CreateFunction

Creates a Lambda function. To create a function, you need a deployment package and an execution role. The deployment package is a .zip file archive or container image that contains your function code. The execution role grants the function permission to use AWS services, such as Amazon CloudWatch Logs for log streaming and X-Ray for request tracing.

You set the package type to Image if the deployment package is a container image. For a container image, the code property must include the URI of a container image in the Amazon ECR registry. You do not need to specify the handler and runtime properties.

You set the package type to Zip if the deployment package is a .zip file archive. For a .zip file archive, the code property specifies the location of the .zip file. You must also specify the handler and runtime properties. The code in the deployment package must be compatible with the target instruction set architecture of the function (x86-64 or arm64). If you do not specify the architecture, the default value is x86-64.

When you create a function, Lambda provisions an instance of the function and its supporting resources. If your function connects to a VPC, this process can take a minute or so. During this time, you can't invoke or modify the function. The State, StateReason, and StateReasonCode fields in the response from GetFunctionConfiguration indicate when the function is ready to invoke. For more information, see Function States.

A function has an unpublished version, and can have published versions and aliases. The unpublished version changes when you update your function's code and configuration. A published version is a snapshot of your function code and configuration that can't be changed. An alias is a named resource that maps to a version, and can be changed to map to a different version. Use the Publish parameter to create version 1 of your function from its initial configuration.

The other parameters let you configure version-specific and function-level settings. You can modify version-specific settings later with UpdateFunctionConfiguration. Function-level settings apply to both the unpublished and published versions of the function, and include tags (TagResource) and per-function concurrency limits (PutFunctionConcurrency).

You can use code signing if your deployment package is a .zip file archive. To enable code signing for this function, specify the ARN of a code-signing configuration. When a user attempts to deploy a code package with UpdateFunctionCode, Lambda checks that the code package has a valid signature from a trusted publisher. The code-signing configuration includes set set of signing profiles, which define the trusted publishers for this function.

If another account or an AWS service invokes your function, use AddPermission to grant permission by creating a resource-based IAM policy. You can grant permissions at the function level, on a version, or on an alias.

To invoke your function directly, use Invoke. To invoke your function in response to events in other AWS services, create an event source mapping (CreateEventSourceMapping), or configure a function trigger in the other service. For more information, see Invoking Functions.

Request Syntax

POST /2015-03-31/functions HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Architectures": [ "string" ],
   "Code": { 
      "ImageUri": "string",
      "S3Bucket": "string",
      "S3Key": "string",
      "S3ObjectVersion": "string",
      "ZipFile": blob
   },
   "CodeSigningConfigArn": "string",
   "DeadLetterConfig": { 
      "TargetArn": "string"
   },
   "Description": "string",
   "Environment": { 
      "Variables": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      }
   },
   "FileSystemConfigs": [ 
      { 
         "Arn": "string",
         "LocalMountPath": "string"
      }
   ],
   "FunctionName": "string",
   "Handler": "string",
   "ImageConfig": { 
      "Command": [ "string" ],
      "EntryPoint": [ "string" ],
      "WorkingDirectory": "string"
   },
   "KMSKeyArn": "string",
   "Layers": [ "string" ],
   "MemorySize": number,
   "PackageType": "string",
   "Publish": boolean,
   "Role": "string",
   "Runtime": "string",
   "Tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   },
   "Timeout": number,
   "TracingConfig": { 
      "Mode": "string"
   },
   "VpcConfig": { 
      "SecurityGroupIds": [ "string" ],
      "SubnetIds": [ "string" ]
   }
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

** Architectures ** The instruction set architecture that the function supports. Enter a string array with one of the valid values (arm64 or x86_64). The default value is x86_64.
Type: Array of strings
Array Members: Fixed number of 1 item.
Valid Values: x86_64 | arm64
Required: No

** Code ** The code for the function.
Type: FunctionCode object
Required: Yes

** CodeSigningConfigArn ** To enable code signing for this function, specify the ARN of a code-signing configuration. A code-signing configuration includes a set of signing profiles, which define the trusted publishers for this function.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 200.
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:[a-z]{2}((-gov)|(-iso(b?)))?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:\d{12}:code-signing-config:csc-[a-z0-9]{17}
Required: No

** DeadLetterConfig ** A dead letter queue configuration that specifies the queue or topic where Lambda sends asynchronous events when they fail processing. For more information, see Dead Letter Queues.
Type: DeadLetterConfig object
Required: No

** Description ** A description of the function.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.
Required: No

** Environment ** Environment variables that are accessible from function code during execution.
Type: Environment object
Required: No

** FileSystemConfigs ** Connection settings for an Amazon EFS file system.
Type: Array of FileSystemConfig objects
Array Members: Maximum number of 1 item.
Required: No

** FunctionName ** The name of the Lambda function.

Name formats

Function name - my-function.
Function ARN - arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:123456789012:function:my-function.
Partial ARN - 123456789012:function:my-function. The length constraint applies only to the full ARN. If you specify only the function name, it is limited to 64 characters in length.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 140.
Pattern: (arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:)?([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:)?(\d{12}:)?(function:)?([a-zA-Z0-9-_]+)(:(\$LATEST|[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+))?
Required: Yes

** Handler ** The name of the method within your code that Lambda calls to execute your function. Handler is required if the deployment package is a .zip file archive. The format includes the file name. It can also include namespaces and other qualifiers, depending on the runtime. For more information, see Programming Model.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.
Pattern: [^\s]+
Required: No

** ImageConfig ** Container image configuration values that override the values in the container image Dockerfile.
Type: ImageConfig object
Required: No

** KMSKeyArn ** The ARN of the AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key that's used to encrypt your function's environment variables. If it's not provided, AWS Lambda uses a default service key.
Type: String
Pattern: (arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:[a-z0-9-.]+:.*)|()
Required: No

** Layers ** A list of function layers to add to the function's execution environment. Specify each layer by its ARN, including the version.
Type: Array of strings
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 140.
Pattern: arn:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+:lambda:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+:\d{12}:layer:[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+:[0-9]+
Required: No

** MemorySize ** The amount of memory available to the function at runtime. Increasing the function memory also increases its CPU allocation. The default value is 128 MB. The value can be any multiple of 1 MB.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 128. Maximum value of 10240.
Required: No

** PackageType ** The type of deployment package. Set to Image for container image and set Zip for ZIP archive.
Type: String
Valid Values: Zip | Image
Required: No

** Publish ** Set to true to publish the first version of the function during creation.
Type: Boolean
Required: No

** Role ** The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the function's execution role.
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:iam::\d{12}:role/?[a-zA-Z_0-9+=,.@\-_/]+
Required: Yes

** Tags ** A list of tags to apply to the function.
Type: String to string map
Required: No

** Timeout ** The amount of time (in seconds) that Lambda allows a function to run before stopping it. The default is 3 seconds. The maximum allowed value is 900 seconds. For additional information, see Lambda execution environment.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.
Required: No

** TracingConfig ** Set Mode to Active to sample and trace a subset of incoming requests with X-Ray.
Type: TracingConfig object
Required: No

** VpcConfig ** For network connectivity to AWS resources in a VPC, specify a list of security groups and subnets in the VPC. When you connect a function to a VPC, it can only access resources and the internet through that VPC. For more information, see VPC Settings.
Type: VpcConfig object
Required: No

Response Syntax

HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "Architectures": [ "string" ],
   "CodeSha256": "string",
   "CodeSize": number,
   "DeadLetterConfig": { 
      "TargetArn": "string"
   },
   "Description": "string",
   "Environment": { 
      "Error": { 
         "ErrorCode": "string",
         "Message": "string"
      },
      "Variables": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      }
   },
   "FileSystemConfigs": [ 
      { 
         "Arn": "string",
         "LocalMountPath": "string"
      }
   ],
   "FunctionArn": "string",
   "FunctionName": "string",
   "Handler": "string",
   "ImageConfigResponse": { 
      "Error": { 
         "ErrorCode": "string",
         "Message": "string"
      },
      "ImageConfig": { 
         "Command": [ "string" ],
         "EntryPoint": [ "string" ],
         "WorkingDirectory": "string"
      }
   },
   "KMSKeyArn": "string",
   "LastModified": "string",
   "LastUpdateStatus": "string",
   "LastUpdateStatusReason": "string",
   "LastUpdateStatusReasonCode": "string",
   "Layers": [ 
      { 
         "Arn": "string",
         "CodeSize": number,
         "SigningJobArn": "string",
         "SigningProfileVersionArn": "string"
      }
   ],
   "MasterArn": "string",
   "MemorySize": number,
   "PackageType": "string",
   "RevisionId": "string",
   "Role": "string",
   "Runtime": "string",
   "SigningJobArn": "string",
   "SigningProfileVersionArn": "string",
   "State": "string",
   "StateReason": "string",
   "StateReasonCode": "string",
   "Timeout": number,
   "TracingConfig": { 
      "Mode": "string"
   },
   "Version": "string",
   "VpcConfig": { 
      "SecurityGroupIds": [ "string" ],
      "SubnetIds": [ "string" ],
      "VpcId": "string"
   }
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

** Architectures ** The instruction set architecture that the function supports. Architecture is a string array with one of the valid values. The default architecture value is x86_64.
Type: Array of strings
Array Members: Fixed number of 1 item.
Valid Values: x86_64 | arm64

** CodeSha256 ** The SHA256 hash of the function's deployment package.
Type: String

** CodeSize ** The size of the function's deployment package, in bytes.
Type: Long

** DeadLetterConfig ** The function's dead letter queue.
Type: DeadLetterConfig object

** Description ** The function's description.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.

** Environment ** The function's environment variables.
Type: EnvironmentResponse object

** FileSystemConfigs ** Connection settings for an Amazon EFS file system.
Type: Array of FileSystemConfig objects
Array Members: Maximum number of 1 item.

** FunctionArn ** The function's Amazon Resource Name (ARN).
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:[a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:\d{12}:function:[a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+(:(\$LATEST|[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+))?

** FunctionName ** The name of the function.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 170.
Pattern: (arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:)?([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:)?(\d{12}:)?(function:)?([a-zA-Z0-9-_\.]+)(:(\$LATEST|[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+))?

** Handler ** The function that Lambda calls to begin executing your function.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 128.
Pattern: [^\s]+

** ImageConfigResponse ** The function's image configuration values.
Type: ImageConfigResponse object

** KMSKeyArn ** The AWS KMS key that's used to encrypt the function's environment variables. This key is only returned if you've configured a customer managed key.
Type: String
Pattern: (arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:[a-z0-9-.]+:.*)|()

** LastModified ** The date and time that the function was last updated, in ISO-8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sTZD).
Type: String

** LastUpdateStatus ** The status of the last update that was performed on the function. This is first set to Successful after function creation completes.
Type: String
Valid Values: Successful | Failed | InProgress

** LastUpdateStatusReason ** The reason for the last update that was performed on the function.
Type: String

** Layers ** The function's layers.
Type: Array of Layer objects

** MasterArn ** For Lambda@Edge functions, the ARN of the main function.
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:lambda:[a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1}:\d{12}:function:[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+(:(\$LATEST|[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+))?

** MemorySize ** The amount of memory available to the function at runtime.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 128. Maximum value of 10240.

** PackageType ** The type of deployment package. Set to Image for container image and set Zip for .zip file archive.
Type: String
Valid Values: Zip | Image

** RevisionId ** The latest updated revision of the function or alias.
Type: String

** Role ** The function's execution role.
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z-]*)?:iam::\d{12}:role/?[a-zA-Z_0-9+=,.@\-_/]+

** SigningJobArn ** The ARN of the signing job.
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z0-9-]*):([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+:([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1})?:(\d{12})?:(.*)

** SigningProfileVersionArn ** The ARN of the signing profile version.
Type: String
Pattern: arn:(aws[a-zA-Z0-9-]*):([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+:([a-z]{2}(-gov)?-[a-z]+-\d{1})?:(\d{12})?:(.*)

** State ** The current state of the function. When the state is Inactive, you can reactivate the function by invoking it.
Type: String
Valid Values: Pending | Active | Inactive | Failed

** StateReason ** The reason for the function's current state.
Type: String

** Timeout ** The amount of time in seconds that Lambda allows a function to run before stopping it.
Type: Integer
Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.

** TracingConfig ** The function's AWS X-Ray tracing configuration.
Type: TracingConfigResponse object

** Version ** The version of the Lambda function.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.
Pattern: (\$LATEST|[0-9]+)

** VpcConfig ** The function's networking configuration.
Type: VpcConfigResponse object

Errors

** CodeSigningConfigNotFoundException **
The specified code signing configuration does not exist.
HTTP Status Code: 404

** CodeStorageExceededException **
You have exceeded your maximum total code size per account. Learn more
HTTP Status Code: 400

** CodeVerificationFailedException **
The code signature failed one or more of the validation checks for signature mismatch or expiry, and the code signing policy is set to ENFORCE. Lambda blocks the deployment.
HTTP Status Code: 400

** InvalidCodeSignatureException **
The code signature failed the integrity check. Lambda always blocks deployment if the integrity check fails, even if code signing policy is set to WARN.
HTTP Status Code: 400

** InvalidParameterValueException **
One of the parameters in the request is invalid.
HTTP Status Code: 400

** ResourceConflictException **
The resource already exists, or another operation is in progress.
HTTP Status Code: 409

** ResourceNotFoundException **
The resource specified in the request does not exist.
HTTP Status Code: 404

** ServiceException **
The AWS Lambda service encountered an internal error.
HTTP Status Code: 500

** TooManyRequestsException **
The request throughput limit was exceeded.
HTTP Status Code: 429

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