lambda

AWS Lambda serverless functions for event-driven compute. Use when creating functions, configuring triggers, debugging invocations, optimizing cold starts, setting up event source mappings, or managing layers.

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# Create deployment package
zip function.zip lambda_function.py

# Create function
aws lambda create-function \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --runtime python3.12 \
  --role arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/lambda-role \
  --handler lambda_function.handler \
  --zip-file fileb://function.zip \
  --timeout 30 \
  --memory-size 256

# Update function code
aws lambda update-function-code \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --zip-file fileb://function.zip

import boto3
import zipfile
import io

lambda_client = boto3.client('lambda')

# Create zip in memory
zip_buffer = io.BytesIO()
with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_buffer, 'w') as zf:
    zf.writestr('lambda_function.py', '''
def handler(event, context):
    return {"statusCode": 200, "body": "Hello"}
''')
zip_buffer.seek(0)

# Create function
lambda_client.create_function(
    FunctionName='MyFunction',
    Runtime='python3.12',
    Role='arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/lambda-role',
    Handler='lambda_function.handler',
    Code={'ZipFile': zip_buffer.read()},
    Timeout=30,
    MemorySize=256
)

# Add permission for S3 to invoke Lambda
aws lambda add-permission \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --statement-id s3-trigger \
  --action lambda:InvokeFunction \
  --principal s3.amazonaws.com \
  --source-arn arn:aws:s3:::my-bucket \
  --source-account 123456789012

# Configure S3 notification (see S3 skill)

aws lambda create-event-source-mapping \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --event-source-arn arn:aws:sqs:us-east-1:123456789012:my-queue \
  --batch-size 10 \
  --maximum-batching-window-in-seconds 5

aws lambda update-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --environment "Variables={DB_HOST=mydb.cluster-xyz.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com,LOG_LEVEL=INFO}"

# Create layer
zip -r layer.zip python/

aws lambda publish-layer-version \
  --layer-name my-dependencies \
  --compatible-runtimes python3.12 \
  --zip-file fileb://layer.zip

# Attach to function
aws lambda update-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --layers arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:layer:my-dependencies:1

# Synchronous invoke
aws lambda invoke \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --payload '{"key": "value"}' \
  response.json

# Asynchronous invoke
aws lambda invoke \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --invocation-type Event \
  --payload '{"key": "value"}' \
  response.json

Command	Description
`aws lambda create-function`	Create new function
`aws lambda update-function-code`	Update function code
`aws lambda update-function-configuration`	Update settings
`aws lambda delete-function`	Delete function
`aws lambda list-functions`	List all functions
`aws lambda get-function`	Get function details

Command	Description
`aws lambda create-event-source-mapping`	Add event source
`aws lambda list-event-source-mappings`	List mappings
`aws lambda update-event-source-mapping`	Update mapping
`aws lambda delete-event-source-mapping`	Remove mapping

# GOOD: Initialize outside handler
import boto3
dynamodb = boto3.resource('dynamodb')
table = dynamodb.Table('MyTable')

def handler(event, context):
    # Reuses existing connection
    return table.get_item(Key={'id': event['id']})

# Check function configuration
aws lambda get-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --query "Timeout"

# Increase timeout
aws lambda update-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --timeout 60

aws lambda update-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --memory-size 512

# Enable Provisioned Concurrency
aws lambda put-provisioned-concurrency-config \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --qualifier LIVE \
  --provisioned-concurrent-executions 5

# Check execution role
aws lambda get-function-configuration \
  --function-name MyFunction \
  --query "Role"

# Check role policies
aws iam list-attached-role-policies \
  --role-name lambda-role

name	lambda
description	AWS Lambda serverless functions for event-driven compute. Use when creating functions, configuring triggers, debugging invocations, optimizing cold starts, setting up event source mappings, or managing layers.
last_updated	2026-01-07
doc_source	https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/

Type	Description	Use Case
Synchronous	Caller waits for response	API Gateway, direct invoke
Asynchronous	Fire and forget	S3, SNS, EventBridge

name	lambda
description	AWS Lambda serverless functions for event-driven compute. Use when creating functions, configuring triggers, debugging invocations, optimizing cold starts, setting up event source mappings, or managing layers.
last_updated	2026-01-07
doc_source	https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/

Type	Description	Use Case
Synchronous	Caller waits for response	API Gateway, direct invoke
Asynchronous	Fire and forget	S3, SNS, EventBridge

Command	Description
`aws lambda invoke`	Invoke function
`aws lambda invoke-async`	Async invoke (deprecated)

lambda

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AWS Lambda

Table of Contents

Core Concepts

Function

Invocation Types

AWS Lambda

Table of Contents

Core Concepts

Function

Invocation Types

Execution Environment

Layers

Common Patterns

Create a Python Function

Add S3 Trigger

Add SQS Event Source

Environment Variables

Create and Attach Layer

Invoke Function

CLI Reference

Function Management

Invocation

Event Sources

Permissions

Best Practices

Performance

Security

Cost Optimization

Reliability

Troubleshooting

Timeout Errors

Out of Memory

Cold Start Latency

Permission Denied

VPC Connectivity Issues

References

Command	Description
`aws lambda add-permission`	Add resource-based policy
`aws lambda remove-permission`	Remove permission
`aws lambda get-policy`	View resource policy

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AWS Lambda

Table of Contents

Core Concepts

Function

Invocation Types

AWS Lambda

Table of Contents

Core Concepts

Function

Invocation Types

Execution Environment

Layers

Common Patterns

Create a Python Function

Add S3 Trigger

Add SQS Event Source

Environment Variables

Create and Attach Layer

Invoke Function

CLI Reference

Function Management

Invocation

Event Sources

Permissions

Best Practices

Performance

Security

Cost Optimization

Reliability

Troubleshooting

Timeout Errors

Out of Memory

Cold Start Latency

Permission Denied

VPC Connectivity Issues

References