amazon SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using Lambda with an Amazon SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.