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Create a Lambda function using an Amazon SDK

The following code examples show how to create a Lambda function.

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.NET
Amazon SDK for .NET
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

/// <summary> /// Creates a new Lambda function. /// </summary> /// <param name="functionName">The name of the function.</param> /// <param name="s3Bucket">The Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) /// bucket where the zip file containing the code is located.</param> /// <param name="s3Key">The Amazon S3 key of the zip file.</param> /// <param name="role">The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of a role with the /// appropriate Lambda permissions.</param> /// <param name="handler">The name of the handler function.</param> /// <returns>The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the newly created /// Lambda function.</returns> public async Task<string> CreateLambdaFunctionAsync( string functionName, string s3Bucket, string s3Key, string role, string handler) { // Defines the location for the function code. // S3Bucket - The S3 bucket where the file containing // the source code is stored. // S3Key - The name of the file containing the code. var functionCode = new FunctionCode { S3Bucket = s3Bucket, S3Key = s3Key, }; var createFunctionRequest = new CreateFunctionRequest { FunctionName = functionName, Description = "Created by the Lambda .NET API", Code = functionCode, Handler = handler, Runtime = Runtime.Dotnet6, Role = role, }; var reponse = await _lambdaService.CreateFunctionAsync(createFunctionRequest); return reponse.FunctionArn; }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for .NET API Reference.

C++
SDK for C++
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

Aws::Client::ClientConfiguration clientConfig; // Optional: Set to the AWS Region in which the bucket was created (overrides config file). // clientConfig.region = "us-east-1"; Aws::Lambda::LambdaClient client(clientConfig); Aws::Lambda::Model::CreateFunctionRequest request; request.SetFunctionName(LAMBDA_NAME); request.SetDescription(LAMBDA_DESCRIPTION); // Optional. #if USE_CPP_LAMBDA_FUNCTION request.SetRuntime(Aws::Lambda::Model::Runtime::provided_al2); request.SetTimeout(15); request.SetMemorySize(128); // Assume the AWS Lambda function was built in Docker with same architecture // as this code. #if defined(__x86_64__) request.SetArchitectures({Aws::Lambda::Model::Architecture::x86_64}); #elif defined(__aarch64__) request.SetArchitectures({Aws::Lambda::Model::Architecture::arm64}); #else #error "Unimplemented architecture" #endif // defined(architecture) #else request.SetRuntime(Aws::Lambda::Model::Runtime::python3_8); #endif request.SetRole(roleArn); request.SetHandler(LAMBDA_HANDLER_NAME); request.SetPublish(true); Aws::Lambda::Model::FunctionCode code; std::ifstream ifstream(INCREMENT_LAMBDA_CODE.c_str(), std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::binary); if (!ifstream.is_open()) { std::cerr << "Error opening file " << INCREMENT_LAMBDA_CODE << "." << std::endl; #if USE_CPP_LAMBDA_FUNCTION std::cerr << "The cpp Lambda function must be built following the instructions in the cpp_lambda/README.md file. " << std::endl; #endif deleteIamRole(clientConfig); return false; } Aws::StringStream buffer; buffer << ifstream.rdbuf(); code.SetZipFile(Aws::Utils::ByteBuffer((unsigned char *) buffer.str().c_str(), buffer.str().length())); request.SetCode(code); Aws::Lambda::Model::CreateFunctionOutcome outcome = client.CreateFunction( request); if (outcome.IsSuccess()) { std::cout << "The lambda function was successfully created. " << seconds << " seconds elapsed." << std::endl; break; } else { std::cerr << "Error with CreateFunction. " << outcome.GetError().GetMessage() << std::endl; deleteIamRole(clientConfig); return false; }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for C++ API Reference.

Go
SDK for Go V2
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

// FunctionWrapper encapsulates function actions used in the examples. // It contains an AWS Lambda service client that is used to perform user actions. type FunctionWrapper struct { LambdaClient *lambda.Client } // CreateFunction creates a new Lambda function from code contained in the zipPackage // buffer. The specified handlerName must match the name of the file and function // contained in the uploaded code. The role specified by iamRoleArn is assumed by // Lambda and grants specific permissions. // When the function already exists, types.StateActive is returned. // When the function is created, a lambda.FunctionActiveV2Waiter is used to wait until the // function is active. func (wrapper FunctionWrapper) CreateFunction(functionName string, handlerName string, iamRoleArn *string, zipPackage *bytes.Buffer) types.State { var state types.State _, err := wrapper.LambdaClient.CreateFunction(context.TODO(), &lambda.CreateFunctionInput{ Code: &types.FunctionCode{ZipFile: zipPackage.Bytes()}, FunctionName: aws.String(functionName), Role: iamRoleArn, Handler: aws.String(handlerName), Publish: true, Runtime: types.RuntimePython38, }) if err != nil { var resConflict *types.ResourceConflictException if errors.As(err, &resConflict) { log.Printf("Function %v already exists.\n", functionName) state = types.StateActive } else { log.Panicf("Couldn't create function %v. Here's why: %v\n", functionName, err) } } else { waiter := lambda.NewFunctionActiveV2Waiter(wrapper.LambdaClient) funcOutput, err := waiter.WaitForOutput(context.TODO(), &lambda.GetFunctionInput{ FunctionName: aws.String(functionName)}, 1*time.Minute) if err != nil { log.Panicf("Couldn't wait for function %v to be active. Here's why: %v\n", functionName, err) } else { state = funcOutput.Configuration.State } } return state }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Go API Reference.

Java
SDK for Java 2.x
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

public static void createLambdaFunction(LambdaClient awsLambda, String functionName, String filePath, String role, String handler) { try { LambdaWaiter waiter = awsLambda.waiter(); InputStream is = new FileInputStream(filePath); SdkBytes fileToUpload = SdkBytes.fromInputStream(is); FunctionCode code = FunctionCode.builder() .zipFile(fileToUpload) .build(); CreateFunctionRequest functionRequest = CreateFunctionRequest.builder() .functionName(functionName) .description("Created by the Lambda Java API") .code(code) .handler(handler) .runtime(Runtime.JAVA8) .role(role) .build(); // Create a Lambda function using a waiter. CreateFunctionResponse functionResponse = awsLambda.createFunction(functionRequest); GetFunctionRequest getFunctionRequest = GetFunctionRequest.builder() .functionName(functionName) .build(); WaiterResponse<GetFunctionResponse> waiterResponse = waiter.waitUntilFunctionExists(getFunctionRequest); waiterResponse.matched().response().ifPresent(System.out::println); System.out.println("The function ARN is " + functionResponse.functionArn()); } catch(LambdaException | FileNotFoundException e) { System.err.println(e.getMessage()); System.exit(1); } }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Java 2.x API Reference.

JavaScript
SDK for JavaScript (v3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

const createFunction = async (funcName, roleArn) => { const client = createClientForDefaultRegion(LambdaClient); const code = await readFile(`${dirname}../functions/${funcName}.zip`); const command = new CreateFunctionCommand({ Code: { ZipFile: code }, FunctionName: funcName, Role: roleArn, Architectures: [Architecture.arm64], Handler: "index.handler", // Required when sending a .zip file PackageType: PackageType.Zip, // Required when sending a .zip file Runtime: Runtime.nodejs16x, // Required when sending a .zip file }); return client.send(command); };
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for JavaScript API Reference.

Kotlin
SDK for Kotlin
Note

This is prerelease documentation for a feature in preview release. It is subject to change.

Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

suspend fun createNewFunction( myFunctionName: String, s3BucketName: String, myS3Key: String, myHandler: String, myRole: String ): String? { val functionCode = FunctionCode { s3Bucket = s3BucketName s3Key = myS3Key } val request = CreateFunctionRequest { functionName = myFunctionName code = functionCode description = "Created by the Lambda Kotlin API" handler = myHandler role = myRole runtime = Runtime.Java8 } LambdaClient { region = "us-west-2" }.use { awsLambda -> val functionResponse = awsLambda.createFunction(request) awsLambda.waitUntilFunctionActive { functionName = myFunctionName } return functionResponse.functionArn } }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Kotlin API reference.

PHP
SDK for PHP
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

public function createFunction($functionName, $role, $bucketName, $handler) { //This assumes the Lambda function is in an S3 bucket. return $this->customWaiter(function () use ($functionName, $role, $bucketName, $handler) { return $this->lambdaClient->createFunction([ 'Code' => [ 'S3Bucket' => $bucketName, 'S3Key' => $functionName, ], 'FunctionName' => $functionName, 'Role' => $role['Arn'], 'Runtime' => 'python3.9', 'Handler' => "$handler.lambda_handler", ]); }); }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for PHP API Reference.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

class LambdaWrapper: def __init__(self, lambda_client, iam_resource): self.lambda_client = lambda_client self.iam_resource = iam_resource def create_function(self, function_name, handler_name, iam_role, deployment_package): """ Deploys a Lambda function. :param function_name: The name of the Lambda function. :param handler_name: The fully qualified name of the handler function. This must include the file name and the function name. :param iam_role: The IAM role to use for the function. :param deployment_package: The deployment package that contains the function code in .zip format. :return: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the newly created function. """ try: response = self.lambda_client.create_function( FunctionName=function_name, Description="AWS Lambda doc example", Runtime='python3.8', Role=iam_role.arn, Handler=handler_name, Code={'ZipFile': deployment_package}, Publish=True) function_arn = response['FunctionArn'] waiter = self.lambda_client.get_waiter('function_active_v2') waiter.wait(FunctionName=function_name) logger.info("Created function '%s' with ARN: '%s'.", function_name, response['FunctionArn']) except ClientError: logger.error("Couldn't create function %s.", function_name) raise else: return function_arn
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Python (Boto3) API Reference.

Ruby
SDK for Ruby
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

class LambdaWrapper attr_accessor :lambda_client def initialize @lambda_client = Aws::Lambda::Client.new @logger = Logger.new($stdout) @logger.level = Logger::WARN end # Deploys a Lambda function. # # @param function_name: The name of the Lambda function. # @param handler_name: The fully qualified name of the handler function. This # must include the file name and the function name. # @param role_arn: The IAM role to use for the function. # @param deployment_package: The deployment package that contains the function # code in .zip format. # @return: The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the newly created function. def create_function(function_name, handler_name, role_arn, deployment_package) response = @lambda_client.create_function({ role: role_arn.to_s, function_name: function_name, handler: handler_name, runtime: "ruby2.7", code: { zip_file: deployment_package }, environment: { variables: { "LOG_LEVEL" => "info" } } }) @lambda_client.wait_until(:function_active_v2, { function_name: function_name}) do |w| w.max_attempts = 5 w.delay = 5 end response rescue Aws::Lambda::Errors::ServiceException => e @logger.error("There was an error creating #{function_name}:\n #{e.message}") rescue Aws::Waiters::Errors::WaiterFailed => e @logger.error("Failed waiting for #{function_name} to activate:\n #{e.message}") end
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Ruby API Reference.

Rust
SDK for Rust
Note

This documentation is for an SDK in preview release. The SDK is subject to change and should not be used in production.

Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

/** * Create a function, uploading from a zip file. */ pub async fn create_function(&self, zip_file: PathBuf) -> Result<String, anyhow::Error> { let code = self.prepare_function(zip_file, None).await?; let key = code.s3_key().unwrap().to_string(); self.create_role().await; let role = self .iam_client .create_role() .role_name(self.role_name.clone()) .assume_role_policy_document(ROLE_POLICY_DOCUMENT) .send() .await?; info!("Created iam role, waiting 15s for it to become active"); tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(15)).await; info!("Creating lambda function {}", self.lambda_name); let _ = self .lambda_client .create_function() .function_name(self.lambda_name.clone()) .code(code) .role(role.role().unwrap().arn().unwrap()) .runtime(aws_sdk_lambda::types::Runtime::Providedal2) .handler("_unused") .send() .await .map_err(anyhow::Error::from)?; self.wait_for_function_ready().await?; self.lambda_client .publish_version() .function_name(self.lambda_name.clone()) .send() .await?; Ok(key) } /** * Upload function code from a path to a zip file. * The zip file must have an AL2 Linux-compatible binary called `bootstrap`. * The easiest way to create such a zip is to use `cargo lambda build --output-format Zip`. */ async fn prepare_function( &self, zip_file: PathBuf, key: Option<String>, ) -> Result<FunctionCode, anyhow::Error> { let body = ByteStream::read_from().path(zip_file).build().await?; let key = key.unwrap_or_else(|| format!("{}_code", self.lambda_name)); info!("Uploading function code to s3://{}/{}", self.bucket, key); let _ = self .s3_client .put_object() .bucket(self.bucket.clone()) .key(key.clone()) .body(body) .send() .await?; Ok(FunctionCode::builder() .s3_bucket(self.bucket.clone()) .s3_key(key) .build()) }
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for Rust API reference.

SAP ABAP
SDK for SAP ABAP
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There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the Amazon Code Examples Repository.

TRY. lo_lmd->createfunction( iv_functionname = iv_function_name iv_runtime = `python3.9` iv_role = iv_role_arn iv_handler = iv_handler io_code = io_zip_file iv_description = 'AWS Lambda code example' ). MESSAGE 'Lambda function created.' TYPE 'I'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdcodesigningcfgno00. MESSAGE 'Code signing configuration does not exist.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdcodestorageexcdex. MESSAGE 'Maximum total code size per account exceeded.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdcodeverification00. MESSAGE 'Code signature failed one or more validation checks for signature mismatch or expiration.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdinvalidcodesigex. MESSAGE 'Code signature failed the integrity check.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdinvparamvalueex. MESSAGE 'The request contains a non-valid parameter.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdresourceconflictex. MESSAGE 'Resource already exists or another operation is in progress.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdresourcenotfoundex. MESSAGE 'The requested resource does not exist.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdserviceexception. MESSAGE 'An internal problem was encountered by the AWS Lambda service.' TYPE 'E'. CATCH /aws1/cx_lmdtoomanyrequestsex. MESSAGE 'The maximum request throughput was reached.' TYPE 'E'. ENDTRY.
  • For API details, see CreateFunction in Amazon SDK for SAP ABAP API reference.

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.