The Amazon Lambda modules allow you to watch, invoke, list, and retrieve the functions, layers, and layer versions in your Amazon Lambda account.
Prerequisites:
An Amazon Lambda account - create an Amazon Lambda account at aws.amazon.com/signup.
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The module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the {{Make}} scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory! |
To connect your Amazon Lambda account to {{Make}} you need to obtain the API Key from your Amazon Lambda account and insert it in the Create a connection dialog in the {{Make}} module.
Log in to your Amazon Lambda account.
Click your Account Name > My Security Credentials > Access keys (access key ID and secret access key) > Create New Access Key .
Click Show Access Key to display the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Copy and save the provided keys in a safe place.
Go to {{Make}} and open the Amazon Lambda module's Create a connectio n dialog.
In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
In the AWS Key and AWS Secret Key fields, enter the Access Key and Secret Access Key values provided in step 3 above.
In the Region field, select your region and click Continue .
The connection has been established.
For Amazon LAmda modules to work, you need to enable permissions in your AWS account.
Log in to your AWS account.
In the Search Field, enter IAM and in the Features section, select the IAM.
Click Create policy .
In the Service section, choose Lambda.
In the Actions section, click Expand all and select the following minimum permissions required to use the {{Make}} Lambda functions:
ListFunctions
GetFunction
InvokeFunction
For more information on the actions for Layer or other categories, see the Lambda Functions .
Triggers when a function is last updated.
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Limit |
Set the maximum number of functions {{Make}} should return during one scenario execution cycle. |
Retrieves a list of all AWS Lambda functions.
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Limit |
Set the maximum number of functions {{Make}} should return during one scenario execution cycle. |
Gets the information of an AWS Lambda function.
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Function Name |
Select the function whose details you want to retrieve. |
Invoke an AWS Lambda function synchronously or asynchronously.
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Function Name |
Select the function name for which you want to invoke a function. |
Invocation Type |
Select the invoke type:
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Body |
Enter the function details in JSON format which you want to provide to the Lambda function as input. For example, |
Triggers when a new version of an AWS Lambda layer is created.
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Layer Name |
Select the layer name or Amazon Resource Name whose version you want to watch. Enter a name between |
Compatible Runtime |
Select the compatible runtime identifier for the layer. For example, |
Limit |
Set the maximum number of layer versions {{Make}} should return during one scenario execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50. |
Retrieves a list of all AWS Lambda layers.
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Layer Name |
Select the layer name or Amazon Resource Name whose version you want to watch. Enter a name between |
Compatible Runtime |
Select the compatible runtime identifier for the layer. For example, |
Limit |
Set the maximum number of layers {{Make}} should return during one scenario execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50. |
Retrieves a list of the versions of an AWS Lambda layer.
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Layer Name |
Select the layer name or Amazon Resource Name whose version you want to watch. |
Compatible Runtime |
Select the compatible runtime identifier for the layer. For example, |
Limit |
Set the maximum number of layers versions {{Make}} should return during one scenario execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50. |
Gets the information of a version of an AWS Lambda layer.
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Layer Name |
Select the layer name whose details you want to retrieve. |
Version |
Select the layer version. |
Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.
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URL |
Enter a path relative to For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Amazon Lambda API Documentation . |
Method |
Select the HTTP method you want to use: GET to retrieve information for an entry . POST to create a new entry. PUT to update/replace an existing entry. PATCH to make a partial entry update. DELETE to delete an entry. |
Headers |
Enter the desired request headers. You don't have to add authorization headers; we already did that for you. |
Query String |
Enter the request query string. |
Body |
Enter the body content for your API call. |