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Amazon Lambda

16min

The Amazon Lambda modules allow you to watch, invoke, list, and retrieve the functions, layers, and layer versions in your Amazon Lambda account.
Get  Started with Amazon Lambda
Prerequisites:
An Amazon Lambda account - create an Amazon Lambda account at aws.amazon.com/signup.
﻿Permissions in Your Lambda Account﻿﻿
Connect Amazon Lambda to Make
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 .
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Click Show Access Key to display the Access Key ID and Secret Access Key. Copy and save the provided keys in a safe place.
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Go to Make and open the Amazon Lambda module's Create a connectio n dialog.
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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.
Assign Permissions in Your Lambda Account
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.
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Click Create policy .
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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:
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For more information on the actions for Layer or other categories, see the Lambda Functions .
Function
Watch Functions
Triggers when a function is last updated.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Limit
Set the maximum number of functions Make should return during one Make execution cycle.
List Functions
Retrieves a list of all AWS Lambda functions.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Limit
Set the maximum number of functions Make should return during one Make execution cycle.
Get a Function
Gets the information of an AWS Lambda function.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Function Name
Select the function whose details you want to retrieve.
Invoke a Function
Invoke an AWS Lambda function synchronously or asynchronously.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Function Name
Select the function name for which you want to invoke a function.
Invocation Type
Select the invoke type:
Request Response: Invoke the function synchronously.
Event: Invoke the function asynchronously
Dry Run: Validate parameter values and verify that the user or role has permission to invoke the function.
Body
Enter the function details in JSON format which you want to provide to the Lambda function as input. For example, { "key": "value" }.
Layer
Watch Layer Versions
Triggers when a new version of an AWS Lambda layer is created.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit
Set the maximum number of layer versions Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.
List Layers
Retrieves a list of all AWS Lambda layers.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit
Set the maximum number of layers Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.
List Layer Versions
Retrieves a list of the versions of an AWS Lambda layer.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit
Set the maximum number of layers versions Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.
Get a Layer Version
Gets the information of a version of an AWS Lambda layer.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Layer Name
Select the layer name whose details you want to retrieve.
Version
Select the layer version.
Other
Make an API Call
Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.
Field
Description
Connection
Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
URL
Enter a path relative to https://lambda.{region}.amazonaws.com. For example: /2015-03-31/functions
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.
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﻿Example of Use - List Functions﻿
The following API call returns all functions from your Amazon Lambda account:
URL :
/31-03-2015/functions
Method :
GET
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Matches of the search can be found in the module's Output under Bundle > Body .
In our example, 5 functions were returned:
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For the list of available endpoints, refer to the Amazon Lambda API Documentation .

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Limit	Set the maximum number of functions Make should return during one Make execution cycle.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Limit	Set the maximum number of functions Make should return during one Make execution cycle.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Function Name	Select the function whose details you want to retrieve.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Function Name	Select the function name for which you want to invoke a function.
Invocation Type	Select the invoke type: Request Response: Invoke the function synchronously. Event: Invoke the function asynchronously Dry Run: Validate parameter values and verify that the user or role has permission to invoke the function.
Body	Enter the function details in JSON format which you want to provide to the Lambda function as input. For example, { "key": "value" }.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit	Set the maximum number of layer versions Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit	Set the maximum number of layers Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
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, nodejs.
Limit	Set the maximum number of layers versions Make should return during one Make execution cycle. The maximum number of layers returned is 50.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
Layer Name	Select the layer name whose details you want to retrieve.
Version	Select the layer version.

Field	Description
Connection	Establish a connection to your Amazon Lambda account.
URL	Enter a path relative to https://lambda.{region}.amazonaws.com. For example: /2015-03-31/functions
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.