This pattern demonstrates how to create a REST API using Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda with SnapStart, and Amazon DynamoDB.
This pattern creates a REST API for managing car records using API Gateway and Lambda with SnapStart enabled.
The Lambda function is Python 3.12-based and includes a live alias that's integrated with API Gateway for seamless deployments.
Lambda SnapStart persists the initialized state of the Lambda runtime, significantly reducing cold start times for function initialization.
DynamoDB stores car records with a partition key of 'id', providing a scalable NoSQL database backend for the REST API.
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Clone repo
git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/serverless-patterns/cd serverless-patterns/apigw-python-cdk-lambda-snapstartDeploy
python3 -m venv .venvsource .venv/bin/activatepip install -r requirements.txtcdk bootstrapcdk deployTesting
Get the CarEndpoint from stack outputs, then test the endpoint to create a new car record:
curl --location --request POST "$ENDPOINT/cars" --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-raw '{"make":"Porsche","model":"992","year":"2022","color":"White"}'
Change the endpoint and HTTP method to test other operations:
GET /cars/{carId} - Retrieve a car
PUT /cars/{carId} - Update a car
DELETE /cars/{carId} - Delete a car
Cleanup
Delete the stack:
cdk destroy.Created by:
